I need 2 new batteries for my Trakka Troopy, 12volt with a 12HT. I have a solar panel but it's not wired to anything.
I know very little.
It's my understanding that ideally, I would have a starter battery and a deep cell house battery. But without the right charging system in the car, it won't charge either battery in the way they were designed to be used. It's got a battery switch, but I don't think it has a charging system that switches between 2 types of batteries.
I don't have a refrigerator but might get one in a year or two. I don't use much electricity when camping, the biggest danger is dead batteries from non-use or leaving the headlights on .
I have questions for a couple scenarios.
Scenario 1
What type batteries should I get if I make no changes to the charging system, don't add a refrigerator, and don't use the solar panel?
I think the safe bet is 2 matching dual purpose batteries. Would a starter battery and a deep cell or starter and dual purpose battery be a better choice?
Scenario 2
Use the solar panel, add refrigerator. What other equipment do I need to add to plug it all in?
What type of batteries should I get?
If I get different types of batteries, will the solar and extra equipment help charge different batteries and make up for the likelihood that I will make no other changes to the engine driven charging system?
Thank you
I know very little.
It's my understanding that ideally, I would have a starter battery and a deep cell house battery. But without the right charging system in the car, it won't charge either battery in the way they were designed to be used. It's got a battery switch, but I don't think it has a charging system that switches between 2 types of batteries.
I don't have a refrigerator but might get one in a year or two. I don't use much electricity when camping, the biggest danger is dead batteries from non-use or leaving the headlights on .
I have questions for a couple scenarios.
Scenario 1
What type batteries should I get if I make no changes to the charging system, don't add a refrigerator, and don't use the solar panel?
I think the safe bet is 2 matching dual purpose batteries. Would a starter battery and a deep cell or starter and dual purpose battery be a better choice?
Scenario 2
Use the solar panel, add refrigerator. What other equipment do I need to add to plug it all in?
What type of batteries should I get?
If I get different types of batteries, will the solar and extra equipment help charge different batteries and make up for the likelihood that I will make no other changes to the engine driven charging system?
Thank you