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Hi there Thanks for any help as I'm new to this. I have an Aliner 2012 Sport My dealer was going to charge my battery but forget. The battery did not charge on the 1 hr drive to the mts but the dealer had given me solar panels to use. The panels did seem to work. My questions are 1. Do the panels just top off the battery and do not completely charge it? I ask as the battery went dead in the night when the panels were not attached. 2. I could only run the fan or the water or the lights not all together is there a problem with the wiring or was the battery not charged enough? 3. The carbon monoxide.propane alarm went off in the night even though windows were open. If I turned on the fan then the light went off but the alarm also turned off! Kinda scary. 4. Should I leave my Aliner connected to power all the time in the garage or just take out the fuse and charge it the night before I leave? 5. How do I get the fridge cold before I leave? 6. What price and voltage of solar panels are recommended? Sorry for so many questions but I would like to troubleshoot when I'm out camping alone. It's hard when the manual is not so helpful! Thanks for your help Nicky1.7KViews0likes9CommentsHelp battery issues/solar panel
Any help would be appreciated and sorry if the questions are stupid! I have just purchased an Aliner Sport My dealer was going to charge my battery before our camping trip but forgot. The 1 hour to the mountains would not charge the battery so he gave me solar panels. They seemed to work but did not fully charge the battery. We hardly used the lights, fans or water but the battery completely drained but the panels were not connected. Then during the night the propane/carbon monoxide kept going off even though we had windows open. If I turned on the fan then the propane/carbon monoxide turned off. It was scary. Then if the solar panels were connected we could only use lights or fan or water pump but not any two at the same time. Any idea if these problems are related? And I guess if I charge the battery fully(by plugging in or driving 6 hrs)then the solar panels would be good just as a top up? How do I get the fridge cold before leaving on a trip? Thanks Nicky1.8KViews0likes7Comments
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