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Old 11-06-2023, 07:55 AM   #1
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Lithium battery is not charging.

First week out it didn't seem like it was charging on solar, now it's not charging on shore power either.
What do you think I should be looking for besides a loose wire somewhere?
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Old 11-06-2023, 09:35 AM   #2
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i'd be poking around with a volt meter. check the outputs of the power converter at the fuse panel battery terminals, the output of the solar controller... check the battery disable switch.
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Old 11-06-2023, 03:07 PM   #3
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First week out it didn't seem like it was charging on solar, now it's not charging on shore power either.
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Tell us what you are doing to determine that there is no charging. That might be a very helpful clue.
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Old 11-06-2023, 04:21 PM   #4
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i'd be poking around with a volt meter.
Yup, so many of these situations could be solved in minutes by doing that.

Sometimes I think that if I had to choose between carrying a volt meter and a spare tire I'd choose the volt meter. Despite a lot of trailer travels over a lot of years I've never had a flat but I've sure used my volt meter a lot.

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Old 11-06-2023, 08:44 PM   #5
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All it seemed that it was, the victron shunt takes forever to download the updated message to my phone.
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Old 11-06-2023, 10:06 PM   #6
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All it seemed that it was, the victron shunt takes forever to download the updated message to my phone.
make sure your victron shunt and any solar controllers or whatever, all have the latest firmware. the Victron Connect phone app should be able to upgrade them. the upgrade can take awhile, especially if your internet access is slow.
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