backchannel: this week in battery mistakes

not a deep cycle > I put a single 1400Ah (700 useable) wet cell in my travel trailer at 170 pounds. No solar yet Uh, no.  OP bought a marine battery with 1400 CCA.  Not a deep cycle, as s/he will find out within a year.   killing me softly > 655ah of  batteries! … I got

backchannel: Lifeline batts and alternator charging

I follow the on Meryl and Me Hit the Road blog.  I read an article there today and thought some of the tech details would be worth talking about.  The article discusses the charging system[s] for the RoadTrek’s new house battery bank. the isolator [the battery seperator] is a “smart” switch – when the engine

Backchannel: AGM + bulk hole

from this thread: I know it’s overcast, so I’m not expecting much but I’m having a heck of time keeping my batts charged. I’ve never had this problem before. My PWM controller is only showing that I’m harvesting 1.2 amps from 400watts of solar. I’ve called around, and even on a day like this, I’m