SlubberBub
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Hi, I'm new here. Just about finished building my first camper van and I suddenly ran into a big issue with the battery(?). My battery has been charging on solar for weeks, and the battery voltage reached full charge ~14.4v. I can run lights and fans using the battery, but the voltage drops with any small load. Even a small LED light and fan tank the voltage to like 10v. When I try to use my inverter, it starts beeping loudly and won't work, and I think this is because the system voltage drops too low for it to operate.
I turned the solar off and tried to charge with the NOCO GENPRO10X1: with no load on battery, the NOCO says the battery is full. With a small load on the battery, the NOCO power light and Lithium charge light alternate flashing. It seems to charge a little, but made no difference to the voltage drop issue.
Connections are tight, and the battery monitor is connected directly to the battery and gives the same voltage readings. Is my battery trash or is there some other option?
This is my system.
Panels: Newpowa 160(Watt) Solar Panel Monocrystalline
Controller: Victron Energy SmartSolar MPPT 100V 30 amp 12/24-Volt Solar Charge Controller (Bluetooth)
Battery: Ampere Time LiFePO4 Deep Cycle Battery 12V 100Ah with Built-in BMS
Battery Monitor: Victron Energy Smart Battery Sense
Shore Charger: NOCO Genius GENPRO10X1 10-Amp Fully-Automatic 12V Onboard Battery Charger
Inverter: Renogy 1000W 12V Pure Sine Wave Inverter
I appreciate the help!
I turned the solar off and tried to charge with the NOCO GENPRO10X1: with no load on battery, the NOCO says the battery is full. With a small load on the battery, the NOCO power light and Lithium charge light alternate flashing. It seems to charge a little, but made no difference to the voltage drop issue.
Connections are tight, and the battery monitor is connected directly to the battery and gives the same voltage readings. Is my battery trash or is there some other option?
This is my system.
Panels: Newpowa 160(Watt) Solar Panel Monocrystalline
Controller: Victron Energy SmartSolar MPPT 100V 30 amp 12/24-Volt Solar Charge Controller (Bluetooth)
Battery: Ampere Time LiFePO4 Deep Cycle Battery 12V 100Ah with Built-in BMS
Battery Monitor: Victron Energy Smart Battery Sense
Shore Charger: NOCO Genius GENPRO10X1 10-Amp Fully-Automatic 12V Onboard Battery Charger
Inverter: Renogy 1000W 12V Pure Sine Wave Inverter
I appreciate the help!