Recommended Battery.
Use a 12V group 27 marine deep-cycle battery with a minimum of 600 CCA
(or with a reserve capacity of 160 Amp Hours
.
Reserve capacity is the most important feature
.
Battery Capacity:
The FL10014 was tested to have an energy capacity of approximately 8 full cycles at
using a new battery with a reserve capacity of 160 Ah. However, try to not dip below 50% battery
capacity, since the solar panel would have difficulty in recovering from such a deep draw.
Solar Charging rate:
The following values are limits on full cycles (down and up) to keep battery
capacity at steady state condition. The capacity of the battery will allow for additional cycles for any
particular month. Table assumes all-day exposure with typical seasonal weather.
BASED ON FL6012 MODEL
PAGE 34 OF 36