Hello,
I have a 100Ah Ritar GEL battery in my Starcraft which has the Setec (III I believe) charger and 120w solar panel on the roof.
I always keep an eye on the battery voltage levels via the Solar Regulator and sometimes when using a combination of a bit of 12v TV and then now the Diesel Heater, the voltage gets down to 12.3 or 12.2 in the morning before the sun comes up.
I was trying to find a battery state of charge chart for a GEL battery, but there does not seem to be too many but did find this one: https://www.energymatters.com.au/components/battery-voltage-discharge/
Is getting my battery down to 12.3 or 12.2v too low?
How low do others usually get their battery voltage down to?
We are going to be using the caravan for a 3 week trip (heading away tomorrow) and will be on unpowered sites throughout the whole trip except maybe once.
I was thinking if 12.2v is a little low, I could start the car and give the batteries a little charge if required (although we will be driving a number of hours everyday and there is the solar too).
Just after some feedback.
Thank you!
I have a 100Ah Ritar GEL battery in my Starcraft which has the Setec (III I believe) charger and 120w solar panel on the roof.
I always keep an eye on the battery voltage levels via the Solar Regulator and sometimes when using a combination of a bit of 12v TV and then now the Diesel Heater, the voltage gets down to 12.3 or 12.2 in the morning before the sun comes up.
I was trying to find a battery state of charge chart for a GEL battery, but there does not seem to be too many but did find this one: https://www.energymatters.com.au/components/battery-voltage-discharge/
Is getting my battery down to 12.3 or 12.2v too low?
How low do others usually get their battery voltage down to?
We are going to be using the caravan for a 3 week trip (heading away tomorrow) and will be on unpowered sites throughout the whole trip except maybe once.
I was thinking if 12.2v is a little low, I could start the car and give the batteries a little charge if required (although we will be driving a number of hours everyday and there is the solar too).
Just after some feedback.
Thank you!