Recent content by josephL

John 1. I find myself trying to accomplish pretty much the same thing as you. The only thing I have settled on so far is the Magnum AGS S. I think the cost is around $300 or so. I believe it’s a two wire, remote start set up you program to start the generator when voltage drops to a certain...

I’ve done a marginal job of battery maintenance. Checked the specific gravity about 1-1/2 years ago, all the cells except one were good. I have completely failed at Equalization, started the process once and the batteries boiled over, it did complete the cycle, I think. I have religiously...

Thanks, sorry I’m such a Luddite. 12 2 volt batteries 70lbs each don’t know how many amp hours they have but they do a good job of running a small house. Generator is the smallest Honda 2200 watt. Inverter is Outback GVFX3524. don’t know if that provides you with any good info or not.

I already have a high low vent with the high side tied into the vent but I’m disinclined to disconnect the fan?‍♂️. here is another question; the few times I‘ve used my little Honda inverter to charge the batteries I would get 3 percent increase in the batteries per hour. I’m wondering if...

If I remove the lid to the battery box you smell the off gassing immediately, the mechanical room is off in a corner, not very well ventilated. Pretty sure the vent is a good idea.

Here is a picture of the batteries 12 X 2 volt wired in series. Pretty sure it’s setup just fine. Not sure how I would set the battery fan up differently unless it was set to run continuousl, I suppose that might be possible?

I suspect my problem has been well documented so please bear with me. I currently have a 2.4 kw off grid system with all Outback equipment. My battery bank is twelve lead acid batteries wired in series 70 pound each. I use propane for domestic hot water, cooking and keep the house (which I...