This device taps into the camper’s electronics and checks all of the vital battery characteristics including voltage level, current draw, charging, etc. And all of this needed to be in a system that was easy to use and understand.Īfter considerable research, I chose the TriMetric TM-2030-RV system. I also wanted to be able to accurately gauge the battery percentage of charge, and see the total solar input current and amp hours. Specifically, I wanted to know what our energy use was during the day in amps and watts. As a FYI, the warranty is only one year, and they were just over one year old.īefore buying new batteries or adding additional solar panels, I wanted to improve my ability to monitor the status and charge of my house batteries. It was attributed to too much boondocking and repeated charging cycles. ![]() I took the batteries to Interstate for a load test and they confirmed that the batteries needed to be replaced. With an early morning voltage reading either in the high 11s or low 12-volts, our confidence in the system also dropped. However, once the sun went down, so did the voltage during the night. I started to notice that our two one-year old Group 27 Interstate batteries were not performing as they had when newly installed.ĭuring the day our 100-amp solar panel would energize the batteries to 12.8-volts. Click here for information about the 2020 Mod Contest, including how to enter.Ībove: The above video shows how and where the TriMetric TM-2030 was installed At the end of the month we’ll hold a reader vote to determine May’s winner. One Medium Mod will be published in every Email Alert in May. ![]() Welcome to the fourth entry in May’s Medium Mod Contest.
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