Here we are at anchor, with the new solar panels and wind generator putting amps into the boat systems. Just as well, because our house batteries are DEAD, having lasted exactly 4 years and 7 months. They were Trojan AGM batteries, admittedly not too expensive, but they didn't last very long. Our first AGM batteries, made by Lifeline, lasted 8 years....
Fortunately the sun is shining and the wind is blowing in beautiful Nai Harn Bay, so the wind generator and the Kyrocera solar panels are earning their keep. Life is fairly normal, electrically speaking, during the day.
However night time is a different story. After the evening genset run to chill down the refrigeration system we turn into amp-misers, turning off everything that we can. Fortunately the anchor light and cockpit lighting use low current LED lamps, and the Fusion sound system draws very little. But other creature comforts (like fans) are banned.
Fortunately the sun is shining and the wind is blowing in beautiful Nai Harn Bay, so the wind generator and the Kyrocera solar panels are earning their keep. Life is fairly normal, electrically speaking, during the day.
However night time is a different story. After the evening genset run to chill down the refrigeration system we turn into amp-misers, turning off everything that we can. Fortunately the anchor light and cockpit lighting use low current LED lamps, and the Fusion sound system draws very little. But other creature comforts (like fans) are banned.