Battery-generator-charging upgrades?
This year will be our longest boondocking trip to date 7-10 days and want to upgrade our camper for this trip. I'd appreciate some suggestions and feedback to make sure we spend our limited budget wis...
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SoundGuy wrote:
1 hr bulk charge? ... you're dreaming. Even with something like a PD9260 it's going to take far more than just 1 hr to get a pair of T105s from say 50% DOD to 80% ... most aim for 90% if they can get there.
I'm hoping not to drop to 50% on the batteries. Running generator in the am and then a bit in the eve, that would be at least 2hrs per day, possibly more.
Fridge is reported by others to be about .36amps, plus charging cell phones, LED lights, occasional water pump, maybe fans.
My Group 31 might be strained and drop that low, but I'm hoping the GC batteries aren't.
We are planning to get a monitor of some type and then light the fridge and see how long the battery lasts with various draws.
I have a need ammeter that plugs into fuse slots, so looking to get some more info there, too.
As some of you have already mentioned, knowing what equipment we are likely to use will help us do tests to see if our needs match up.
