I wish I had thought to screen cap the forecast for the week ahead that we were given yesterday and this morning  because it has done a 180 degree about face:

We were supposed to have partly cloudy for the next few days.

Well, I have a full battery now. I am going to use the truck battery to do one charging cycle a day on the laptop to conserve some house power, then I’ll use the alternator to make sure I get a full charge every two days at least.

This forecast doesn’t scare me the way it would have a few days ago, not when everything is working great, the battery monitor is properly calibrated, and I know I can charge the laptop in the truck without the truck running. Having the alternator for additional charging power is icing on the cake.