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Harvey51
Aug 22, 2015Explorer
It seems to me it is pretty hard to get an accurate state of charge from voltage readings due to the artificially high voltage for hours after any charging. A better solution is a battery monitor that can show how many amp-hours below full charge the batteries are. This works by continuously integrating the current over time. I have a cheapo $25 one from China via eBay that works well, showing amps charging/discharging, % of full charge as well as amp-hours.
We just did a full week of boondocking with no generator. The 100 watt solar panel plus some engine charging while driving a little several times left us at 90% charge at the end of the week in early afternoon.
We just did a full week of boondocking with no generator. The 100 watt solar panel plus some engine charging while driving a little several times left us at 90% charge at the end of the week in early afternoon.
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