What's a good battery level monitor?
What's a good monitor that I can install in my Casita to see the battery level throughout the day? Ideally a monitor that draws minimal power since we boondock frequently. When we're camping in an...
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The issue with many (most?) of the cheaper battery monitors is that they don't resynchronize with a fully charged battery, and they don't account for charging efficiency. As a result they can drift well away from the true SOC over time, which can provide confusing information.
Better monitors will detect when your battery is fully charged (based on the charger switching over to float) and will reset the SOC back to 100% and will also account for the fact (with lead acid) that you need to put 21A back in to replace the 20A you took out.
Better monitors will detect when your battery is fully charged (based on the charger switching over to float) and will reset the SOC back to 100% and will also account for the fact (with lead acid) that you need to put 21A back in to replace the 20A you took out.
