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Sharon68 
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 Topic: SolarPosted: 06 Aug 2022 at 1:44pm |
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Rpod 193 solar indicator shows battery is draining and I'm hooked to shore power. This happened after the breakers flipped multiple times on the campground power
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Rpod-Couple
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Posted: 06 Aug 2022 at 2:21pm |
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Does your air conditioner or microwave work? If so this normally indicates shore power connected (unless you have a really large inverter on your solar panels.)
If A/C and microwave not working, your shore power not making it to your converter. Take a look at the black panel with a “WFCO” label. Press the panel and it should spring open. Look for one of the A/C breakers that has tripped - typically has a “30” on it for your shore power. Reset this and see if your converter comes on to charge your battery. If AC power working, another possibility is one of the 12V fuses is blown. Look at the largest numbered fuses first - typically a “40” on it which indicates 40 amps. You have to pull these out and visually inspect to see if the fuse connection inside the fuse is blown open. If AC power not working see if a neighbor has a volt meter. Iit would be helpful to check if your pedestal has 120v AC power if you don’t have any outlet or air conditioning working. Good luck.
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Steve & Elaine
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StephenH
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Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6288 |
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Posted: 06 Aug 2022 at 2:22pm |
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Do you have a multimeter? Check the campground power post to see if it is putting out power at the proper voltage. You may be in a brownout situation.
Check the breakers in your power panel again to make sure they are all turned on. Pay special attention to the one for the converter. It may look to be on but may be tripped. Turn it off and back on to verify. It is possible that there was a surge with the power that may have damaged the converter. Look on the WFCO site for troubleshooting charts that will help you determine if the converter is working properly.
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StephenH
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offgrid
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Posted: 07 Aug 2022 at 4:13pm |
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I'm not sure what the solar charger indicator on your trailer actually means, but if the battery is fully charged on shore power it won't charge from solar because it doesn't need to. So it could be that the indication you're seeing simply means that there is no solar charging going not that the battery is actually discharging. As others have said, a multimeter is the way to go really seeat's up with your system.
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gpokluda
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Posted: 07 Aug 2022 at 4:49pm |
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Another good reason to invest in a one of the many power management systems that have surge protection and emergency power off (EPO) as well as some diagnostic capability. Won't help you much with anything solar related, but really helpful when connected to shore power.
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Gpokluda
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