pianotuna wrote:
Add a little bit of solar and the generator runs may be fewer. The battery bank will show you some love by lasting a lot longer.
I do have 260 watts of solar, but I am in a bad spot for solar right now in the bush. I end up running the generator for a couple of hours a day. I was thinking that charging the battery at the same time with the inverter would be helpful, but from what I read, it probably doesn't matter. Looks like the onboard system might be better in any case.
The batteries are 2x 6 volt T105 Trojans. My issue might be that the batteries are getting weak. After charging for a couple of hours, I can get them to 80% or so every day, but just charging my iPhone, and nothing much else, the level falls to below 65%. My hydrometer shows weak batteries in all cells......
