Len and Jo
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Got our van out of the storage lot yesterday. Can't go up north with the van without the van. Happy to say the house batteries were still at 12.50volts after the multi months in storage.
The house batteries are 5 years out this year so I suppose they no longer hold 230ah of juice any more. Indeed I am also finding it harder to hold........ never mind :-\.
Anyway I have topped them off this last 24 hours and am going to do a stress test on them. IE: do a current drain test for several hours and see what the battery voltage level levels out at.
So, to start the process off I measured the current drain of every 12 volt item we use and thought I would share that information. Last year I replaced all but one light with LED bulbs. What a difference as you can see by the list. The side door kitchen light contains the only incandescent bulb still on the house batteries.
Am now draining the house batteries at a 5.7 amp-hour rate for the next 10 hours and will then let the batteries rest over night and see what voltage remains.
The house batteries are 5 years out this year so I suppose they no longer hold 230ah of juice any more. Indeed I am also finding it harder to hold........ never mind :-\.
Anyway I have topped them off this last 24 hours and am going to do a stress test on them. IE: do a current drain test for several hours and see what the battery voltage level levels out at.
So, to start the process off I measured the current drain of every 12 volt item we use and thought I would share that information. Last year I replaced all but one light with LED bulbs. What a difference as you can see by the list. The side door kitchen light contains the only incandescent bulb still on the house batteries.
Am now draining the house batteries at a 5.7 amp-hour rate for the next 10 hours and will then let the batteries rest over night and see what voltage remains.
