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rbadger28
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Nov 10, 2015

battery charging & solar panel

Hello. New RVer here. Thanks for looking at my question.

Have a new TT and it does have a solar panel, although it is minimal..thinking 20w.

I've had the unit for about a month and only used it once but anytime i have gone in it the batteries have been fully charged. Keep in mind , this was within a week of purchasing it and then within a week or so of using for first time and being on shore power.

Today i went in it to see how it was holding up in our first rain and it was the first time in it for about 2 weeks and the batteries appear to be dead.

Is the expectations for TT that the batteries will die? SHould it be getting a trickle charge that keeps it charged?

THanks,
Newbie.
  • Inside the TT on the control panel there is a button i push that shows the level of charge. It has always been full charge when i checked. I've also always been able to move awning and slide. Today....nothing.

    Being new to this i am trying to determine if the batteries drained, and that is normal, or if they should not drain and there is some other issue.
  • When the batteries were not dead how were you determining that they were fully charged?