Batteries and 12 Volt Stuff

[WindsorDave]

Every few months there is a spate of questions about batteries and the things they interact with. I've found the information at the following two links extremely helpful in this area. Thanks to other members, these links were previously posted here on iRV2 in earlier threads on the same topic.
12 Volt Side Of Life Part One
12 Volt Side Of Life Part Two
FWIW

[OneRVer]

Thank you Dave for bring this back up. Some good info here.

[DriVer]

Everything that you wanted to know about 12 volt and or 120 volt power in RV applications is located right here on iRV2.com:

Dale Sumner (SUMDALUS) Blogs

Dale attended the iRV2.com National Rally this year and presented a seminar all about RV power requirements, its challenges, faults and solutions.

[MaverickBBD]

Thanks Driver and Windsor. I saved both for future reference.

[BryanL]

I wonder how much that site pays for the publicity as it seems to be cited as a reference in a whole lot of threads. It almost seems like a knee-jerk response to any question about batteries or low voltage systems or anything related to such issues.

The problem with any of these citations is that they often do not address the question being asked. They are like telling someone to go read the encyclopedia to find the answer to a simple question. That, IMHO, is a disservice both to the person asking the question and to the purpose of these forums.

The real issue for using any resource is to figure out when it is in error, where it applies, the proper context for its presentation, and how to use what you can find appropriately.