In '05, working my dad's 41 Mercury interior (surprisingly very good), I took the bottom of the backseat out to paint underneath and found oil-cloth bank bags.
My mom told me he kept his money in there, never trusted a bank.
I won't leave anything of value in a car anymore. Learned my lesson the hard way. At one time you could go to the hardware store and buy a key that would open the door of every house in your neighborhood, or you could lift the doormat and use that one if the door was locked. But, that was then, this is now.
Oldtrucker63 wrote: My Volt meter reads 12.5 with a full charge in the battery, If I turn on only one light it will drop to 12.4 When I ran the fridge all night the next morning the meter reads 12.2 volts, with the generator running or when plugged into shore power the meter reads 13.6 volts, I ran the fridge all night and the battery was still just about a full charge, It took very little to run this fridge all night.
If I understand what you are saying that the voltage was 12.2v in the morning, then the battery is half discharged (not "just about full charge") and you are not supposed to discharge a battery more than this. So, you are only getting less than 24hrs of run time (fridge plus whatever else you were using) before the battery needs to be recharged. I don't know what the charge capability your system has, but my 35amp smart charger takes 4-6 hours to recharge a battery from half discharged.
Here are some articles about RV electrical systems that may be of interest:
This is not the first Video, But The Old Dodge has went from THIS,..And is now This.,...We still have a lot of work to do but It is now Tagged and on the road/Camping.
Tree Seeker is correct. Until I started messing with electric golf carts, I thought 12 volts was good to go. Here is a chart that is helpful.
TreeSeeker wrote:
Oldtrucker63 wrote: My Volt meter reads 12.5 with a full charge in the battery, If I turn on only one light it will drop to 12.4 When I ran the fridge all night the next morning the meter reads 12.2 volts, with the generator running or when plugged into shore power the meter reads 13.6 volts, I ran the fridge all night and the battery was still just about a full charge, It took very little to run this fridge all night.
If I understand what you are saying that the voltage was 12.2v in the morning, then the battery is half discharged (not "just about full charge") and you are not supposed to discharge a battery more than this. So, you are only getting less than 24hrs of run time (fridge plus whatever else you were using) before the battery needs to be recharged. I don't know what the charge capability your system has, but my 35amp smart charger takes 4-6 hours to recharge a battery from half discharged.
Here are some articles about RV electrical systems that may be of interest:
wareagle11949 wrote: Tree Seeker is correct. Until I started messing with electric golf carts, I thought 12 volts was good to go. Here is a chart that is helpful.
TreeSeeker wrote:
Oldtrucker63 wrote: My Volt meter reads 12.5 with a full charge in the battery, If I turn on only one light it will drop to 12.4 When I ran the fridge all night the next morning the meter reads 12.2 volts, with the generator running or when plugged into shore power the meter reads 13.6 volts, I ran the fridge all night and the battery was still just about a full charge, It took very little to run this fridge all night.
If I understand what you are saying that the voltage was 12.2v in the morning, then the battery is half discharged (not "just about full charge") and you are not supposed to discharge a battery more than this. So, you are only getting less than 24hrs of run time (fridge plus whatever else you were using) before the battery needs to be recharged. I don't know what the charge capability your system has, but my 35amp smart charger takes 4-6 hours to recharge a battery from half discharged.
Here are some articles about RV electrical systems that may be of interest:
Not really because this is an open circuit voltage chart, The 12.2 volt reading that is on my volt meter in the morning is with the fridge still running so there is still a load on the battery, If I unplugged everything then the volt meter would then rise to a higher reading.
But none the less this is a great chart to have,...Very helpful Thanks.
Oldtrucker63 wrote: The 12.2 volt reading that is on my volt meter in the morning is with the fridge still running so there is still a load on the battery, If I unplugged everything then the volt meter would then rise to a higher reading.
Yes, it would be helpful to disconnect the battery, wait a couple of hours , then take a voltage reading.
Also, of course, the fridge will use more power when the outside temps are hotter, so this is something to keep in mind.
Just need to build the dinning booth & Table and the inside will be finished, We are going to move the fridge to the end of the counter and build a big U shaped Dinette with a table in the middle, I still have to finish the outside paint and trim and then it will be finished, We have been going camping with it and have had a blast, I will build the table booth but then the rest will have to wait until next spring because we just bought a house and it to needs some repair,
So for now we will be building on the house, I must get it done before This winter and have a lot of remodeling to do, But at least we can go camping when we want to, Maybe I will post some photos of our house remodel job.....LOL
MMarieT wrote: It looks good...you deserve having some fun with it now....we are just getting started...Longgggggg way to go....
Well I will have to say I have had a great time doing this build
There was the day of real head banging but it was still a lot of fun in the long run, I would do it all over again.
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