Battery Issues
Hi All, I have noticed that the battery on our 19 doesn't have the capacity it used to have. When the sun is hidden the voltage drops more quickly than it used to. Under load, the voltage drops fur...
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And if over discharging the battery saves a hundred or two hundred dollars in lost food screw the battery. Same principle as generator/fuel recharging vs cycle life. A few discharges to 20% or even 10% are not as hard on an AGM as it is on a flooded battery.
I have twice discharged my 2-volt cells to between 5 and 8% remaining capacity. Stalled tropical storms with horizontal rain. The freezers needed to be freezing and 90 degrees with 90% humidity was too much to endure. Six days without public power. Day 7 I would have started the Lombardini 385 amperes. But CFE power came on and remained on so the Trace charged for days on end. It showed up with an added 184 dollars on the power bill -- but still cheaper than diesel. It's a 100 meter walk to the genshed and arriving sopping wet and tangling with high voltage is not exactly wise. 50 mph horizontal rain and raincoats are not good battle contestants. The weather always winds. Ratz I need a pair of new Group 31 batteries for the generators.
I have twice discharged my 2-volt cells to between 5 and 8% remaining capacity. Stalled tropical storms with horizontal rain. The freezers needed to be freezing and 90 degrees with 90% humidity was too much to endure. Six days without public power. Day 7 I would have started the Lombardini 385 amperes. But CFE power came on and remained on so the Trace charged for days on end. It showed up with an added 184 dollars on the power bill -- but still cheaper than diesel. It's a 100 meter walk to the genshed and arriving sopping wet and tangling with high voltage is not exactly wise. 50 mph horizontal rain and raincoats are not good battle contestants. The weather always winds. Ratz I need a pair of new Group 31 batteries for the generators.
