i have moved on from the discussion about LCV and was getting a bit off track, but the discussion brought back a memory of what some people do to themselves.
we were parked at the Croyden rodeo grounds on the savannah way FNQ. when the van parked near us was having a melt down on the phone, because his battery kept going flat.he was ripping strips off the guy that sold him the battery as it was no good,as you do on the road you try to help, i had a quick look and this was his setup ,two pv units joined,one hard panel and one blanket type both different amps through one cheap controller ,thin cable about 9 mtr from controller to battery, now there were two batteries different sizes different ages and trying to run an absorption fridge in the van,he had bought each piece cheap from different scources and he had caculated that he would only need a couple of hours a day to keep it all going, but in his mind it was an issue with the battery...so we drove away
we were parked at the Croyden rodeo grounds on the savannah way FNQ. when the van parked near us was having a melt down on the phone, because his battery kept going flat.he was ripping strips off the guy that sold him the battery as it was no good,as you do on the road you try to help, i had a quick look and this was his setup ,two pv units joined,one hard panel and one blanket type both different amps through one cheap controller ,thin cable about 9 mtr from controller to battery, now there were two batteries different sizes different ages and trying to run an absorption fridge in the van,he had bought each piece cheap from different scources and he had caculated that he would only need a couple of hours a day to keep it all going, but in his mind it was an issue with the battery...so we drove away