Trojan SCS 200 Equilazation Follow Up
I posted this a while back: "What power supply current capacity would be required to equalize a single Trojan SCS 200 (Gr 27) 12V battery @ recommended 16.1 VDC?" Since that post our trailer was...
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If you like that routine, no need to change it really.
If you are not used to staying that long with that set-up, you might easily run into where the battery loses so much capacity doing successive incomplete recharges, at some point in the second week it can't get you through till the next day's recharge. Starting with the battery already not good as new, that will happen sooner. So a second battery would be a good idea just for that IMO.
You could choose to run the gen for half that time each day at twice the amps or run the gen for the same time every second day, by having that second battery, plus use your other charger instead of the converter to do the recharge.
The converter is only at 13.6 volts, no good for a faster recharge, but the other charger probably is more like 14.3 or whatever it does, so it can do higher amps. The 1000w gen can handle about 40 amps at 14.6v for charger output, depending on how high above sea level that is. You are not using the gen fully right now, and are using more gas than you need to. But that isn't much gas anyway, so not a factor perhaps.
You might be running the gen anyway for other chores. Whatever works to make a good camping trip is what counts. Having a routine you are comfortable with is a big part of that.
If you are not used to staying that long with that set-up, you might easily run into where the battery loses so much capacity doing successive incomplete recharges, at some point in the second week it can't get you through till the next day's recharge. Starting with the battery already not good as new, that will happen sooner. So a second battery would be a good idea just for that IMO.
You could choose to run the gen for half that time each day at twice the amps or run the gen for the same time every second day, by having that second battery, plus use your other charger instead of the converter to do the recharge.
The converter is only at 13.6 volts, no good for a faster recharge, but the other charger probably is more like 14.3 or whatever it does, so it can do higher amps. The 1000w gen can handle about 40 amps at 14.6v for charger output, depending on how high above sea level that is. You are not using the gen fully right now, and are using more gas than you need to. But that isn't much gas anyway, so not a factor perhaps.
You might be running the gen anyway for other chores. Whatever works to make a good camping trip is what counts. Having a routine you are comfortable with is a big part of that.
