Saturday, Jan 03, 2009 at 12:13
Hi Harryn,
First of all I don`t use deep cycles I`m not saying their no good but they just take too long to charge while driving and dont suit my needs. As I only use my fridges maybe 3 or 4 times a year.
I bought my liemack back in 1999 and intended to use it for travelling so the batteries would be kept topped up hence no need for deep cycle. It is power hungry but I like it.
I have a 760cca and a 580cca wet cell maintainence free batts.
I was running the 50st set at -2deg and an Engel 29ltr set at 2deg.
I managed to run these for about 4 days which included a few hrs travelling each day. The killer was temps above 35deg for these days.
If i
camp overnight the liemack alone would run all night easy, and the next day we would either keep travelling or go for a day trip somewhere for a few hours, then the batteries would be topped up, If i did`nt drive for the day I would expect maybe two days max run time. Then I would have to drive for days to recharge.
Sometimes I would run the vehicle for 1/2 hour or so at the
camp site, I like to keep my batteries above 12.2 volts, as 12.0 volts is about 1/2 flat, My batteries are 2 years old and still going strong.
But now with the 15amp charger and I get a generator I`ll be able to run the engel as a freezer, and the liemack as a fridge.
Hope I did`nt
bore you, cheers
Here is a great site http://
home.iprimus.com.au/rfh/batteries.html
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