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Traveler7
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May 27, 2018

^^^^^New Solar Install Battery Safety Question^^^^^

Good Morning- I just completed a project putting a 150 Watt Poly Panel on my Camper Van and I have an older RV Battery it is charging- my concern is with the voltages and the battery type. The batt...
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Traveler7
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May 28, 2018
grizzzman wrote:
Are all your voltage testing at the battery posts?


Yes and it is pretty clear that the 16 volts I am reading is the INPUT from the Controller and not the Batteries internal volatage.

The Battery is reading 13.8 at the posts and on the Controller with the panel off and when I turn it on the reading immediately ramps up to 16.2 volts. I don't have another way to read it, but I think we are good and the internal Battery voltage is actually only 13,8 even under charge.

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