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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So, when told I couldn't find a solar controller where he suggested and asked if he was sure a solar controller was installed, the service manager replied, "No". He sent a picture of a Zamp controller, said it should be in a different place that first suggested and asked if it was there. It isn't.
On the off chance they had put it some place really stupid and to continue tracing the wiring from the solar panel I pulled the fuse/breaker panel out and determined that the wiring from the solar panel is hard wired into the fuse panel. The wiring comes into the back of the panel and pretty sure comes through to the two connections marked "battery pos" and "battery neg" as shown on the wiring diagram. https://www.dropbox.com/s/noozu262qvok1ua/Wire%20diagram.jpg?dl=0 10 AWG was printed on the outside insulation.
This would say to me that the solar was wired direct to the OEM converter with no solar controller and be the reason for the overcharging.
Would have to go back to Handy Bob's blog to check if the correct gauge wire was used. About to get back to the service manager with a cruise missile but want to get my ducks in a row when I start demanding a correct installation with specific directions as to what should have been done. I might just forward him the Handy Bob blog.
On the off chance they had put it some place really stupid and to continue tracing the wiring from the solar panel I pulled the fuse/breaker panel out and determined that the wiring from the solar panel is hard wired into the fuse panel. The wiring comes into the back of the panel and pretty sure comes through to the two connections marked "battery pos" and "battery neg" as shown on the wiring diagram. https://www.dropbox.com/s/noozu262qvok1ua/Wire%20diagram.jpg?dl=0 10 AWG was printed on the outside insulation.
This would say to me that the solar was wired direct to the OEM converter with no solar controller and be the reason for the overcharging.
Would have to go back to Handy Bob's blog to check if the correct gauge wire was used. About to get back to the service manager with a cruise missile but want to get my ducks in a row when I start demanding a correct installation with specific directions as to what should have been done. I might just forward him the Handy Bob blog.
