Yes it's my own D***N fault
First part of this was posted Sunday on the "What Did You Do to Your Class A MH Today" Forum. Not really asking for help. Sympathy maybe. Just really a comment. Perhaps someone will learn something...
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Things are looking up. :)
All four batteries are now showing an SG of 1.285 across the board.
One frustrating puzzle explained: One of my DMMs (the most expensive one) seems to be reading about .2 to .3 volts low as compared to my cheapo DMM from Canadian Tire, which agrees pretty much with the Xantrex voltage reading.
The batteries are back in there trays and and the door locked, disconnected from everything as we are leaving Wednesday for month in Europe. :C Baby sitting the batteries would be one thing too many for the house sitter who has to look after water system--softener and distiller, the dog (including meds), water the hanging baskets and the garden--He'll have fresh tomatoes in week or two! Oh, and looking after the hot tub, though he doesn't seem to mind that. :B
On my return I'll reconnect the batteries. I noticed when disassembling the cabling that it appeared that the tech had not connected them in a balanced manner: He had the load and solar buss on one set and the Xantrex on the other. :S I noticed when I took them out one pair was slightly lower than the other.
It's going to be very tight but I think I can switch the two + leads for a balanced system.
Oh. And I need a new Xantrex Echo Charger. It appears that I left the bin door, to which the echo Charger is attached, open when I washed the roof! :E :S
All four batteries are now showing an SG of 1.285 across the board.
One frustrating puzzle explained: One of my DMMs (the most expensive one) seems to be reading about .2 to .3 volts low as compared to my cheapo DMM from Canadian Tire, which agrees pretty much with the Xantrex voltage reading.
The batteries are back in there trays and and the door locked, disconnected from everything as we are leaving Wednesday for month in Europe. :C Baby sitting the batteries would be one thing too many for the house sitter who has to look after water system--softener and distiller, the dog (including meds), water the hanging baskets and the garden--He'll have fresh tomatoes in week or two! Oh, and looking after the hot tub, though he doesn't seem to mind that. :B
On my return I'll reconnect the batteries. I noticed when disassembling the cabling that it appeared that the tech had not connected them in a balanced manner: He had the load and solar buss on one set and the Xantrex on the other. :S I noticed when I took them out one pair was slightly lower than the other.
It's going to be very tight but I think I can switch the two + leads for a balanced system.
Oh. And I need a new Xantrex Echo Charger. It appears that I left the bin door, to which the echo Charger is attached, open when I washed the roof! :E :S
