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krobbe
Sep 24, 2013Explorer
Letting the battery voltage drop below 12.00Vdc(50% charge state) will shorten the life of the battery. A trickle charger doesn't have the capacity to bring the battery to full charge in normal usage. A few hundred dollar converter will help to extend the battery life and save the cost of buying new batteries over the long term.
Here is a 12v battery voltage State of Charge chart:
12.6+ = 100%
12.5 = 90%
12.42 = 80%
12.32 = 70%
12.20 = 60%
12.06 = 50%
11.9 = 40%
11.75 = 30%
11.58 = 20%
11.31 = 10%
10.5 = 0%
Here is a 12v battery voltage State of Charge chart:
12.6+ = 100%
12.5 = 90%
12.42 = 80%
12.32 = 70%
12.20 = 60%
12.06 = 50%
11.9 = 40%
11.75 = 30%
11.58 = 20%
11.31 = 10%
10.5 = 0%
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