[RC] OT - LQ electrical problem -- need answers - Karen Williams
I had living quarters put in
my horse trailer over the winter, installed by Sierra. It is powered
by dual batteries which are charged by a) truck; b) plug in cord; or c) solar
panel on roof. At the last ride I went to, I noticed the power indicator
kept dropping even though the days were bright and sunny. Everything
should have been fully charged. Eventually the batteries ran down almost
completely.
My nice neighbor offered me
her generator to get things going. We plugged the trailer into the
generator and nothing happened. The interior lights were still as dim as could
be, obviously still running off the low batteries. We kept it plugged
in for quite awhile, but the batteries still did not recharge.
Finally, we hooked a trickle
charger directly to the batteries, plugged it into the generator and got the
batteries charged up. So.... it appears that neither the solar panel nor
the 110 connection were working.
The shop I take it to has had
it for over a month now. First they told me the batteries weren't
holding a charge (they were if trickle charged); now they are telling me the
inverter might be bad. They are also telling me that all the lights and
water pump run off the batteries only .. that the plug-in cord is only supposed
to charge the batteries. I thought it was like a dual system -- battery
power and electric power. If you had no batteries and plugged in the
electric everything should work, right?
I'm soooooooooo confused at
this point and am pretty sure the trailer shop hasn't a clue.
So ... can someone give me a
short course on how LQ power sources work?
