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flashing battery symbol

Beitrag von pjstock » 03.07.2025 13:14

though I do have a question of course...

this morning the battery symbol on the display is flashing.
which normally indicates a Too Low Battery Charge (which the manual seems to suggest is under 10.5v)

but the house battery charge is looking pretty good I thought - 12.3v

or. is that too low?

we'll be driving today somit will charge
and we plan to replace the batteries with LiFePos
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Re: flashing battery symbol

Beitrag von pjstock » 03.07.2025 14:28

although strange, after I briefly started the engine this morning, and then turned it off, the display indicator dropped quickly to 10.7v > 10.5v > 10.2v.....

before climbing again to 11.x and 12.3v

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Re: flashing battery symbol

Beitrag von pi-high » 04.07.2025 21:52

Hi,

Good luck on your trip. Unless I am mistaken, that panel you are showing only shows the state of the house batteries. Even with my 12 year old AGM batteries, my reading is usually around 13.7 volts when driving or parked in the sun with 200 watts solar. Unless you are ready for installing a DC to DC connection, I have read that you might risk an alternator meltdown with a new Life Po system. Or maybe not. We are soon heading the opposite direction from Victoria to Ontario. My backup plan for a battery failure is to drop in a couple of group 31 AGMs from Canadian Tire. Heck, in another 12 years I will be over 90, so that should last me. Cheers ... Harvey

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Re: flashing battery symbol

Beitrag von pjstock » 04.07.2025 22:03

it's weird.
last night the compressor in the fridge was making a terrible racket - it sounded like a cat was dying in there.
at that time (2am) the display ready 12.2v
thinking it might be a depleted battery (and damaging the compressor system) I turned the fridge off.

this morning we drove only a short distance - maybe 4kms -
and I turned the fridge ON before parking and going for a day trip

at that time it read 12.8v
when we returned it read 11.8v but the fridge was still running and was not squealing.

we then drove a short distance home and parked

the display currently shows 12.4v, the fridge is running correctly and quietly..

we'll see what it does overnight.

but Yes I plan to install a DC DC charger to allow me to charge to LiGePos off the alternstor

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