woody
20th December 2013, 04:30 PM
G'day, Wise and learned ones.
I have just returned from a week-long camping trip where I relied on the dual battery set-up to supply power for the fridge and lighting. The system is maintained by three 50 watt solar panels.
Towards the end of the week I noticed that the system wasn't holding much charge, so much so that the SC80 had tripped out to protect the cranking battery.
Upon returning home I checked the batteries to find them both dry (although they had been checked 2 weeks prior to leaving).
I know that the batteries have probably suffered some damaged and I'm wanting peoples opinions on the following load testers to get an idea of how much.
100 AMP 6 V 12V Battery Load Tester CAR Truck Vehicle Lead Acid Battery WT | eBay (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/100-Amp-6-V-12V-Battery-Load-Tester-Car-Truck-Vehicle-Lead-Acid-Battery-WT-/111240752159?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item19e6772c1f)
Digital CAR Boat Bike Truck 6 12 Volt Battery Load Tester 6V 12V 100 AMP | eBay (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/DIGITAL-CAR-BOAT-BIKE-TRUCK-6-12-VOLT-BATTERY-LOAD-TESTER-6V-12V-100-AMP-/141082422262?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item20d92aebf6)
I'll do some research into the system to ensure all the electrickity stuff is working ok.
thanks,
woody
I have just returned from a week-long camping trip where I relied on the dual battery set-up to supply power for the fridge and lighting. The system is maintained by three 50 watt solar panels.
Towards the end of the week I noticed that the system wasn't holding much charge, so much so that the SC80 had tripped out to protect the cranking battery.
Upon returning home I checked the batteries to find them both dry (although they had been checked 2 weeks prior to leaving).
I know that the batteries have probably suffered some damaged and I'm wanting peoples opinions on the following load testers to get an idea of how much.
100 AMP 6 V 12V Battery Load Tester CAR Truck Vehicle Lead Acid Battery WT | eBay (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/100-Amp-6-V-12V-Battery-Load-Tester-Car-Truck-Vehicle-Lead-Acid-Battery-WT-/111240752159?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item19e6772c1f)
Digital CAR Boat Bike Truck 6 12 Volt Battery Load Tester 6V 12V 100 AMP | eBay (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/DIGITAL-CAR-BOAT-BIKE-TRUCK-6-12-VOLT-BATTERY-LOAD-TESTER-6V-12V-100-AMP-/141082422262?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item20d92aebf6)
I'll do some research into the system to ensure all the electrickity stuff is working ok.
thanks,
woody