Battery drain solved
Was boondocking yesterday and couldn't figure out why my batteries were draining. The inverter shut down last night from low voltage. Turns out the Dometic refer switch to gas was not actually s...
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RoyB wrote:
I love my BATTERY MONITOR PANEL... i can monitor each battery bank for their 12VDC levels and a master DC current flow of whats connected to the battery bank.
I can tell at a glance what is happening long before it gets into a dark situation.
I also can run on one battery or all batteries by switching in and out each battery as required. This allows me to charge one battery by itself and run off the others at the same time...
Great PLAN B thing... One hiccup will not put me into the dark...
Roy Ken
You sound like you used to be a cruising boater. I had a system like that. So sensitive it would respond to the volume of the stereo.
To the OP, get in the habit of turning the fridge, water heater & microwave circuit breakers off BEFORE turning the inverter on. Surprising how much a fridge takes on AC & how little on propane.
