Ran genset, now seeing 19+ volts from solar
My MH has been sitting in the driveway for several weeks with the solar panels keeping it charged. NO shore power. Today I went in to run the genset. The voltage meter read 13.6v before I did anyt...
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Drew,
No, the genset is definitely wired to the house battery. It did not start once the fuse blew. At the tail end of all this, the genset would not start. However its switch was still making it appear to me that it was available, this would be due to the juice coming from the solar. I did not fully describe that portion of the situation.
The terminals are all squeaky clean and tight, they all are like new.
I chose the fuse size myself. It is something I added that was not there from the factory. I do understand that it is supposed to be sized to the cables. I can't figure out what made it blow, and that bothers me.
Jrnymn: The solar is fed into the wiring prior to the fuse and battery. When the fuse blew, everything except the battery was able to get current and voltage from the solar.
I am not using the Load terminals on the controller. Just the terminals for the panels and battery. As to the negative path, everything is connected on the negative side before the batteries too.
No, the genset is definitely wired to the house battery. It did not start once the fuse blew. At the tail end of all this, the genset would not start. However its switch was still making it appear to me that it was available, this would be due to the juice coming from the solar. I did not fully describe that portion of the situation.
The terminals are all squeaky clean and tight, they all are like new.
I chose the fuse size myself. It is something I added that was not there from the factory. I do understand that it is supposed to be sized to the cables. I can't figure out what made it blow, and that bothers me.
Jrnymn: The solar is fed into the wiring prior to the fuse and battery. When the fuse blew, everything except the battery was able to get current and voltage from the solar.
I am not using the Load terminals on the controller. Just the terminals for the panels and battery. As to the negative path, everything is connected on the negative side before the batteries too.
