Vanagon EuroVan
Previous messageNext messagePrevious in topicNext in topicPrevious by same authorNext by same authorPrevious page (August 2009, week 1)Back to main VANAGON pageJoin or leave VANAGON (or change settings)ReplyPost a new messageSearchProportional fontNon-proportional font
Date:         Wed, 5 Aug 2009 18:53:12 -0800
Reply-To:     colorworks@GCI.NET
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Troy <colorworks@GCI.NET>
Subject:      Vitrifrigo trip results, wiring, battery life,
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=Windows-1252


Best to size the battery bank according to expected usage. I'm
installing 200 a/h in one of my vans, 232 a/h in the other. That will
give me a solid week +, and 200 watts of solar on the smaller will keep
me going indefinitely, I believe.


Karl


Karl will be adding a trailer soon to haul the rest of his gear:) Seriously though, how much space and weight does a 200 amp hour batteries use?  I'm guessing I could not even lift the thing.  Is this really a practical solution? I love the UB12220 set-up. Curious how those batteries hold up, as I recently discovered they only have a six month warranty. I just added a couple in addition to my stock auxiliary battery, which will bring me up to close to 100AH, and hope to get two days, which is about as long as I typically stay in one spot.


Troy
Back to: Top of message | Previous page | Main VANAGON page

Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!

Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com

The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.

Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.