Batteries
O Wise Ones, My 02 Winnebago Adventurer which is connected to 30 amp shore when not on the road, has a solar charger on the roof and is down here in Florida has dead batteries. The batteries are a yea...
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hmknightnc wrote:
- How big is the solar system? If it is small (<50 watt) with the systems on and the converter not working it likely can't keep up
Anything over 10W is more than enough for "maintenance" of 2 batteries, meaning that it only has to compensate for self-discharge. Not to compensate for all kinds of loads. Unless he/she disconnects the loads when in storage, there are always some loads. People naively assume that there is no drain when they turn the ignition off. He has to physically disconnect the loads from the battery - and then there will still be self-discharge, but this is less than loads would drain.
But, since it's on 30A shore power when in storage - and at least one of the batteries died prematurely - you are right that charging systems are not working. Or water dried out - it's hot there. Or both.
