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RE: Our 1st Week Living Off-Grid!!!
Also stick with lead acid batteries, they are much more forgiving while you are learning. Enjoy🙂
Also stick with lead acid batteries, they are much more forgiving while you are learning. Enjoy🙂
Ok, thanks. How do you mean forgiving?
Everyone has to learn how to maintain/cycle/charge their batteries. You need a battery monitor to keep track of the battery; 100%-70% charge is the best for long life of batteries. They also need to return to 100% at least every 30 days-more often the better. True golf cart deep cycle batteries will give you the most bang for your buck. The problem you can run into is when you don't fully recharge them over 30 days or more. Sulfate forms on the plates like concrete and will quickly kill your batteries. This is why fully re-charging is important. This is also why I would stay away from AGM for now because you can somewhat neglect lead acid then give them a good solid charge and it will drive the sulfates off of the plates and your back in business. You can overcharge a lead acid battery; it will forgive you and be OK. Overcharge a AGM and you will kill them-you will have a boat anchor.
Oh wow thank thanks for that very valuable information! So much to learn.... I am afraid to mess it up but I will learn!!!
There is so much chemistry involved and maintenance.