Off grid for first time, need some guidance !
Wow. Haven't posted in a while. I have missed tapping into all the available wisdom here. With Covid and boarders closed, site availably has sucked around me. We managed two sites consecutively at...
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Grit dog wrote:
but I have a similar size/same brand trailer with 2 new 6V GCs (cheap ones from Costco, but that trailer with minimal power use: 1 time on the electric jack, water pump, fridge controls on LP and a couple hours with a couple lights.......... the batteries were good for somewhere around 36hours.
And that included firing the genny sporadically to run the microwave and a short AC blast to cool down.
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36 HOURS is all you could get ???? WITH 2 6v GCs batteries ???
You have a problem somwhere. Something is pulling down your batteries.
To the OP. Have you considered taking along a couple of extra charged batteries ? I'm not suggesting buying new ones. Pull the one out of your car and anyplace else you can fined one. Then as your main battery starts to run done use jumper cables to give it a boost from the extra battery.
Yes, yes, I know this is not the ideal situation. But, he only has to do it, ONE Time !! Anything to give him a extra day would be helpful.
