mgfiest wrote:
I have a cheap solar on my vechile battery which stays in and is in working order when spring comes. I have no load on the rv battery and its junkville in the spring. I know the better solar is putting out more voltage and it has its own shutoff installed in it. So I may have to assume that the new rv battery was******to start with... But any who... Theologically I should be able to leave a deep cycle battery on the solar over the winter months?
Yes, I live in similar climate (MN,US) and my batteries are maintained year round by solar.
I would guess that the small panel doesn't make a lot of power. You really could use 14+ volts in the Winter in Ontario.
I'd suggest to either charge the battery with a 120V battery charger or have it tested at an auto parts store.
Battery University is a good source of battery information.
