Solar charger but still dead batteries
A few weeks ago my coach's batteries (coach is a 2009 fleetwood excursion 40x DP) were dead when I went to pull it out of storage . Completely dead - even the aux start would not work. Couldn't even...
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FormerBoater wrote:
If you turn all of your battery disconnects OFF while the coach is in storage, your problem will likely disappear.
Solar charger is hard wired to the system so your batteries will be receiving a charge while not being drained.
This MAY be true-- it may not.
Depends on where/how the solar panels/controller are wired into the 12 VDC system.
Sure, if wired directly to the battery, use the disconnect. But many are wired to the nearest large-gauge wire to where the solar wiring goes down into the coach.
In a word, VERIFY how yours is wired.
