Check your batteries
It's a good time of the year to check out your batteries for good,clean connections that haven't loosened and the electrolyte level in flooded acid batteries. Also, replacing small cell batteries in b...
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JiminDenver wrote:
Thank you. It is good to know that you are well too.
You are right. Batteries are the one disposable part of our systems. The best that you can do is know your needs and make the best choices in battery type, capacity, A charge controller that has user defined settings with TC and enough solar to replace what you use on a daily basis at the very least. Taking the time to maintain them is key.
Thanks Jim, I hope you and yours are doing well, also.
I also hope you've moved beyond that hulking truck battery I remember you using. Oof da, what a load to lift!
Yes, purpose of this thread is to alert users to look at their batteries and maybe save replacement costs.
FWIW, the Morningstar solar controller I have is configurable through the Morningstar software and offers a lot of variability. I also use temperature compensation so the charging values change with the seasons as the battery temperature changes. It is all pretty much overkill for my small system but I wanted to have in place a sophisticated solar charging system to see how nuances of solar work and what to expect should I decide to upgrade the system. At that, I'm going to qualify it as a success.
One of my next upgrades is going to be installing a bigger inverter I have and installing a small air conditioner. My rig is insulated to the point that a small AC is going to do the trick. I remember you, Jim, using a small window AC with your solar so I'm basically following your lead. Thanks for leading!
