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TXTiger · 11-05-2018, 01:12 PM

I am not sure but I believe that your inverter needs to be on in order to charge the batteries. Make sure your inverter is on and let the batteries charge overnight. If they do not charge then have your inverter checked before spending more money on more batteries.

twinboat · 11-05-2018, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by US RV As-is

I went out again this morning and saw the inverter was turned off again. I turned it back on and the meter says my batteries are at 11.75v. i m only running the house fridge and the mini fridge outside. Why cant this system hold up two simple fridges. The batteries to me, think it should not be dying so fast. so at the end of the day what do I need to prevent batteries from dying over night and ensuring i have enough power through out the night so my batteries don't die. Do I need more solar, more batteries, etc?????

Two refrigerators require more solar then you have.

If you expect to leave them on full time, your looking at 800 to 1000 watts of solar. Add 800 to 1000 AH of battery capacity for cloudy days and only use it in the summer.

Of course just plugging it, driving it, or running the generator in will keep things working.

biggcrisp · 11-05-2018, 01:42 PM

Sounds like your 120v battery charger is not working when plugged in to the house or generator.

US RV As-is · 12-13-2018, 03:28 PM

because they are cheap and said the 6v batteries are more expensive. i tried to explain it to them but it was this or nothing.

US RV As-is · 12-13-2018, 03:31 PM

Sorry for the delay folks... I hate when people start a post and leaves us all hanging on what happened. Well this is what happened. the jack ass at Giant RV in colton did not hook up the negative wire to the battery... My batteries are humming now with good charges. ALSO, being a prior '94 owner, I did not know these new rigs have a 30amp plug in them that you need to plug into in order to have the generator run the house. I was wondering why the jenny was not charging the batteries either... LOL.. My fault on that one because i did not know it needed to be plugged in. In my old rig it automatically switched over...

lwmcguire · 12-14-2018, 01:55 PM

Winnebago sure does things different. The Tuscany is fully automatic other than you do have to push the button for the charger or inverter if you have been completely shut down as if in storage. Interesting but sure glad you are going now. Things like you had happen seem to be way more common now that some folks just don't have pride in their workmen ship and don't go back and check or give it a once over. Enjoy the new rig.

US RV As-is · 08-26-2019, 12:34 PM

Sorry for the delay response. It turned out when the dealer installed the extra 2 batteries, they forgot to reconnect one of the negative cables. so none of the batteries were charging. Silly people at the dealership

Sue46 · 08-27-2019, 03:52 AM

You should have an auto-transfer when plugged in, not plug in the generator manually. Look in your manual.

I would stop using that dealer.

We have a rsidential refrig like you. Have no problems with 4 12v AGM batteries and 4 165w solar panels. We use about 20% of our battery capacity overnight. SOC starts in the low 90s and drops to the low 70s. Very happy with this set up. Rarelyneed to run the generator when boondocking.

cavie · 08-27-2019, 04:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Sue46

You should have an auto-transfer when plugged in, not plug in the generator manually. Look in your manual.

I would stop using that dealer.

We have a rsidential refrig like you. Have no problems with 4 12v AGM batteries and 4 165w solar panels. We use about 20% of our battery capacity overnight. SOC starts in the low 90s and drops to the low 70s. Very happy with this set up. Rarelyneed to run the generator when boondocking.

Some rigs do in fact have to be plugged in an out as they do not have a transfer switch.

Azee · 08-27-2019, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by vito.a

You can use either 6v or 12v deep cycle batteries to power your house systems, however 6v GC2 golf cart batteries will endure many more discharge cycles. I've had Trojan T105 golf cart batteries last 10 years.

10 Years is very impressive, in the heat here I have trouble making ANY of my batteries last more than 5 years and many don't even make that.

Next time I will giving those golf cart batteries a try! Thanks

Sue46 · 08-27-2019, 12:45 PM

Some of the secrets to long battery life are: don't discharge below 50% SOC, make sure charged to 100% SOC once a week, if not AGM or Lithium check water frequently.

tropical36 · 08-27-2019, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by FatChance

They put in four 12v house batteries? Why didn't they put in four 6v deep cycle house batteries like other RVs, especially with solar? That was stupid, makes no sense.

Just to be clear, pure deep cycle, golf cart batteries included, come in 6v, 8v, and 12v for the most common voltages. Also, many coaches like mine, came with four 12v AGM's and what I always recommend and running now, regardless of the extra costs. This for longevity and for being maintenance free.
Now, possibly going with all max sizes, one might be able to get a little more capacity with 6v batteries in a series/parallel combination, but nothing significant for normal boondocking. One should remember that two six volt batteries, connected in series is nothing more than a large 12volt battery. True, it's a big one, but now you have just two 12's, compared to four, so.............

Sue46 · 08-27-2019, 01:53 PM

When we picked up our MH we had 4 12v deep cycle batteries. In the past(don;t know about now) 12v was the std battery supplied no matter what the rig.

tropical36 · 08-27-2019, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by US RV As-is

Sorry for the delay folks... I hate when people start a post and leaves us all hanging on what happened. Well this is what happened. the jack ass at Giant RV in colton did not hook up the negative wire to the battery... My batteries are humming now with good charges. ALSO, being a prior '94 owner, I did not know these new rigs have a 30amp plug in them that you need to plug into in order to have the generator run the house. I was wondering why the jenny was not charging the batteries either... LOL.. My fault on that one because i did not know it needed to be plugged in. In my old rig it automatically switched over...

Manual plug in for the genset is nothing new and some of the better old coaches had this. It did eliminate the transfer sw. and just for something else to go bad. ONly thing is, if you're wanting your genset to do scheduled starts, low battery starts and auto starts for whenever your shore power, might go out, because you leave your pets or other behind, then manually having to plug in the genset doesn't get it. Otherwise, it's probably the best and since you have to put the cord away anyway, it's no problem plugging it in to the genset.