Best way to install extra propane
I saw a 2017 Northern Lite with a big L P bottle somehow attached to the rear bumper. Cummins gave me paperwork on how long the generator would run usually half power with two 5 gallon standard L P ...
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work2much wrote:
How are you determining full? LED's work? Are these led acid/AGM?
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running the generator for several hours or a decent solar array which in good weather will keep the battery from becoming low and in need of a long charging effort to 100% full.
As noted, I’m going by my LEDs and they are lead acid maintenance free because that’s what was available at Yellowstone 3 years ago when they basically failed. I’m happy with that level of durability. I’m not a full timer, but I have had my current camper/charger for over 13 years. It seems to be fine even if it isn’t perfect.
In practice, it doesn’t really matter if they are “fully” charged or not. But, you need sun to charge with solar, so I don’t think there is any guarantee it will fully charge either. It would depend on when you discharged and the charging conditions.
For instance, if you were fully charged during the day, solar wouldn’t do anything for you at night/evening if you ran your batteries down. Similarly, solar wouldn’t do a lot for an overcast/rainy/snowy day. However, I could run my generator for a while as long as I had propane either during the day or night and in spite of the weather.
Seems like you found something that works for you. What I’ve been doing works for me. It’s up to others to determine what works best for each of them.
