Battery life while dry camping

[Harold Prescott]

Jon,
That's not off the wall, it's a viable question
I'm very lucky to have 12volts after 24hrs without charging.
This would be accomplished only with nothing running, except the ghost 5amp?
draw inherent to all Wanderlodges I've heard of.
We run the gen-set at least 1.5-2hrs twice a day. This affords us minimal
lights and enough TV, and laptop time. To run like this it costs about a gallon
or less of Diesel a day.
My setup includes 6-6volt batteries[rated at 240ah-20hrs,or 195ah-5hrs], these
batteries are equivalent to Trojan 125's one size bigger than the Torjan 105's,
same footprint and 2"taller than the 105's. And 2-IOTA 45a chargers with an
iota smart controller in line.


Harold Prescott
1985 WLFC35
Joshua Tree np, CA.
Homeward Bound






--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Jon" wrote:
>
> I know this is a little oft the wall but does anyone have an idea how long a
set of new batterys should last while dry camping? I would just use the
electrical part of the coach very minimally. Jon
>