Converter will not charge batteries

biggjb wrote:
Ticki2
I disconnected the battery and converter on the panel and there was no continuity. I then connected the converter back to the panel and turned the converter on and the voltage coming from the converter was 13.65. however, just for giggles I checked for a voltage drop across both positive lugs of the converter and battery. There was a voltage drop of 13.65 volts. This made no sense so I tested it several times and it came out the same each time.

As for charging my battery I also have a 130 watt solar panel which kept the battery charged.

I'm a little confused with your terminology . Voltage drop is a loss of voltage through wires or connection . When you say you had a voltage drop between the converter positive and battery positive lugs that would mean zero volts at the battery lug . Did you mean you had the same volts at both lugs ? Also , did you use the battery positive and negative lugs for testing . You definitely have an open circuit between the converter and battery . How and where do the solar charge wires connect to the battery ? In order to test those lugs as I suggested you would also have to disconnect the solar charge from the battery . You should have continuity between the converter lug and the battery lug . It's the only place I can see that the converter is connected to the battery .