Forum Discussion

landyacht318's avatar
landyacht318
Explorer
Oct 12, 2012

Specific Gravity varied widely after topping up.

The other day I checked my 9 month old Crown batteries and found the plates exposed slightly on a few cells and cursed mightily. I hadn't checked them in about 3 months. I covered the cells with di...
landyacht318's avatar
landyacht318
Explorer
Oct 28, 2012
If the controller is the solar bottleneck wouldn't it get hotter than normal? Which is not the case, it is barely warm.

The test you outline would be an absolute curse fest due to tight spaces, and thick inflexible wires shoehorned into undersized receptacles.

Guess I could run temporary wires from panels to battery to bypass the curse fest.

I think the unisolar 68 watt thin film has a few dead cells. OPen circuit voltage should be a good and easy test for that.

About Technical Issues

Having RV issues? Connect with others who have been in your shoes.24,323 PostsLatest Activity: May 15, 2020