hobbystuff
Senior Member
So here is the situation.
When I put my boat away for the winter months, we are plugged into shorepower. My inverter/charger is designed to manage the batteries in this mode. I also have solar installed, which wakes up every morning when the sun shines and goes into bulk mode.
I am wondering if during the off season, when we aren't using the batteries, if it is a better solution to turn off the solar so it doesn't wake up every morning, ramp the voltage up and go through the Bulk/Absorption/Float cycle every day. Let the inverter/charger handle it all during storage.
Thoughts?
When I put my boat away for the winter months, we are plugged into shorepower. My inverter/charger is designed to manage the batteries in this mode. I also have solar installed, which wakes up every morning when the sun shines and goes into bulk mode.
I am wondering if during the off season, when we aren't using the batteries, if it is a better solution to turn off the solar so it doesn't wake up every morning, ramp the voltage up and go through the Bulk/Absorption/Float cycle every day. Let the inverter/charger handle it all during storage.
Thoughts?