Solar panel and battery noise
Hello all! I am running 2 6VDC deep cycle batteries in series on my travel trailer. I recently bought a 120W solar panel that is for a 12V circuit. I hooked up the solar panel using the charge...
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ktmrfs wrote:canicon25 wrote:
I went and found the manual for the power converter/charger. It is an Elixir ELX-45. In the specifications section it says DC output is 13.5Volts 45Amps.
It also says "...designed to output a constant voltage of 13.5-13.6 volts at no load and 13.1 volts at full load to ensure trouble free service of all 12volt DC appliances."
Does this mean when plugged into shore with everything turned off the batteries would only be receiving 13.5-13.6VDC max? Kinda sounds that way to me.
yup, and your batteries will NEVER become fully charged and likely never get to the point where you see any bubbling. That also means since they never get fully charged, battery life will suffer.
Therefore it is likely that the solar controller is trying to get the batteries fully charged. hence the bubbling and noise. Assuming they are connected correctly to the solar controller.
Where did you get that information from?
