boondocking, need help asap....
Just put a new controller in for my 55w solar panel. It charges batts (2 12v) to full charge, but once the sun starts to go down the batts start to discharge and the controller shows red by morning. W...
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campermama wrote:
I am now confused....when I first put the panel on I used a real cheapy controller with it. My camper monitor always showed "charging" during the day,never had the batteries read fair or poor the whole time I was out boondocking doing what I am doing now.
the cheapy controller seemed to quit working so I bought a new one. Hooked up the same as old one and now monitor never says charging but volt meter shows voltage going up.
And now a cloud passes over and the battery voltage drops, that should not happen.
Yes this can happen: Your controller is sending charging current to the battery, the current being "pushed" by the voltage from the controller. Once a cloud shades the controller the current drops and you are now reading the battery voltage, not the charge voltage.
It may also be that there is a connection issue between the controller output and the battery.
I do not have access to shore power, and my honda genny wont start, I can't pull the pull cord, any ideas on that?
getting more depressed by the hour with all this :-(
