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Hi, have got this battery in my caravan and it has drained down to 2.5V and the solar controller is not working, I'm guessing due to not enough charge. 1. Firstly out of interest if I bypass the controller and directly connect up the solar panel to the battery for a while to trickle charge the...

Hi, I've bought a caravan with an existing set up installed. I'm now trying to understand how it all works. I haven't been able to identify any details on the installed solar controller. From looking at the picture attached can anyone identify this? Or otherwise if it looks likely something...

Thanks Reed, yes will take it cautiously. I've just tried to lift it and it is very heavy so I'm guessing it must be a lead acid battery, but then again I don't know what batteries of other types that size would weigh ? So if it is, does that mean according to the battery chemistry selection...

Thanks Matt, handy info to know. Appreciate the comment. I took one of the caps off and there was 2 round rubber looking seals underneath that are likely the fill ports then.

Thanks Mike! yea that looks like the one. I've struggled to find a manual so far just the specs sheets but will keep looking... Unless there's not much to them?

Thanks Reed, Fairly confident it's 12v battery and solar panel specs below: Optimal power [Pmax]: 100W Working voltage [Vmp]: 16V Working current [Imp]: 6.25A Short circuit current [Isc]: 6.8A Open circuit voltage [Voc]: 19.2V Don't have the solar controller specs but have attached a photo of...