Solar / Max charge

[acer]

Yes, stupid question coming…
I believe that having 2 solar panels fitted, a sunny day and a long drive gives me 100% battery ‘fillage’, so I don’t use max charge. I wonder how much diesel / money that saves? That’s only part ‘a’.

If ‘on tour’, driving 2-5 hours per day, but let’s say it’s nighttime for the sake of argument, meaning no solar power going in (see, I actually understand more of this stuff than some might have thought) should I switch on ‘max charge’ to get me the magic extra 20%, even though my blue bars tell me I’m already full up? Assume I want to camp up for a few days once stopped.

It’s a different thread, but my leisure batteries are really poor (I’d say shocking but you might misunderstand).

 

[WelshGas]

Yes, stupid question coming…
I believe that having 2 solar panels fitted, a sunny day and a long drive gives me 100% battery ‘fillage’, so I don’t use max charge. I wonder how much diesel / money that saves? That’s only part ‘a’.

If ‘on tour’, driving 2-5 hours per day, but let’s say it’s nighttime for the sake of argument, meaning no solar power going in (see, I actually understand more of this stuff than some might have thought) should I switch on ‘max charge’ to get me the magic extra 20%, even though my blue bars tell me I’m already full up? Assume I want to camp up for a few days once stopped.

It’s a different thread, but my leisure batteries are really poor (I’d say shocking but you might misunderstand).

1. Minimal, if measurable.
2. If headlights on or heated seats on or AirCon working hard then the alternator will be working without the "Smart" function, the same as Max Charge.