Solar trickle charger fail!
It's a 10W solar trickle charger. Found my dual battery down to 9.6V and can't operate my powered jack. Good I have my spare battery, for my kayak motor, that saved the day. My 100W Renogy so...
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Again thank you everyone for the outstanding inputs -- specially for David on off-line.
Here is the post-mortem:
1. Batteries remain good and was able to restore to full charge.
2. Bought a battery switch and would turn it off on storage. Got blocks and too many wire that it's inconvenient to remove the covers.
3. Yes, there is just a slight drop in voltage when the switch is turned off on storage.
4. With the new solar trickle charger, battery is topped-off constantly. In fact, when there is zero use in the RV, it's not even necessary to connect the 100W solar panel.
And hopefully other newbies and even veterans can learn from this as much as I've learned from you.
Appreciate it folks and I'll be a happy camper.
Here is the post-mortem:
1. Batteries remain good and was able to restore to full charge.
2. Bought a battery switch and would turn it off on storage. Got blocks and too many wire that it's inconvenient to remove the covers.
3. Yes, there is just a slight drop in voltage when the switch is turned off on storage.
4. With the new solar trickle charger, battery is topped-off constantly. In fact, when there is zero use in the RV, it's not even necessary to connect the 100W solar panel.
And hopefully other newbies and even veterans can learn from this as much as I've learned from you.
Appreciate it folks and I'll be a happy camper.
