Deep Cycle Battery Question #2

Kinja'd!!! "Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
06/12/2019 at 09:41 • Filed to: None

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Is there a simple way to have a cutout or an audible warning when a deep cycle coach battery has dropped to a certain voltage so that you don’t inadvertently “ flatten” the battery?


DISCUSSION (8)


Kinja'd!!! HammerheadFistpunch > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/12/2019 at 09:48

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yes.

https://www.amazon.com/PriorityStart-12-Volt-Pro-SP-Automatic-Battery-Protector/dp/B0030A10V0/ref=mp_s_a_1_9?keywords=low+voltage+battery+disconnect&qid=1560347213&s=gateway&sprefix=low+voltage+battery+&sr=8-9

there are tons on Amazon but i know about this one and it's reliability


Kinja'd!!! Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > HammerheadFistpunch
06/12/2019 at 09:53

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Is expensive. Thank you.

Is there a $2 one that just makes an audible and wakes you up so you can turn off the fan, or whatever?


Kinja'd!!! merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/12/2019 at 10:01

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How about a $20 battery tender?  Or are you at a location where you don’t have permanent power?


Kinja'd!!! HammerheadFistpunch > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/12/2019 at 11:03

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I'm sure there are alarms. disconnects are going to be spendy


Kinja'd!!! vicali > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/12/2019 at 11:24

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I use a power magic pro for my dashcam;

https://www.amazon.com/Power-Magic-Pro-Discharge-Prevention/dp/B008B8ERIO

Y ou can set it to shut off at 12.5v/ 12v or in 6 hour intervals.


Kinja'd!!! Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > HammerheadFistpunch
06/12/2019 at 11:33

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I was thinking about this on the way to work this morning and I think the little inverters I’ve used have low voltage alarms that sound, for example, when you start the car.


Kinja'd!!! Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > vicali
06/12/2019 at 11:38

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I was telling Hammerhead that I was thinking on this on my way to work this morning and some of the small, cheapo inverters I’ve used over the years have alarms that sound when I start the car and the voltage drops.

I sleep with a CPAP and need to be able to power it when I am camping or if there’s no municipal power. As well, it’ll be warm on the trip we’re planning, so I’d like to be able to run a small fan at night; I’ll use a separate battery for each, but I want to avoid flattening the batteries. A beep will do the trick, wake up and turn off the fan if it sounds.


Kinja'd!!! vicali > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/12/2019 at 13:32

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PMP would just turn it off automagikally if the battery gets down to 12.0v, you wouldn’t need to wake up at all..

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