Battery problems

[DX grunt]

You're fine Bigrig. Gotta have some competition. lol..... back onto a serious subject my batteries.....

Took the mains of charge this morning and read 13.1. After a few hrs it dropped down to 12.8, which, my guide tells me is 100% charged at 12.7. Took the 2nd battery off charge after a couple of hours and it read the same - 12.8.

I'll leave my truck sit idle today and ride my deadly treadly to work and see what the multi metre says tonight at about 7.30pm EDST, when I get home from work.

It's inconvenient more than anything.

[the evil twin]

Hiya Roscoe...

OK, the boys have got into you enough... I'll try and help ya... now, to test the system you will need a live Chicken, a light bulb, a mankini and two metres of garden hose...

Just jokin (maybe)... First off, is it one of those "battery charger top up" dash mat panels with a ciggy plug or is it a genuine solar panel that had to be connected to the battery.

If it is a genuine panel you will probably need a regulator or as soon as the PV (solar cell) output drops due to night, clouds or too far off angle then the Battery will very slowly discharge thru the Panel if there is no blocking diode and it relys on the Reg.

If it is one of the dash mat style ones with a ciggy plug make sure that where you plug it into is actually a connection to the battery with the ign OFF. I have seen plenty of people who connect them to a Ciggy Plug outlet that is only "powered" when the ign is in accessories or on and the wonder why the Battery won't charge thru there when ther is no circuit when the Key is off and removed.

Check those things out and post back up.

[gec]

Nah Rosco ya just hooked it up back to front and ya batteries recharged the sun, I know this cause it just got hotter over here

[AB]

Poor old Rossco, he just wants some help and well all give it to him...lol

I reckon he'll wise up to us at the 2012 meet up, bring a gigantic deep cycle battery hooked up to a 2m dipstick and start arcing the lot of us....LMAO.

[Sir Roofy]

THE EVIL TWIN has hit the nail on the head,if its dash mat you,ll be waiting a while,if its 80amps or bigger a couple of hours in good sun
will charge ok

[DX grunt]

Poor old Rossco, he just wants some help and well all give it to him...lol

I reckon he'll wise up to us at the 2012 meet up, bring a gigantic deep cycle battery hooked up to a 2m dipstick and start arcing the lot of us....LMAO.

I might just have to test my batteries using a ground level electric fence. Don't peeeeeee too far from the loo at night. lololol

[the evil twin]

Poor old Rossco, he just wants some help and well all give it to him...lol

I reckon he'll wise up to us at the 2012 meet up, bring a gigantic deep cycle battery hooked up to a 2m dipstick and start arcing the lot of us....LMAO.

Don't you worry about that (in the style of Joh B.P.) ... Roscoe has something waaaay better in mind.

It rivals a Z.P.M. powered Dilithium Flux Capacitor for all you Sci Fi fans out there...

[DX grunt]

I’m sick of my thread being hijacked, so I thought I’d put up some real pics for real men to answer. lol







Please tell me the aligator clips go into the 'Battery' spot on the regulator and not the 'Load'

Thanks.

Ross

[Woof]

Sorry mate but I cannot help you, I don't do solar stuff.

[gec]

That would be the way I would do it too Rosco so if it is wrong don't feel to bad as you wouldn't be on your own