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Matt Colie
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johnd01 wrote on Tue, 10 October 2017 01:52What should I get to replace it?
Is there a preferred battery monitoring system?
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*John Phillips*
John,
You have asked two separate questions.
I will suggest that you look for "intelligent" (they aren't intelligent, just obedient) converter. The two best known are Progressive Dynamics and Iota. Both are three/four stage systems that have multiple and clearly defined stages that are used. They will actually make a battery bank last longer as they don't beat it up to get it charged and then don't hassle it once it is charged. Both actually do a "Burp" phase to stir the electrolyte.
A Battery Monitor is a very different thing, but one is highly recommended if you plan any dry camping/boondocking at all. The two I will suggest that you look at first are the Bogart Trimetric family and the Xantrex monitors. Both are good units, but neither is a plug and play.
Of all the above, there are new products all the time, and as I am no longer in the business of repurposing racing sloops to be performance cruisers, I do not watch the current technology that hard and there could well be some great newer products out there.
Matt
Matt & Mary Colie - Chaumière -'73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
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