Sweet deal on batteries
I was in Costco today, and saw they had their marine/deep cycle batteries on for about half price as it is the end of the RV season here in Canada. I have two costco group 24s that I run in parall...
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Well I'm glad you got it figured out. 60% is definitely too low for any amount of boondocking. 6 years is about right for fairly heavy use, but with decent care. Or little use with not great care.
Just keep in your head that batteries like nothing better than a 100% SOC (State of Charge) and a constant float charge.
An occasional stir to keep stratification at bay is a bonus.
But if you're getting 6 years, a hundred bucks equates to about 17 bucks a year. And maybe 30 at full price. Big whoop. That's like one Starbucks a month. (Not a Starbucks guy, BTW. Just an analogy relatable to the common man.) Enjoy your life and have fun.
I have 3 of those batteries in my rig. They're probably about 4 years old and at 100%.
I've been wondering their Amp hour rating. I was figuring more like 100. Where did you see the 115 figure? And did it notate "20 hour rate" or anything like that?
Just keep in your head that batteries like nothing better than a 100% SOC (State of Charge) and a constant float charge.
An occasional stir to keep stratification at bay is a bonus.
But if you're getting 6 years, a hundred bucks equates to about 17 bucks a year. And maybe 30 at full price. Big whoop. That's like one Starbucks a month. (Not a Starbucks guy, BTW. Just an analogy relatable to the common man.) Enjoy your life and have fun.
I have 3 of those batteries in my rig. They're probably about 4 years old and at 100%.
I've been wondering their Amp hour rating. I was figuring more like 100. Where did you see the 115 figure? And did it notate "20 hour rate" or anything like that?
