I second John's comment re AGMs. We have two AGMs in our Sprinter based camper running the house and the mobile rig (857D). A 100w solar panel on the van roof keeps the AGM batteries topped up and they have been trouble free for two years (here's hoping they make it 8 years). The solar panel provides clean power -- no issues when I am operating. The separate van starter battery (traditional auto type gel cell) is isolated from the house circuit with a Blue Sea Systems isolator.
Bill k4yjj On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 1:38 PM, John's email <[email protected]> wrote: > > I used my AGMs for house batteries in my motorhome not for starting. AGMs > are mostly used in rvs for house battery duties. Also boats and airplanes. > In my opinion they are the perfect battery for green stations. That are > basically advanced gel cells. I got over 8 years out of mine so I'm not > sure longetivity should be an issue. The upside of using them with your K > line is that they can sit right in your shack with no issues of out gassing > etc. when I bought mine back in 03, the guy brought on out and dumped it > upside down on the ground. You can't do that with flooded lead acid > batteries. With a good inverter your k rigs will run just fine. > > John ke4d > > Sent from my iPad > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
