Van deep cycle AGM vs WET cells ? ? ?

[Simran]

Hey ped,<br>Where'd you get that meter? I want one like or similar to it.<br>I&nbsp; just bought an AGM battery and charger for it at Sears. I'd like to monitor the usage between charges on shore power.<br>I left home again on Monday about 4 AM and just finally hooked up to shore power for the first time since I left home. It took about 30 min. to charge it back up to full charge; that was after driving the van at work and then to the camp site. <br>Next expense check I'll pick up another AGM; the plan is for 3 - 90AH&nbsp; bats.total of 270AH. Just need to get set up for monitoring.<br><br>gus<br><br>

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<span id="post_message_1273007101">Ped I know through experience that arguing with you is like arguing with a tree... I do not talk of things by reading info, my experience is real world and I don't pull punches when I speak of things that just don't work in the field if you don't have a serious electrical set-up... So those that want to follow your advise are more than welcome... I firmly stand by my advise though, and want to see those starting out and already in the field save money and be successful...<br></span><br>

<br><br>lol. Quite telling about your electric "knowledge" and "skills" isn't it. <img src="https://vanlivingforum.com/images/boards/smilies/rolleyes.gif" border="0" align="absMiddle"></p><p><br><img alt="" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5112/7070566815_5365a32ebe_z.jpg" hspace="0" border="0" align="bottom"><br><br>After&nbsp;:52 seconds.....<br><br><img alt="" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7104/6924488770_d39916a42c_z.jpg" hspace="0" border="0" align="bottom"><br><br>Here's your "advice"<br><br><img alt="" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7219/6924514464_ffc5ed496e_z.jpg" hspace="0" border="0" align="bottom"><br><br>12 amps and 20 minutes to heat soup. My 700W microwave takes&nbsp;2 minutes and 2.38 amps measured.....on a $80 inverter and $200 worth of batteries......</p><p><br>I mean how ever do I get by in the "real world" especially with my $20 charge controller and $150 solar panels. <img src="https://vanlivingforum.com/images/boards/smilies/rofl.gif" border="0" align="absMiddle"><br></p>

You will want a pure sine wave inverter to use one. I tried running one off a Coleman 2000 watt inverter. It took 6 minutes to cook a bag of microwave popcorn, and most of the kernals never popped. I got rid of both the micro and Coleman.

<br><br>So you got a pure sine wave <em>and</em> bought a 12v oven instead? Doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Mine cooks&nbsp;the same&nbsp;on shore power or a regular inverter. Weird.<br><br>

I am also looking&nbsp; at pure sine wave inverters. If&nbsp; I get a microwave oven I am guessing I well need a 1500 watt model. It just keeps adding up lol. Going broke to live in a van...<br>&nbsp;

<br><br>*hint* *hint*&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://vanlivingforum.com/images/boards/smilies/wink.gif" border="0" align="absMiddle"><br><br><br><br><br>