Off grid at the mo at a NT campsite.
Have two leisure batteries, Fully charged before I left home. Solar on roof. At 6:45 the sargent was showing they were at13v.
Went to pub. The only thing on was the three way fridge on gas. Came back two hours later to the sargent saying just 10.7v.
My questions are:
A) is the 13v showing on the sargent in daylight just the rate it is being charged at in sunlight and not the actual charge in the battery
And
B) are my leisure batteries knackered?
I have had van for four years and batteries were in it when purchased.
Also it has 1 amp inverter already fitted which I left on by mistake for a few weeks only to find batteries less than 10v. I know my mistake!
Thanks for any assistance.
Chris
Have two leisure batteries, Fully charged before I left home. Solar on roof. At 6:45 the sargent was showing they were at13v.
Went to pub. The only thing on was the three way fridge on gas. Came back two hours later to the sargent saying just 10.7v.
My questions are:
A) is the 13v showing on the sargent in daylight just the rate it is being charged at in sunlight and not the actual charge in the battery
And
B) are my leisure batteries knackered?
I have had van for four years and batteries were in it when purchased.
Also it has 1 amp inverter already fitted which I left on by mistake for a few weeks only to find batteries less than 10v. I know my mistake!
Thanks for any assistance.
Chris
