Friday morning we moved from Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State park in Wildwood, MO to 370 Lakeside Park, Saint Peters, MO, less than an hour drive. While Jo Ann was checking us in I went back into the trailer and opened the refrigerator. No lights. To me, that means that the inverter isn't supplying sufficient power for the refrigerator. We had the family over, and then the two grandsons spent last night with us, so I haven't had time to poke around. We're here in this spot until Friday, then we move to another spot in the same park. If I don't find the problem before then, I'll be sure to check the refrigerator after unplugging from shore power but before plugging into the truck, and then again after plugging into the truck.
I suspect that in spite of all the dealer said, my batteries are not working as they should. For the past couple of days the meter has shown 91.9% charged. I have the PD 9160 (think that's the right number) Lithium-only converter/charger.
Once again I think I'll disconnect both batteries and tape the cable ends. I bolt the cables back together, so that shore power (50A) and solar is powering everything. The plan is to disconnect the batteries and leave them alone for a couple of hours, then put a meter on them and see what I see. The batteries are Lion Energy Safari UT 1300 12V 105 AH batteries. There is a button on the top that, when pressed, lights up a series of lights to give a rough idea of the state of charge. Pushing and holding that button is supposed to reset the battery. My brother-in-law is a retired battery manufacturer tech, and once before he was able to push and hold that button and reset the batteries after I had tried it several times without success. Unfortunately he is several hundred miles away and he says his arm isn't long enough to reach.
Any other suggestions?
I suspect that in spite of all the dealer said, my batteries are not working as they should. For the past couple of days the meter has shown 91.9% charged. I have the PD 9160 (think that's the right number) Lithium-only converter/charger.
Once again I think I'll disconnect both batteries and tape the cable ends. I bolt the cables back together, so that shore power (50A) and solar is powering everything. The plan is to disconnect the batteries and leave them alone for a couple of hours, then put a meter on them and see what I see. The batteries are Lion Energy Safari UT 1300 12V 105 AH batteries. There is a button on the top that, when pressed, lights up a series of lights to give a rough idea of the state of charge. Pushing and holding that button is supposed to reset the battery. My brother-in-law is a retired battery manufacturer tech, and once before he was able to push and hold that button and reset the batteries after I had tried it several times without success. Unfortunately he is several hundred miles away and he says his arm isn't long enough to reach.
Any other suggestions?
