House battery voltage under draw?
I have a new (to me motor home) and an upgrade from my old one. In my old RV, I had to check the house battery voltage manually. With the new rv, I have a switch on the wall. However, when I check t...
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Ok... I see the problem now and thanks for all the help.
My old RV charged fast all the time (even while driving), but I only had one 12v battery and I was able to plug it in to my house. (only at 20A)
I didn't realize that plugging them in would be SO much better than driving.
I am 99% sure I do have a 3 stage charger on my new RV. (I am pretty sure I read that in the HUGE manual).
The new RV is too big to pull into the spot in my driveway where I could easily plug in.
I will likely never need to stress the batteries as I don't plan on boon docking. I will likely always be at a RV park aside from the 8 or so hours at a Walmart to sleep. But I do want them to stay charged all the time (for health). My hope was to run the generator or plug in at a park and only rely on the solar to keep the batteries topped off from normal drain while it sat empty in my driveway.
My generator pushes 40A I think and that sounds like that will also not be enough (Still working on getting it running).
So I guess the best thing would be solar. I have the 10W and that is clearly too small (wonder why it was even an option). I wonder if it is as simple as just putting a 100w panel where the 10w is? Or if I need an entire new system. Not sure if you need a different controller for a more powerful panel of if it will just charge quicker with the better panel.
My old RV charged fast all the time (even while driving), but I only had one 12v battery and I was able to plug it in to my house. (only at 20A)
I didn't realize that plugging them in would be SO much better than driving.
I am 99% sure I do have a 3 stage charger on my new RV. (I am pretty sure I read that in the HUGE manual).
The new RV is too big to pull into the spot in my driveway where I could easily plug in.
I will likely never need to stress the batteries as I don't plan on boon docking. I will likely always be at a RV park aside from the 8 or so hours at a Walmart to sleep. But I do want them to stay charged all the time (for health). My hope was to run the generator or plug in at a park and only rely on the solar to keep the batteries topped off from normal drain while it sat empty in my driveway.
My generator pushes 40A I think and that sounds like that will also not be enough (Still working on getting it running).
So I guess the best thing would be solar. I have the 10W and that is clearly too small (wonder why it was even an option). I wonder if it is as simple as just putting a 100w panel where the 10w is? Or if I need an entire new system. Not sure if you need a different controller for a more powerful panel of if it will just charge quicker with the better panel.
