Hurst Family - 2014 Expanda 20.63-1 OB
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The AGM batteries don't like like to be discharged completely. The AGM and Gel DC battery discharge should be limited to 50% of its capacity to give it the longest life expectancy. i.e.. for a 100amp/hr battery don't take it down past 50amp/hrs, and also leave it permanently on the smart charger. But in your case, a once off full discharge shouldn't cause it any significant issues.
@Crusty181 do they completely discharge or does the setec protect it some? But I agree a once of should be all good.
I don't know if there is any low voltage type cut off, I would suspect probably not .... but thats a guess
Yeah Iam only going of @boots33 post here http://www.expandasdownunder.com/threads/where-to-connect-aux-12v-with-the-drifter.6183/
All of the setec power units from the series 1 through to the series 3 have a low voltage cutout. It is there to prevent deep discharging which can be very bad for the battery. The series 1 setec will disconnect at 10.5v and the series 2 and 3 will disconnect at 10v. It should be noted these voltages are still well below what is normally considered to be 100% discharged for most batteries.
A cyclone ???? Now theres something I never had to look out the kitchen window to check on before I commit to a weekend away.
I just thought it was normal wet season up there with added media hype. They seem to think floods and buckets of rain in NQ are new, stupid people.
Yeah they've gone a bit over the top with this one I reckon - trying to keep up the media hype from the carnage Cyclone Marcia caused in the Yeppoon area - they'll say anything to improve their ratings ugh!
At least Far NQ are getting rain though! We've had a very dismal season here in Townsville - even Charters Towers has had more rain than us... In fact I can't remember it ever being this dry at this time of year...
At least our cyclone is passing thru coral bay well before we get there. Very considerate I must say
Arrived at Rollingstone without any dramas - couldn't set up the awning straight away though as it was too windy!!
Still quite windy now but not quite as bad as before so we've set it up and it seems
To be fine
Noticed however that our awning appears to have a long yellow 'stain' all along it from the LED strip lighting?? We definitely did not have the light accidentally turned on while it was under the van cover for the last couple of months, so I'm assuming that while it's been rolled up the extreme heat and humidity we've had might have had something to do with it?
I will take a pic tomorrow when it's daylight so you can see what I mean.
Still quite windy now but not quite as bad as before so we've set it up and it seems
To be fine
Noticed however that our awning appears to have a long yellow 'stain' all along it from the LED strip lighting?? We definitely did not have the light accidentally turned on while it was under the van cover for the last couple of months, so I'm assuming that while it's been rolled up the extreme heat and humidity we've had might have had something to do with it?
I will take a pic tomorrow when it's daylight so you can see what I mean.
very curious @Flossymk1
would be very interesting to see the pic's.........
would be very interesting to see the pic's.........
Arrived at Rollingstone without any dramas - couldn't set up the awning straight away though as it was too windy!!
Still quite windy now but not quite as bad as before so we've set it up and it seems
To be fine
Noticed however that our awning appears to have a long yellow 'stain' all along it from the LED strip lighting?? We definitely did not have the light accidentally turned on while it was under the van cover for the last couple of months, so I'm assuming that while it's been rolled up the extreme heat and humidity we've had might have had something to do with it?
I will take a pic tomorrow when it's daylight so you can see what I mean.
Hi flossy, ours is the same. I don't remember leaving it on at any stage but must have. Wouldn't take long to do it I wouldn't think. I know that when I've been in the van with the awning rolled up I've turned the wrong one on every now and then. But with kids around who knows
Probably the silicon that they use over the leds thats bleed a bit in the heat , rolled up it would be like a heat pack.
Here's a pic of part of the stain -
On another note, we did our first "middle of the night dash" to save the awning - wind came up out of nowhere like crazy! We scrambled out in our pjs and packed it all up - it got other campers out of bed too - we could see torches going on and people running around checking everything lol - the park manager was even out in his golf buggy doing the rounds!
On another note, we did our first "middle of the night dash" to save the awning - wind came up out of nowhere like crazy! We scrambled out in our pjs and packed it all up - it got other campers out of bed too - we could see torches going on and people running around checking everything lol - the park manager was even out in his golf buggy doing the rounds!
Wow!!!!!! That's a stain. (Must say I didn't imagine it to be that dark).
We've got our tropical low coming thru perth today, but I'm going to put mine out just to check. Our van has been on our front lawn since we've been back, in full sun. ( getting a cover for it at the show..... Hopefully)
On a good note, glad you rescued it in time
We've got our tropical low coming thru perth today, but I'm going to put mine out just to check. Our van has been on our front lawn since we've been back, in full sun. ( getting a cover for it at the show..... Hopefully)
On a good note, glad you rescued it in time
yours was the Factory fitted light in that bar yeah @Flossymk1 ??
I wonder if as @Drover said, it may be the silicone leaching out and doing the staining..........?????
I wonder if as @Drover said, it may be the silicone leaching out and doing the staining..........?????