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Posted on August 19, 2008 by Balva Rudick | Posted under RV
RV Batteries - Make Them Last Longer
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RV batteries can be discharged to 50% daily, then they are cycled again. If you manage to keep the discharge value to 80%, you will notice how much more time you can use your batteries than before. The reason for this is simple. If the battery is discharged more, it will take more to charge it again, but if you manage to keep the process simple, then you will have a long lasting battery. RV batteries have something that is called amp hour rating. When this value is little, you will need to keep your batteries plugged most of the time. But, with a high value amp hour rating, you will be able to use your RV a lot, and even use it for longer trips without fearing that the batteries will discharge when you least expect it. Here is a tip on how to recognize a longer lasting battery. These RV batteries have a certain categorization, based on their size. There are 24, 27 and 31 RV batteries and you should know that the larger the number, the bigger the amp hour rating will be. If you have reasons to stick to batteries of a smaller size, there is a solution to make them last longer when you are dry camping. You need to buy more of them and use them in parallel, for more hours of usage. Most people use 12-volt batteries, which are the most common ones. If you want a change in that, you can always use 6-volt golf cart batteries. By wiring them in series, you can produce more voltage hours but without increasing the voltage. (Parallel wiring does the opposite, which means more amp hours, for the same voltage). You can use both types of wiring and you can choose a pattern that can really satisfy your need for voltage and amp hours, according to your needs. About The Author: Balva Rudick is the Editor and Publisher of Article Click. For more FREE articles for your ezine and websites visit - www.articleclick.com |
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