Re: Solar (or not) needed to dry camp with electric refrigerator
Reply #4 –
Barry that is a well researched, well written post. Thank you.
My first thought was to write visione the motorhome part out place and see how much they want for the 97 U320's upper battery tray they used to have. Three new mk gels batteries would help you I think.
I wonder if yoy might consider lifeline agm's as the 250 amp hour capacity and 20% faster charging rate might help.
Your 85% charging although works best with the gels. Agm's would require equalization over long term.
The mk gels are 675 amp hours new so you would have a lot more room between 50 and 85%.
And as you have already seen are not as damaged from running between 50% and 85%.
Would be on the phone looking for the third battery myself.
I thought about that coaches bottom two battery tray for ours.
If installed over the existing two batteries the cabling would have to go on the other side of the compartment wall.
Four 8g8d's would be great. Double your capacity
12.2 seems low for 50% SOC?