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Aux battery charging from 12V cig socket
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<blockquote data-quote="condor22" data-source="post: 297168" data-attributes="member: 1932"><p>A quick drive to camp? Fair point.</p><p></p><p>In the winter my Engel uses about 1 amp per hour, so if that's the drive and it's then connected to solar I can't see a problem. In summer my Engel uses nearer 3amps/hr and again a 1 hour drive would be no problem. However,</p><p></p><p>Towing my van from S.A. to VIC can take me most of the day and when I arrive and then setup, the sun is probably going down, so solar won't do any good till the next day and the fridge still needs power overnight. So for longer trips the only way to give the battery what it needs is a DC-DC. That way I know the battery is full when I arrive and its overnight use is acceptable re depth of cycle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="condor22, post: 297168, member: 1932"] A quick drive to camp? Fair point. In the winter my Engel uses about 1 amp per hour, so if that's the drive and it's then connected to solar I can't see a problem. In summer my Engel uses nearer 3amps/hr and again a 1 hour drive would be no problem. However, Towing my van from S.A. to VIC can take me most of the day and when I arrive and then setup, the sun is probably going down, so solar won't do any good till the next day and the fridge still needs power overnight. So for longer trips the only way to give the battery what it needs is a DC-DC. That way I know the battery is full when I arrive and its overnight use is acceptable re depth of cycle. [/QUOTE]
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