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Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 12-18-2023, 11:43 AM
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Posted By alanmalk
Can't argue with any of that. Batteries are...

Can't argue with any of that. Batteries are fickle, and that includes Lithiums. There are dozens of way to kill a lead/acid battery and we are just beginning to explore the ways to kill Lithiums. ...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 12-17-2023, 10:55 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,523
Posted By alanmalk
Based on personal experience(s) I would argue...

Based on personal experience(s) I would argue that the doom & gloom of drawing down batteries as described above is a little over stated.

In one sense every small discharge will do some damage,...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 12-01-2023, 03:02 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,523
Posted By alanmalk
I used a set of 12 Volt AGMs in parallel in the...

I used a set of 12 Volt AGMs in parallel in the trailer for roughly 7 years, and still running fairly well when I succumbed to the call of Lithium. Stock ETI solar and converter, set to no...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 12-01-2023, 10:37 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,523
Posted By alanmalk
If you have the opportunity, try this simple test...

If you have the opportunity, try this simple test for starters.

Charge the batteries however you like, then disconnect the batteries from the trailer, then measure the voltage now, and measure it...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 11-30-2023, 06:41 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,523
Posted By alanmalk
As a starting point: Are your batteries 6V each,...

As a starting point: Are your batteries 6V each, or a pair of 12V?
And do you have, or can borrow, a multi-meter?
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 11-30-2023, 04:01 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,523
Posted By alanmalk
Don't start tossing $$$ quite yet. LED lights...

Don't start tossing $$$ quite yet. LED lights are sensitive to moisture. If any moisture has condensed in the lamp, especially near the switch, they can glow enough to be annoying at night. I'm...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 11-29-2023, 05:25 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,523
Posted By alanmalk
If - you are comfortable with a multi-meter, and,...

If - you are comfortable with a multi-meter, and, if you have plenty of time, and if you are willing to post many times to this forum, we (the collective knowledge) may be able to pinpoint the real...
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