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MEXICOWANDERER
May 18, 2015Explorer
I've seen a number of boondockers down here that have a single group 27 house battery and when they drive their small class C into town once a week the battery is like 30% depleted. Other rig owners seem to go through 12-cells of golf car batteries daily. I was just purusing my electric bill and saw I use 2.13 Kw daily. This includes powering a full size Daewoo refrigerator/freezer. Even though this rented structure (calling it a "house" would be stretching things) all the lighting is LED. No television. So lifestyle plays a heavy role in how hard the battery bank works each day
When I get home that Layback Lenny Lifeline is going to start earning it's keep.
Speaking of "keep" do any of the amp hour meters keep track of total accumulated amp hours discharged from the bank? It would have to state values in kWh and totalize perhaps as many as 99, 000 kWh to be useful. Just in power taken from the batteries for hotel loads. For some this would be a useful adjunct for battery management and having a solid grip on battery lifespan.
When I get home that Layback Lenny Lifeline is going to start earning it's keep.
Speaking of "keep" do any of the amp hour meters keep track of total accumulated amp hours discharged from the bank? It would have to state values in kWh and totalize perhaps as many as 99, 000 kWh to be useful. Just in power taken from the batteries for hotel loads. For some this would be a useful adjunct for battery management and having a solid grip on battery lifespan.
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