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wopachop
Explorer
May 15, 2019

Are these 12v parallel batteries wired incorrectly?

These 12v batteries came with the trailer. Theyre mismatched and you can see the 2nd battery has more corrosion. Is that due to where the solar and ground wires are attached to the pair? The batte...
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time2roll
Nomad
May 16, 2019
Very common for the 'multistage' WFCO to just charge at a fixed 13.6 volt trickle charge. Mostly OK for just plugged in.

I would turn the converter off and just use the solar full time. Actually this is what I have been doing since I installed solar. If solar does not keep up and your battery is sagging close to 12.0 or 12.2 then turn the WFCO on 24 hours for a boost.

There are better converters if you are inclined to spend the money. Well worth it if you expect a fast charge from a generator.

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