A solar system set up for your RV is simple once you understand how it all works. It starts with the solar panel taking energy from the sun and converting it to electrical power you can use. They typically operate around 17 volts and are rated in watts for how much power in amps they can supply to charge your …

It isn’t always easy to tell if it is the battery, the alternator, or the starter. If the car is trying to turn over – sounds like whirrrrrr in a steady flow – it isn’t likely to be the battery. If the car lights are bright it probably isn’t likely to be the battery. If the car is trying to …

If you are going to use solar power there are a number of things to consider. The bigger the panel, the more amps it can pass to the controller to pass to the batteries. A 100 watt panel in good sun can do around 5 amps per hour charge to the batteries. A rule of the thumb is the battery …

A basic camping RV does just fine at 12 volts. All of things that run on the 12 volts are designed to. The light bulbs. That small fan. Some small fridges. The water pump. When you are not plugged in, you are running these things off the batteries. Depending how big the batteries are dictates how long you can go …

The people that make batteries know that lead and sulfuric acid will store electrical current. That is what batteries do. They STORE electrical current, they don’t create it. The people that make batteries also discovered the best way for the battery to store that energy the longest is to put the electrical current into the battery in 3 stages. Bulk, …

Wheelchair and scooter batteries come in a variety of qualities. They are rated in cycles (e.g. How often you can discharge them then recharge them and have them still work) as opposed to over how many months. The warranty may say something like they are one year but technically speaking, you want to know how many cycles you will get …

There are a variety of battery chargers in different sizes and strengths. The first thing to consider is if they are automatic or manual. An automatic is designed to automatically shut off when the battery is fully charged and there is no danger of forgetting you left in going which could ruin the battery. The downside to this is that …

A solar panel can do a great job of helping recharge your batteries. They are rated in watts and this indicates how much power they can send through to the batteries. A 90 watt panel operates at about 17 volts and in bright sun can put out about 5 amps. The energy has to be channelled through a charge controller. …