Tuesday, Sep 21, 2004 at 13:42
Fullriver website ->
http://www.fullriver.com/HGL/HGL_series.htm
As I have previously stated, my next power system will be
twin Fullriver 6v wired in parallel ~200 a/h
Long way from the average 'N70' system, is horses for courses,
as the 'N70' stereotype would be suitable for most when it is recharged daily by the vehicle, however as I often
camp for months in the one place and get free
solar power daily I have "truck loads" of power available to me.
Yes, $$ are involved, and it does depend on where you wish to draw the line as to what you want and what you are prepared to spend to get the results you require.
Some, only some, guy's drive their new pride-an-joy 4x4 with all the bells and whistles and then (don't) spend like scrooge to buy a budget priced fridge and battery system, only to silently whinge when they only get a few days power and have to then buy a generator to repower their "it saved me money" battery system.
I believe the moral could be, buy the most appropriate battery system you can afford, from a reputable supplier.
However in my own case I was (unfortunately) sold a USA made 120 a/h DC battery in 1997 when I started this round Aust trip, the battery was hard to fully recharge from the alternator as I did not drive often, so I had to add the 80wt solar panel a few months later, when the original DC battery failed in 2003 I replaced it with two 80a/h, 12v calcium DC batteries wired in parallel, that has finally worked for me.
We often make wrong decisions however we learn from them, we move on to a better way of doing things, relative to results we wish to attain.
-+- Honestly hope no one is offended by my post -+-
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