Lucas Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 Hi So I am parked without hook up in Spain and suddenly have lost all my power. 2 minutes before the new bulb I put in a few days ago started flickering. My Sargent battery display panel inside is telling me that the battery is charged at 12.7v when it is turned off. When I turn it on it drops to 8v and if I try and turn a light on it drops to 3v with no light! I have put the multimeter on the battery direct and it reads 13v. I have also checked to see if my solar regulator is some how allowing power to flow back to the solar panels but that is not the case. Does anyone have any suggestions or can help? Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sshortcircuit Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 Check all your battery connections are clean and tight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted November 13, 2018 Author Share Posted November 13, 2018 sshortcircuit - 2018-11-13 7:59 PM Check all your battery connections are clean and tight. Thanks for the reply, I will double check them in daylight. But everything was working fine and I haven’t moved, so surly it can’t be a loose terminal. There appears to be 12.7v to the internal control panel, it’s only after I turn it on and then turn any light circuits or the water pump on the the readings drop to 3v. I wonder if the control panel has a fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted November 13, 2018 Author Share Posted November 13, 2018 Update If I change the control panel to use the starter battery then the lights all work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sshortcircuit Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 A poor connection can show 12 volts which disappears when on load. hope you have good news tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted November 13, 2018 Author Share Posted November 13, 2018 sshortcircuit - 2018-11-13 8:34 PM A poor connection can show 12 volts which disappears when on load. hope you have good news tomorrow. Fingers crossed The good news is my wife likes the romantic candle light (lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJM Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 Take the replacement bulb out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 Sounds like a bad connection to me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted November 14, 2018 Author Share Posted November 14, 2018 Update; Problem solved!!! Turns out that a fuse had half melted in one of the connections. I have replaced the fuse and cleaned the connections and all is working. Fingers crossed that it won’t happen again tonight. Thank you all for your suggestions and replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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