Switch to LIFePO4?
I have a trio of Rolls Surrette FS210 wet cell batteries that give me about 315 AH of usable capacity. My big concern is weight, the total is 400 lbs in my from compartment of the 5er, and I think tha...
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Yes, I look forward to that, usually with the solar I am topped up before noon, so maybe I can leave the generator at home!
I’m surprised you get that low, down to 30% SOC. If you’re at 100% at sundown, what are you running to go that low? Our typical use in the evening is some TV (with media player), coffee maker and wife’s CPAP overnight, plus charging for phones, etc. On the wet cells we’d rarely get below 80% by morning. Mind you, in colder weather we usually run a Mr. Buddy instead of the RV furnace, but that’s mostly to cut down on the noise.
I’m surprised you get that low, down to 30% SOC. If you’re at 100% at sundown, what are you running to go that low? Our typical use in the evening is some TV (with media player), coffee maker and wife’s CPAP overnight, plus charging for phones, etc. On the wet cells we’d rarely get below 80% by morning. Mind you, in colder weather we usually run a Mr. Buddy instead of the RV furnace, but that’s mostly to cut down on the noise.
