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10David43
Explorer
Nov 13, 2019

Loss of 12v power when shore power is disconnected

I have a 2018 Shockwave 5th wheel, with a Go Power solar system. About one month ago, I had to replace my batteries because they did not seem to hold a charge, by morning the batteries would be almos...
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2oldman
Explorer II
Nov 13, 2019
10David43 wrote:
my Go Power control panel says the batteries are sitting at 13.8v, but when I put a meter on the batteries they are now reading 18v.
It's hard to know where to begin, but, your batteries should *never* read 18v. Is is possible your converter thinks you have a 24v system? Is this during converter charging or do you have solar?

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