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Did i wreck my battery?

fairly common practice to use 50% depth of potential discharge as 100% usable discharged with lead acid batteries. Unless semantics are an issue
We are in the beginners section here. OP may not have a crystal ball.
Well at least you have one?

I edited my post for clarity but I think you are being argumentative; you mixed in SOC in without explaining yourself when the issue at hand was suspected battery failure. And yet you chose not to expound, either, just criticize.
 
Well at least you have one?

I edited my post for clarity but I think you are being argumentative; you mixed in SOC in without explaining yourself when the issue at hand was suspected battery failure. And yet you chose not to expound, either, just criticize.
Dude...just admit your mistake and move on. You are making yourself look like a fool.
 
Dude...just admit your mistake and move on. You are making yourself look like a fool.
In your opinion, maybe. Because you actually know what I meant. AND I edited my original post to call your bluff and make it so you wouldn’t feel confused anymore.

Are you being helpful to the OP or argumentative?
 
I am running the same system (stock Grand Design 'Solar Package')...
I have 2 GC-2s in series.
Things I noticed last year, when it was all new.

1) that 12v fridge NEEDS over 200Ah of lead acid batts or 100Ah of lithium. With a group 24 batt, my BIL barely gets an overnight before running that battery flat. Waking up to alarms going off all over the place (similar package without the GC-2s)
2) the solar panel and SCC *CAN* keep up to the fridge, as long as the ambient temperatures stay below 75*F. Above that; 3 days is the max I can boondock.
3) I added an additional 200w panel this spring (matched amperage and wired in series). Makes all the difference in the world. It took a little splicing on the roof, but it now allows us to run indefinitely...

1) Interesting! I don't have any alarms on mine. You must have a better trailer and stock setup than I do!

2) We were using a small gas generator last year to charge our battery while boondocking last year to make sure we had no issues with the fridge. I've upgraded the battery this year to a battle born 100AH. Still bringing the generator just in case.

3) I'm looking into panels to add as well as changing the charge controller among other upgrades. After reading this my next upgrade is adding a panel. Have you changed anything else since you posted this? Hope you see this!
 
1) Interesting! I don't have any alarms on mine. You must have a better trailer and stock setup than I do!

2) We were using a small gas generator last year to charge our battery while boondocking last year to make sure we had no issues with the fridge. I've upgraded the battery this year to a battle born 100AH. Still bringing the generator just in case.

3) I'm looking into panels to add as well as changing the charge controller among other upgrades. After reading this my next upgrade is adding a panel. Have you changed anything else since you posted this? Hope you see this!
My Carbon Monoxide and Propane detectors go off when voltage drops too low.
There are no alarms on the solar system...

I've added an extra panel, which ends up being too many watts for the SCC to use, by about 60 watts.
your 100aH lithium with 300ish Watts of solar will keep ahead of the Furrion 12v compressor fridge, and furnace/water-pump/satellite radio loads.
 

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