Dry camping - battery usage - very simple question

[Gary Smith]

Gary,

You are charging the batteries at too high a voltage. 13.8-14.2 would be more appropriate. For my too cents worth (and I'm not a bird owner), you would be much better off with higher amperage batteries, and 6 volt golf cart batteries would be much better for battery life and boondocking. The 6 volt golf cart batteries are true deep cycle by design. Marine/deep cycle are a compromise between regular starting batteries and true deep cycle, and don't perform either function as well as batteries dedicatedfor that purpose.

Gary

SOB

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From: "debra@ticogps.com"

To: "WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com"

Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2008 1:24 PM

Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Dry camping - battery usage - very simple question

I'm still struggling with trying to figure out if my batteries are
trashed or somehow I have an inordinately high current drain.

The facts;
4 - 12volt - 85ah marine deep cycle batteries in parallel
Batteries have been fully charged w/ external charger to 14.5+volts
current drain with almost everything off (sleep condition) = 6amps
measured with a good quality clamp ammeter

Question
How long should healthy batteries be able to maintain cranking voltage?

Regards,
GPSGary

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