Brakers
LIFE MEMBER
Well Kiddywinks I’ve been reading “Yes I know I shouldn’t” and it’s about the controversial, should I shouldn’t I battery monitors.
I have a battery indication on my control panel which at the moment is showing my leisure battery 11.6v (Fair) but I’ve seen on another post that 11.75v is 30% charged and leaving it at that level would damage it. I think it was Techno member I saw it on. Now I’ve driven back from Birmingham about a week ago and not been out in the van since.
So I’m a bit confused, the battery was put on new when I bought the vehicle about a month ago and I’ve only done the one run as I said to Birmingham and back.
Should I rely on the control panel monitor or will I need a dedicated battery monitor like the Nasa Marine BM-2 battery monitor which is just over £100.
I have a 100watt solar panel on the roof so I would have thought that the leisure battery by now should be nearly fully charged although I do realize that with inclement weather the solar panel will be producing very little to virtually no charge.
Many Thanks Tony
I have a battery indication on my control panel which at the moment is showing my leisure battery 11.6v (Fair) but I’ve seen on another post that 11.75v is 30% charged and leaving it at that level would damage it. I think it was Techno member I saw it on. Now I’ve driven back from Birmingham about a week ago and not been out in the van since.
So I’m a bit confused, the battery was put on new when I bought the vehicle about a month ago and I’ve only done the one run as I said to Birmingham and back.
Should I rely on the control panel monitor or will I need a dedicated battery monitor like the Nasa Marine BM-2 battery monitor which is just over £100.
I have a 100watt solar panel on the roof so I would have thought that the leisure battery by now should be nearly fully charged although I do realize that with inclement weather the solar panel will be producing very little to virtually no charge.
Many Thanks Tony