Electrical system discharging WAY too quickly
I’m having an issue with my electrical setup. A few days ago my system began going from a full charge to 50% overnight instead of in it’s usual ~3 days. We have been on the road for a little over 4 mo...
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Landyacht, my panel is a 30 volt panel with a 5a output. I purchased it not really knowing what I was doing and ended up needing a special charge controller able to take 30 all the way down to 12 whereas most controllers will only take 30 to 24v. Without the controller, will I still be able to equalize considering the voltage mismatch?
Everyone, I mentioned yesterday that I used a wire brush and grinder to fix the corroded chassis ground. Well, there was such a noticeable difference in the system following that that I opted to forgo further testing and see how the system did overnight, off the grid with a supposedly full charge. I played the stereo, charged a phone and iPad, ran the fridge at a cold temp, and ran my fan for 12 hours without tripping the 50% cutoff! This is very close to what I would normally expect from my system. It's still seems a touch low and I think maybe equalizing the batteries would help breath a bit more life into them, but for all practical purposes, I think I may have found the primary issue.
Booster had mentioned earlier that a bad ground could cause resistance that would translate into the charging devices putting the batteries on a float charge before they were truly charged. Is that correct and what likely happened here? I'd like to fully understand this moving forward to help with future issues and whatnot - it's a long ways to Argentina!
Thanks again everyone! Cold drinks and a fan made for a good nights sleep last night in Panama!
Everyone, I mentioned yesterday that I used a wire brush and grinder to fix the corroded chassis ground. Well, there was such a noticeable difference in the system following that that I opted to forgo further testing and see how the system did overnight, off the grid with a supposedly full charge. I played the stereo, charged a phone and iPad, ran the fridge at a cold temp, and ran my fan for 12 hours without tripping the 50% cutoff! This is very close to what I would normally expect from my system. It's still seems a touch low and I think maybe equalizing the batteries would help breath a bit more life into them, but for all practical purposes, I think I may have found the primary issue.
Booster had mentioned earlier that a bad ground could cause resistance that would translate into the charging devices putting the batteries on a float charge before they were truly charged. Is that correct and what likely happened here? I'd like to fully understand this moving forward to help with future issues and whatnot - it's a long ways to Argentina!
Thanks again everyone! Cold drinks and a fan made for a good nights sleep last night in Panama!
