Critique proposed solar battery upgrade
Currently have a Jayco hybrid (Jayfeather 26L) but moving to a Denali 5th wheel in the spring (2012 DE324LBS). Currently have 4 Trojan T125’s with 600 watts of solar, with a Kisae 2000 watt pure sine...
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Well i disagree
You install your amp meter and a charge at spec voltage
The charger/converter is also supplying the house loads
So the meter is reading the true acceptance of the battery bank
The battery bank is not being used, except when your house appliance load exceeds the charger capability aka big inverter running MW etc..
So when they reach spec amps acceptance, they are full
Do you do a hydrometer check on the flooded batteries everyday while camping and charging?
You are implying that you do, if you do not, what is the difference
You can't tell if your fla are fully charged unless you do a specific gravity check with the hydrometer
You install your amp meter and a charge at spec voltage
The charger/converter is also supplying the house loads
So the meter is reading the true acceptance of the battery bank
The battery bank is not being used, except when your house appliance load exceeds the charger capability aka big inverter running MW etc..
So when they reach spec amps acceptance, they are full
Do you do a hydrometer check on the flooded batteries everyday while camping and charging?
You are implying that you do, if you do not, what is the difference
You can't tell if your fla are fully charged unless you do a specific gravity check with the hydrometer
What I don't like at all is not being able to tell when they are truly full after a recharge except at home after a camping session. You need to observe their amps acceptance when they reach spec voltage, but you can't do that while camping because they always have a draw on them from the RV
