Lance 650 Battery Issues?
Hi everyone, Please forgive my lack of technical terms, I'm a young woman owning a truck camper for the first time and have been figuring out how an RV works for the past year, but I wanted to kno...
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Hi horseshoesnhappyhrs and welcome to the TC Forum.
Well, you are learning fast and the hard way. First, having just one battery is going to just serve you for running the fridge and a few lights for one night. When it is colder than 55*F you are losing about 60% of your capacity in this one battery. Basically, you are asking too much of your battery and each time you are discharging your battery below it's 55% AH capacity (in other words you use it until it is dead and then charge it up) all you are doing is dedicating this battery to a quick and painful (your pocket book) death.
One of the things you can do now is limit your use of the battery (DC) items, especially if you are using anything supported off a convertor. Also, anything that is going to use heavy amp requirements (Jacks) only perform this with the truck running, as it is providing Amps to your battery through the invertor.
Also, consider using things like Lap Top and other power hungry items, i.e., TVs, cell phone charging, during day shifts(anything that creates heat is using lots of amps and stealing from your single battery), so as your solar may make up the difference. During cold weather these items will warm to the touch and reveal their Amp thefts.
Starting out you might want to check out some of the helpful articles on existing in a TC, battery and Solar use by visiting TCM articles by going to this clicky; Clicky
There are a lot of knowledgeable people here in this forum so don’t hesitate to ask. Many have experienced the same issues you are now and will in the future, so just ask. Or send me a PM with a specific question, too.
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Well, you are learning fast and the hard way. First, having just one battery is going to just serve you for running the fridge and a few lights for one night. When it is colder than 55*F you are losing about 60% of your capacity in this one battery. Basically, you are asking too much of your battery and each time you are discharging your battery below it's 55% AH capacity (in other words you use it until it is dead and then charge it up) all you are doing is dedicating this battery to a quick and painful (your pocket book) death.
One of the things you can do now is limit your use of the battery (DC) items, especially if you are using anything supported off a convertor. Also, anything that is going to use heavy amp requirements (Jacks) only perform this with the truck running, as it is providing Amps to your battery through the invertor.
Also, consider using things like Lap Top and other power hungry items, i.e., TVs, cell phone charging, during day shifts(anything that creates heat is using lots of amps and stealing from your single battery), so as your solar may make up the difference. During cold weather these items will warm to the touch and reveal their Amp thefts.
Starting out you might want to check out some of the helpful articles on existing in a TC, battery and Solar use by visiting TCM articles by going to this clicky; Clicky
There are a lot of knowledgeable people here in this forum so don’t hesitate to ask. Many have experienced the same issues you are now and will in the future, so just ask. Or send me a PM with a specific question, too.
b
