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Old 08-19-2021, 06:53 AM   #1
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Solar question.

Should amp hours show all the time or only when charging?
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Solar question.

Mine shows cumulative Amphrs. Also no decimal point, only see that display while charging which is amps.
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Only when batteries are charging. You can only measure Amp, watts when they are “flowing”.
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Only when batteries are charging. You can only measure Amp, watts when they are “flowing”.
Thanks! I had disconnected the battery's so I could replace the seven way plug. When I did I found a pigtail with a 15 amp fuse that wasn't connected to anything. I thought maybe I unplugged something but there is nothing there to plug it into. The solar volts show 21 so I guess all is well. I'm plugged into shore power all the time so solar doesn't charge often.
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Amp hrs are cumulative.
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.... When I did I found a pigtail with a 15 amp fuse that wasn't connected to anything. ....
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I'm guessing one end of the pigtail went somewhere. If so, what did it connect to? If it just goes to the DC busbar that's one thing. If it goes to some sort of gizmo then that's probably not good .....

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Thanks! I had disconnected the battery's so I could replace the seven way plug. When I did I found a pigtail with a 15 amp fuse that wasn't connected to anything. I thought maybe I unplugged something but there is nothing there to plug it into.

According to this service walkthrough it appears that fuse should be for the solar connector on the frame. It should then be connected to the batteries.


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