Understanding battery usage and capacity
Sometimes I get a brain fart and just can't get out of my own way. What does battery AH ratings vs usage mean? I have (2) 6vdc gf batteries with 230ah each which means I have 230ah's to use if I...
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I fail to understand how anyone using a generator to recharge depleted batteries insists on dissing a partially intelligent (voltage set point) manual charger. Is it a fear of falling asleep and allowing the generator to run three days? Or wandering down to Harriet and Herb's place and forgetting all else to play pinochle and martinis until midnight then weaving your way back to your rig?
I have encountered too many rigs where an owner has spent a fortune on permanent and/or portable panels and ended up getting 30 amp hours worth of charging per day. Their lack of knowledge and (an) idiot friend's peer pressure induced them to "go solar" (even if it doesn't work). Few things are sadder than seeing someone blow two grand on a solar system only to be forced to upgrade their generator charging because the solar is being shaded and can not work.
Moral of the story - ignore well meaning friends who do not have solar systems and be aware lavish praise for British Columbia success, may be misleading in Los Angeles or Tucson. If you need to camp in the shade now without a roof full of solar panels, you will need to camp in the shade with two thousand watts of solar panels. As useful as sunscreen lotion in Carlsbad Caverns.
I fail to understand how anyone using a generator to recharge depleted batteries insists on dissing a partially intelligent (voltage set point) manual charger. Is it a fear of falling asleep and allowing the generator to run three days? Or wandering down to Harriet and Herb's place and forgetting all else to play pinochle and martinis until midnight then weaving your way back to your rig?
I have encountered too many rigs where an owner has spent a fortune on permanent and/or portable panels and ended up getting 30 amp hours worth of charging per day. Their lack of knowledge and (an) idiot friend's peer pressure induced them to "go solar" (even if it doesn't work). Few things are sadder than seeing someone blow two grand on a solar system only to be forced to upgrade their generator charging because the solar is being shaded and can not work.
Moral of the story - ignore well meaning friends who do not have solar systems and be aware lavish praise for British Columbia success, may be misleading in Los Angeles or Tucson. If you need to camp in the shade now without a roof full of solar panels, you will need to camp in the shade with two thousand watts of solar panels. As useful as sunscreen lotion in Carlsbad Caverns.
