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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
Ok- I just turned the panel off. The internal Battery voltage is 13.3 now so I really don't know if this is working out. The only load on it now is the absorption fridge- which I put on yesterday and ran all night. It is only at 63 degrees now, but I know 12 volt is not the best way to chill it down- just wanted to see what the load was.

I'm going to leave the panel off for awhile and see how the battery tracks and maybe pull the covers off to check fluid level in a few hours.

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