flboy wrote:Joel, it is all looking very nice! It will be exciting to use it this summer for sure.
I did notice something you said about the batteries (Walmart deep cycle group 29 battery and one 100 amp hour auto battery ).... maybe not a good idea to tie those together if that is the intention. You should always use the same type and relative "age". Given the car battery is not a deep cycle, not ideal for the solar setup anyhow. For now... you probably should just hook up the one Walmart Deep Cycle to the Solar Charger and leave off the car battery.
I am not an battery expert by any means,so maybe ask some others. There are one or two on the forum that seem to know a lot about battery construction and related issues. I copied the following which is how I understand it: As the car battery degenerates it will pull down the Deep Cycle and most likely shorten its life as well. Neither will probably be charged correctly. Just something to consider and look into. I'd just get another WalMart Battery to match what you have if you need the Ah capacity and give the car battery to a friend who needs a battery for their car.
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It's more a problem of the way the batteries are discharged and recharged. In most off-grid applications the load pulls the batteries down over several hours, usually at night, and they then have to sit partially discharged (or still being drawn from) until the sun rises and the charging process begins. Deep cycle batteries are meant to do this. Automotive batteries are meant to have sudden, heavy, but short discharges (starting the car) and then be recharged with high current immediately.
They will work, but since they'll be spending time in a discharged state that isn't what they're designed for the lifespan will be adversely affected. How much so depends on all the factors involved, including DOD and length of time before charging as well as charging current.
hankaye wrote:Joel.brian, Howdy;
Dang Hoss!!! That's one cozy and comfortable lookin' interior. Just
needs a fire in the fireplace to finish it off.
, !!
hank
McDave wrote:Well it looks like your done to me. Food, beer, sunblock and cornhole. Good to go. Oh yeah, get a first aide kit and make an extra set of keys. Get the smart one (the pretty one) to stash a little cash somewhere. Stuff happens sometimes, ya know?
McDave
Joel.brian wrote:hankaye wrote:Joel.brian, Howdy;
Dang Hoss!!! That's one cozy and comfortable lookin' interior. Just
needs a fire in the fireplace to finish it off.
, !!
hank
Haha if only
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