Enough power?
I currently have a 55W solar panel on the camper. Was out boondocking for a week and after a few showers and running the heater a few times in the morning, I see this panel can't quite keep up, as in ...
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whizbang wrote:
Test instruments are a beautiful thing.
You need to get an ammeter in line to measure your discharge current.
Personally, I have bought new batteries that were no good.
You either have excessive current draws or bad batteries.
Perhaps you can get the batteries tested.
This pair of 12V batteries lasted for a week of boondocking and you suspect they are bad? Seems quite good to me. yes, daily charging with a single 55W panel, but that's like 3A x 5hr = 15Ah of recharging a day. That's barely enough to cover the refrigerator control panel according to calcs in this thread.
