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Hi, I am having issues charging my lithium batteries from my renogy 30ah dcdc. My batteries are down to 11.2v. when I run my ute and the power comes on, the amps drop from 20 to 9.82 Is this normal?

I could be completely wrong with my assumptions, this is my understanding from watching a few detailed videos and briefly scrolling through the manual

Sorry, I think that the top screen is for the other deep cycle battery I have under my bonnet. The bottom monitor is for my lithium batteries which are charged off the dcdc. To my understanding the 5.06 is battery time remaining at that level of discharge. And the 294w is output, but I don't...

Hi thanks for your reply, sorry for my ignorance, I was assuming that the 294w on the monitor was out going, plus the drop to 5hrs of running time available, suggested that I was using a lot of power when I should only have been charging the batteries with no draw as I have nothing attached...

Mmm sorry for my lack of knowledge on this new ute and dcdc system. Maybe that large wattage is actually going into the batteries?

Hi guys, I have been trying to work out why my lithium batteries have been really slow to charge using a renogy 30ah dcdc system. On checking my battery monitor today, I think I am correct in assuming a have a very large draw while the car is running, though I have nothing connected to any of my...

The lithium batteries are 260ah in Total. I am pretty remote at the moment in Australia being 4.5 hours return from the closet auto store. But will look at all my options for PV and 240v chargers during the silly season sales. Thanks for your advice Rocketman

Thanks again for your reply. I took the side panel of the dcdc and there actually isn't a cable attached to the PV connection

Apparently the guy who owed the ute previously, just connected a panel directly to the batteries

I will see if I can trace the wires back. I believe you can remove the side panels of the renogy to see where the wires run to, but the whole system is built into a protective box and I can't trace the cables in behind the dcdc. Would I be able to check which cables connected to the dc-dc are...

Thankyou for you reply. If the Anderson plug in question is for ground mounted solar, would I be correct in assuming that, if within the correct wattage, that panel would not require it's own SCC?

Advice with adding solar panels and 240v to charge lithium batteries on renogy dc-dc system DIY Solar General Discussion Thread startercaz Start dateToday at 9:20 AM Unwatch ••• C caz New Member Today at 9:20 AM Add bookmark #1 Hi guys, I have just recently purchased a ute with a...

Hi guys, I have just recently purchased a ute with a dc-dc system. Unfortunately the owner could not give me much information on the set up. I am trying to work out alternative ways to charge my batteries while not driving or only driving short distances as I do not have solar yet. I'm running...