Borderpatrol
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Just a couple questions.
2021 Ford Ranger, new Teardrop camper. went lithium 100ah Discover Battery, Renogy 50amp DC/DC charger ( switched to blue for Lithium) with solar input. (2X100w panels not installed yet, next project)
ran a separate line in truck, fused to Anderson plug at back for the REnogy DC/DC charger. proper size wires 6g used 60 amp fuse at battery.
? I defeated the power from the 7 pin and am using it as my ignition sensor for the Renogy as the truck has a smart alt.? this is one of my questions, it made sense to do this as the 12v power in the 7 pin is alive when he truck is on. i could have ran a wire up front on the truck to the fuse box but thought it would accomplish the same thing and already have the power point available where I need it on the camper? any concerns with this? break away brakes possibly? would they not receive the power from the new installed camper battery?
i have a separate Victron lithium charger in the battery box that i can plug into shore power when available to properly charge the battery.
So i hooked everything up and it all seems to work (without connecting to the truck) i charged the battery with the Victron. all power works to the trailer. good so far..
? i then connected the 7 pin and the Anderson plug to my running truck. when i checked the Discover Battery BMS Bluetooth it said status of batter was Overcharged or over current. cant remember. when i checked the volts it showed 14.8 coming in from the Alt. is this normal? should the Renogy DC/DC allow this? (Renogy Alternator lite came on solid red which is good it think) my thoughts are alternator is sending the power back to a full battery, maybe its normal for it to say its over current? if your driving all day the battery will get full, right? i did not leave it like this long, maybe only a minute or so, maybe the Renogy needed more time to adjust? am i concerned for nothing here? battery status showed idle when i unplugged.
i can manually shut off my Anderson but would like it if the system was plug an play with no input or manually monitoring the battery state while driving.
? also note, i will pull my fuse in the camper for the charger on the converter as it will not be needed. is this necessary, i thought when i connect to 30 amp campground power to use my A/C (may happen occasionally ) i don't want the camper converter system using its charger on the lithium battery?
2021 Ford Ranger, new Teardrop camper. went lithium 100ah Discover Battery, Renogy 50amp DC/DC charger ( switched to blue for Lithium) with solar input. (2X100w panels not installed yet, next project)
ran a separate line in truck, fused to Anderson plug at back for the REnogy DC/DC charger. proper size wires 6g used 60 amp fuse at battery.
? I defeated the power from the 7 pin and am using it as my ignition sensor for the Renogy as the truck has a smart alt.? this is one of my questions, it made sense to do this as the 12v power in the 7 pin is alive when he truck is on. i could have ran a wire up front on the truck to the fuse box but thought it would accomplish the same thing and already have the power point available where I need it on the camper? any concerns with this? break away brakes possibly? would they not receive the power from the new installed camper battery?
i have a separate Victron lithium charger in the battery box that i can plug into shore power when available to properly charge the battery.
So i hooked everything up and it all seems to work (without connecting to the truck) i charged the battery with the Victron. all power works to the trailer. good so far..
? i then connected the 7 pin and the Anderson plug to my running truck. when i checked the Discover Battery BMS Bluetooth it said status of batter was Overcharged or over current. cant remember. when i checked the volts it showed 14.8 coming in from the Alt. is this normal? should the Renogy DC/DC allow this? (Renogy Alternator lite came on solid red which is good it think) my thoughts are alternator is sending the power back to a full battery, maybe its normal for it to say its over current? if your driving all day the battery will get full, right? i did not leave it like this long, maybe only a minute or so, maybe the Renogy needed more time to adjust? am i concerned for nothing here? battery status showed idle when i unplugged.
i can manually shut off my Anderson but would like it if the system was plug an play with no input or manually monitoring the battery state while driving.
? also note, i will pull my fuse in the camper for the charger on the converter as it will not be needed. is this necessary, i thought when i connect to 30 amp campground power to use my A/C (may happen occasionally ) i don't want the camper converter system using its charger on the lithium battery?
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