The trip home from mannum back to the Sunshine Coast wasn't really anything to work out usage and recharge because we also have a 30 amp dc/dc supply from the ute $50.000 generator . After a couple of nights at home I started really working out or let's say just noticing how much we use and how long to fill and how many days clouded over but im getting there . From home we went to Bundaberg for a few days so that's were I will start .
First of we use about 20 ish % over night so the cells don't go out of balance more than 2 or 3 Millie volts I think that's rite always read .23 . 25 for a eg full there about the same and up at bundy we had 3 days rain we didn't change the way we lived and the batteries came down to 48% that's with bugger all going in . Daytime running isn't much different to night time running unless della does a load of washing . And the maney coffees we drink (now have an electric jug) 2 fridges run 24 hrs so to speak .tv now and then but it cops a flogging at night time .
Today up here it's 9.14 am we don't have to wind our clocks forward to Katch up on the rest of Australia hahahahaha. And it's putting in25 amps batteries were down to 78 % at 6.30 am because we loose sun at 2.30 pm were parked east of some trees and its up to 88% already after 3 coffees and charging phone and iPad .
. I have worked out roughly in my head ( shut up terry lol ) the fridges pull about 20 ish amps give or take a bit . Tv would be less tingles than tongue testing a smoke alarm batterie . I have turned of the microbe wave as the beep it makes when I turn on the inverter wakes della and I think she has only used it 2 times since batteries were done . I just checked the victron and now we're getting 30 amps . I'd like to thank Brian homeless for introducing me to the lithium family and terry for time to do the installing of his system . And the maney of those who have had there input into lithium and reading my comments for the last 4 yrs . ( I will add here my batteries sat in the van for 3 yrs before being commissioned and there still 110% OK )
So you might say I'm happy with what I have and how wele it workers and looks . people look twice as my power cord comes out the door and around to the input plug on the van . We're at Beerwah at the moment and the care taker today aske me were I was getting my power from as this site isn't powered . I was going to tell him one of our stories terry but just told him from the batteries . From 6.30 till now we have come up to 92 % time to wash some cloths . I'm getting a sticker for the back of the van " you need a generator "
Thanks again terry Brian and Margaret .
Dibs & Della
Terry a question .
Could I run a heavier cable from the ssr to the anl fuse block as it is getting a bit warm since the little problem I had ? And I'm thinking the extra power going in it might get hotter and would it make it loose power input to the batteries from getting hot . I know what I mean I hope you do
Dibs
