Xanrex Inverter/Charger Over Charging
We had a solar panel and inverter installed when we bought our Jayco Whitehawk TT as well as converting the 12 volt to two six volt batteries. Expensive ones. The first time we used the inverter whil...
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I'm sorry if anyone feels I am just walking away and hoping it will fix itself. I've tried every piece of advice offered. I've disconnected the OEM converter as suggested. I've looked for a solar controller and can't find it. I thought I was charging the batteries when I connected to shore power for two days but it didn't seem to raise the voltage. I applied a trickle charger directly to the batteries but it read 12 volts and seemed to not being applying a charge according to it's little meter. Taking it off was a mistake. I've put it back on this morning and at least at the panel read out it's up to 12.8 after about an hour.
I've gone up on the roof in an attempt to trace the cables from the panel. They make a short run to under a hood approximately above where the fridge is located. I can't not remove that hood as the screw are sealed in. I've looked in the pantry next to the fridge but they don't come through there. I can only assume perhaps they are connected to the fuse panel or the OEM converter.
There may be a solar controller stashed behind the panel but to find out I have to remove the panel. From references made to a solar controller I would have thought being able to see and changed settings would be normal. If that is true, stashing behind the breakers wouldn't make sense. As I mentioned, there is no mention of a solar controller on the invoice. Not having a clue how one designs the installation of these systems and relied on the dealership to know what they're doing I don't know if that is a really stupid mistake on their part or is a normal possibility.
And yes, I've studied the manual. Something I did several times before asking for help here. It tells me how to change the settings but, other than battery type, does not tell me what the settings should be for any given application.
If there's something I was advised to try and haven't, my apologies. Either I missed it or am just too dumb to comprehend. In any event, rather than annoy anyone any further I'll phone the dealer and see what they have to say about the solar controller and explain to me if they did not include one why not. If I get the usual run around I'll cough up the dough and get a mobile guy out here.
Thank all of you for your time and effort in attempting to help me figure this thing out. Greatly appreciated. Learned quite a bit in the process but I guess not quite enough.
I've gone up on the roof in an attempt to trace the cables from the panel. They make a short run to under a hood approximately above where the fridge is located. I can't not remove that hood as the screw are sealed in. I've looked in the pantry next to the fridge but they don't come through there. I can only assume perhaps they are connected to the fuse panel or the OEM converter.
There may be a solar controller stashed behind the panel but to find out I have to remove the panel. From references made to a solar controller I would have thought being able to see and changed settings would be normal. If that is true, stashing behind the breakers wouldn't make sense. As I mentioned, there is no mention of a solar controller on the invoice. Not having a clue how one designs the installation of these systems and relied on the dealership to know what they're doing I don't know if that is a really stupid mistake on their part or is a normal possibility.
And yes, I've studied the manual. Something I did several times before asking for help here. It tells me how to change the settings but, other than battery type, does not tell me what the settings should be for any given application.
If there's something I was advised to try and haven't, my apologies. Either I missed it or am just too dumb to comprehend. In any event, rather than annoy anyone any further I'll phone the dealer and see what they have to say about the solar controller and explain to me if they did not include one why not. If I get the usual run around I'll cough up the dough and get a mobile guy out here.
Thank all of you for your time and effort in attempting to help me figure this thing out. Greatly appreciated. Learned quite a bit in the process but I guess not quite enough.
