Solar panel battery problems
I purchased a basic Windynation solar panel kit and installed it on my 26ft trailer this spring. It came with a basic controller with LED light showing if the current coming from the panel is good and...
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So what I see is that the solar isn't keeping up with usage. The LED lights for the battery and tanks are not acceptable for showing battery charge, useless is more like it.
If you did discharge your battery a single flat mounted 100w panel isn't going to be enough to recharge it especially if you are still using power. The next time turn the truck around and use the jumper cables to do some bulk charging for a hour or so and give the solar a chance to finish it up. Many do it with a generator in the morning when the sun is low and little comes in from the solar.
It would be a hassle but you could pull the panel down and track the sun with it. This would pretty much double your harvest in a day.
More info is needed like type of batteries and more info on the solar and loads.
If you did discharge your battery a single flat mounted 100w panel isn't going to be enough to recharge it especially if you are still using power. The next time turn the truck around and use the jumper cables to do some bulk charging for a hour or so and give the solar a chance to finish it up. Many do it with a generator in the morning when the sun is low and little comes in from the solar.
It would be a hassle but you could pull the panel down and track the sun with it. This would pretty much double your harvest in a day.
More info is needed like type of batteries and more info on the solar and loads.
