Bad Converter Charger
Wife & I are out in Truck Camper. Usually take a look at an app on my phone that links to my solar charge controller. It showed the batteries at 16.78v WOW! I have a multimeter & got to diggin...
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"all your learning" seems to have missed this--see 5.2.2
https://www.trojanbattery.com/pdf/TrojanBattery_UsersGuide.pdf
Our man Mex the battery guru, says this applies to all AGMs, not just Trojans. Lifelines are even more so where they can accept more than 20% in Bulk and ISTR have a "minimum charging rate" too.
Note your solar controller shows amps with loads and while camping you still have loads. You are trying to see only 1 amp for 200AH of batts, so your "parasitic loads" will be close to that. Hard to run the Rv and disconnect the batts entirely while they are being charged! Easy at home.
Rolls likes a 25% charging rate for Bulk but says you can use a lower rate but it will take longer. Wade down half way to the AGM instructions--very interesting!
https://rollsbattery.com/public/docs/user_manual/Rolls_Battery_Manual.pdf
https://www.trojanbattery.com/pdf/TrojanBattery_UsersGuide.pdf
Our man Mex the battery guru, says this applies to all AGMs, not just Trojans. Lifelines are even more so where they can accept more than 20% in Bulk and ISTR have a "minimum charging rate" too.
Note your solar controller shows amps with loads and while camping you still have loads. You are trying to see only 1 amp for 200AH of batts, so your "parasitic loads" will be close to that. Hard to run the Rv and disconnect the batts entirely while they are being charged! Easy at home.
Rolls likes a 25% charging rate for Bulk but says you can use a lower rate but it will take longer. Wade down half way to the AGM instructions--very interesting!
https://rollsbattery.com/public/docs/user_manual/Rolls_Battery_Manual.pdf
