I am fitting new battries to our van and have the old ones removed and all leads that were connected to the batteries are dangling free not touching any other lead including the solar panel
Do you have the 240 volts connected? Maybe the solar panel is still connected via the regulator.
-- Edited by Phil C on Monday 9th of March 2015 07:42:04 PM
Woody n Sue said
08:41 PM Mar 9, 2015
No no 240 power either
madaboutled said
09:40 PM Mar 9, 2015
The light says Charging so its getting power from somewhere, as Phil says, Maybe the solar panel is still connected. Or is the van still conected to the vehicle's wiring?
patrolst said
09:58 PM Mar 9, 2015
Cover the solar panels, You should always disconnect the solar panel wiring prior to removing or replacing the battery/batteries.
landy said
10:12 PM Mar 9, 2015
Have you disconected the batteries on your brake breakaway system.
Phil C said
10:58 AM Mar 10, 2015
I would agree to cover the solar panel or take a look at night. Disconnecting the battery won't disconect the solar regulator. Please don't short the battery leads together during daylight.
Interested to see what the outcome of this is.
Be safe
PeterD said
05:39 PM Mar 10, 2015
patrolst wrote:
Cover the solar panels, You should always disconnect the solar panel wiring prior to removing or replacing the battery/batteries.
When dealing with solar panel regulators the first thing you should do when you are disconnecting things is to disconnect the panels first. When restoring the system the last thing you connect is the panels.
Many of the regulators rely upon the batteries to be connected before connecting other circuits to the regulator. They do not operate properly if you don't.
Woody n Sue said
08:32 PM Mar 10, 2015
Ok so I goofed on the solar panel disconnect will need to learn lots more about them,
see I figured that disconnecting all wires from the battery would mean that every thing was disconnected seems I am wrong as i took the advice of Patrolst (Jim) to cover the solar panel and check, well no reading on the meter so it was the panel charging something or at least going through the display thinking that it was charging some thing,
So I have not yet found anywhere obvious to disconnect the panel or where the solar regulator is located for that matter unless it's in a black box on the rear of the panel which is pop riveted to the roof mount inconvenient to say the least .
Stop press just had another look found fuses to pull for the solar panel on the back of the display which is also the regulator by the looks of it
And as for a brake breakaway battery Landy, no luck there dont think there is one do I need one on a Victorian rego ?..
I could ask Vic roads I guess but what would they know they can't even make up there mind what licence I need to drive a fifth wheeler Mildura office say they don't care where it is hitched so long as the trailer is under 9 tonne but swan hill office says that if it is hitched above the chassis then I need a semi licence.
Not a problem for me I have B Double / road train licence but SWAMBO has only a car licence
landy said
09:46 PM Mar 10, 2015
Just brain storming Woody and Sue. I do not think we have a seperate battery for our break away system either I think ours is runing off the house batteries. I do believe though from what I have read that a lot of vans do have a dedicated power source. Glad you solved your problem anyway. Landy
PeterD said
11:04 PM Mar 10, 2015
Woody n Sue wrote:
And as for a brake breakaway battery Landy, no luck there dont think there is one do I need one on a Victorian rego ?.
All states have the same regs. The magic decider is the van weight. If the GTM is over 2,000 kg you need one. If it's under you don't need one. (Note, it's the GTM and not the ATM that counts.)
I am fitting new battries to our van and have the old ones removed and all leads that were connected to the batteries are dangling free not touching any other lead including the solar panel
how can this happen
Do you have the 240 volts connected? Maybe the solar panel is still connected via the regulator.
-- Edited by Phil C on Monday 9th of March 2015 07:42:04 PM
The light says Charging so its getting power from somewhere, as Phil says, Maybe the solar panel is still connected. Or is the van still conected to the vehicle's wiring?
Cover the solar panels, You should always disconnect the solar panel wiring prior to removing or replacing the battery/batteries.
Interested to see what the outcome of this is.
Be safe
When dealing with solar panel regulators the first thing you should do when you are disconnecting things is to disconnect the panels first. When restoring the system the last thing you connect is the panels.
Many of the regulators rely upon the batteries to be connected before connecting other circuits to the regulator. They do not operate properly if you don't.
see I figured that disconnecting all wires from the battery would mean that every thing was disconnected seems I am wrong as i took the advice of Patrolst (Jim) to cover the solar panel and check, well no reading on the meter so it was the panel charging something or at least going through the display thinking that it was charging some thing,
So I have not yet found anywhere obvious to disconnect the panel or where the solar regulator is located for that matter unless it's in a black box on the rear of the panel which is pop riveted to the roof mount inconvenient to say the least .
Stop press just had another look found fuses to pull for the solar panel on the back of the display which is also the regulator by the looks of it
And as for a brake breakaway battery Landy, no luck there dont think there is one do I need one on a Victorian rego ?..
I could ask Vic roads I guess but what would they know they can't even make up there mind what licence I need to drive a fifth wheeler Mildura office say they don't care where it is hitched so long as the trailer is under 9 tonne but swan hill office says that if it is hitched above the chassis then I need a semi licence.
Not a problem for me I have B Double / road train licence but SWAMBO has only a car licence
I do believe though from what I have read that a lot of vans do have a dedicated power source. Glad you solved your problem anyway.
Landy
All states have the same regs. The magic decider is the van weight. If the GTM is over 2,000 kg you need one. If it's under you don't need one. (Note, it's the GTM and not the ATM that counts.)