UPDATE --- Converter/charger issue?
I'm camping in a remote campground in the Canadian Rockies. I have an Iota45 with the smart charge dongle connected that is supposed to turn it into a 4 stage smart charger. I have a small voltage gauge hard wired in to the RV and use an inverter generator for charging during the allowed hours of 5 to 7pm.
Lately what has been happening is when we arrive at a campground with fully charged dual 6v golf cart batteries, the built in charger will not charge the batteries later that day after some use on the batteries, even though the resting voltage is 12.4v or so. (It used to charge from this level). Happened at the last campground too after unhooking the 7 pin.
It's like the converter/charger doesn't recognize the drop in voltage from use. When we unhitch we are usually at 12.8v now down to 12.2v and it usually goes to 14+ v when I fire the generator up. Now it's just been sitting at 12.2v and I can tell by the sound of the generator on smart throttle, it has no load.
Lately what has been happening is when we arrive at a campground with fully charged dual 6v golf cart batteries, the built in charger will not charge the batteries later that day after some use on the batteries, even though the resting voltage is 12.4v or so. (It used to charge from this level). Happened at the last campground too after unhooking the 7 pin.
It's like the converter/charger doesn't recognize the drop in voltage from use. When we unhitch we are usually at 12.8v now down to 12.2v and it usually goes to 14+ v when I fire the generator up. Now it's just been sitting at 12.2v and I can tell by the sound of the generator on smart throttle, it has no load.
