Ready to jump into solar!!
Just upgraded to our new coach! The long term plan is to full time. Both Deb & I love to boondock so Im ready to take the solar plung! Coach has plenty of real estste on the topside. rear section o...
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Well I started to dig into the electrical side of the coach. Noticed the Xantrex was telling me that batteries where charged BUT a switch on the electrical panel showed my house batteries down to 11 volts!
inspected the 4 interstate deep cycle (golf crart) batteries & found ONE terminal hotter than a fukashima reactor core!
Went down to Tractor supply & picked up two 2 gauge cables, pulled ALL connectors, cleaned, replaced two cables & used the dielectric grease when I re-assembled them!
The batteries where pulled down to 8VDC!!
Well, This AM I checked the converter & found ALL batteries back to a full charge. I'll load test to determine the state of the house batteries.
AMAZING!!! Crappy cables can take out a good set of batteries!
Still planning to place a couple hi voltage panels so stay tunned. Will start ordering the hardware needed to make up cables..... Stay tunned.
inspected the 4 interstate deep cycle (golf crart) batteries & found ONE terminal hotter than a fukashima reactor core!
Went down to Tractor supply & picked up two 2 gauge cables, pulled ALL connectors, cleaned, replaced two cables & used the dielectric grease when I re-assembled them!
The batteries where pulled down to 8VDC!!
Well, This AM I checked the converter & found ALL batteries back to a full charge. I'll load test to determine the state of the house batteries.
AMAZING!!! Crappy cables can take out a good set of batteries!
Still planning to place a couple hi voltage panels so stay tunned. Will start ordering the hardware needed to make up cables..... Stay tunned.
