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twvette
Explorer
Dec 24, 2014

Batteries/solar not holding up, troubleshooting help please

I have no luck getting batteries to hold up it seems. Had a couple different RV's and different setups too (wet cell, lifeline golf cart, gel deep cycle batteries)and none have ever held up well. ...
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2oldman
Explorer II
Dec 25, 2014
jplante4 wrote:
Surprised no one mentioned the most common cause of batteries not charging - dirty terminals... coat all terminals with some sort of grease that will prevent future corrosion.
AGM's are not usually subject to corrosion, which is probably why it hasn't been mentioned.

I agree with a couple things: panels way too small, batteries too. And don't replace with more Optima.

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