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Originally Posted by RonLC
I have two 160 watt solar panels on my Verona LE.
I need a tutorial on how to use them.
I thought they were atomically connected to the 12v system to keep the batteries charged when no other charging source is available or to supplement the other sources.
Are is there an on and off switch that I have to turn on?
Today I took the coach to an RV dealer to get the final install of the Blue Ox and AF1 stuff. I switched on the inverter to run the refrigerator while it was there and when they were finished about three house later the generator starting battery was almost too loo to start it. I could not see where they were doing the work but I assume it was out in the cloudless Florida sun
What I am doing wrong?
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Would not automatically assume a problem with your panels. Don't know your battery bank size, but would think inverter should run the fridge [assume std residential type] for more than 3 hours. I would plug in and let inverter/charger bring batteries up to 100%, then unplug and put fridge on inverter and watch voltage for a day or so. If it drops to lower than say 12.2 volts in 12 hours or so, might have a battery, wiring or inverter problem.
Only situation I can see this happening if you have a ac/gas fridge and electric heat elements were wired into the inverter.
360 watts of panels will help recharge your batteries, but if batteries are depleted will take a bit of time to recharge them, especially if you have other loads on the batteries. Good info here:
https://discoverbattery.com/EN/battery-101/