After installing 300w of solar I've had two great trips, the first my camper has worked as expected in over three years of ownership.
Well, I just got back from a week trip where everyday there was something else.
Here are a few observations. I have a Trimetric so I can tell what's going on.
Charging with the truck running. A few times there was no increase in amps/hr, so no charging at all from the truck. Another time it spiked to 8 amps/hr and then over the course of 5 minutes I watched it count down to no charging. A couple of times I saw 2 - 3 amps/hr.
One of the weirdest things is I was sitting in the camper and unlocked my truck doors with the remote. I saw an immediate drop of 1 amp/hr when the cab light went on. Click again to lock the doors and the cab light goes out, and 1 amp increase. I could do this at will, cab light on and it drops, cab light off and it increases. Now that I'm home I can't replicate it.
Solar. Full mid-day sun and my solar charging light on my controller is not on, zero amps of charging. A few times I saw 3 - 4 amps/hr, and it should be 9+ amps.
Bottom line, after three days I was dead and frig not cooling.
Absolute total frustration.
All wires seem to be tight, all fuses ok. Any ideas on where to start?
Well, I just got back from a week trip where everyday there was something else.
Here are a few observations. I have a Trimetric so I can tell what's going on.
Charging with the truck running. A few times there was no increase in amps/hr, so no charging at all from the truck. Another time it spiked to 8 amps/hr and then over the course of 5 minutes I watched it count down to no charging. A couple of times I saw 2 - 3 amps/hr.
One of the weirdest things is I was sitting in the camper and unlocked my truck doors with the remote. I saw an immediate drop of 1 amp/hr when the cab light went on. Click again to lock the doors and the cab light goes out, and 1 amp increase. I could do this at will, cab light on and it drops, cab light off and it increases. Now that I'm home I can't replicate it.
Solar. Full mid-day sun and my solar charging light on my controller is not on, zero amps of charging. A few times I saw 3 - 4 amps/hr, and it should be 9+ amps.
Bottom line, after three days I was dead and frig not cooling.
Absolute total frustration.
All wires seem to be tight, all fuses ok. Any ideas on where to start?