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February 19, 2007
Xantrex Battery Monitor
After boondocking in Yosemite for 4 days, we ran our batteries down and thought we were charging them sufficiently with the generator. We ran it less than an hour each time (probably about 4 times total) And according to the stock voltmeter/battery condition monitor, we were doing ok, until the lights dimmed after charging for a half hour. The meter was just reading a surface charge and not sufficiently showing the battery condition/charge.
So after some research I found and bought a Xantrex battery monitor. Basically it keeps track of all the current in and out of the batteries. Also can compensate for temperature effects. Now I can have piece of mind as to how much juice we have left and how much we need to charge while out in the woods.
Posted by mku at February 19, 2007 10:12 PM