Leisure batter change. (1 Viewer)

[Chocy boy]

HI, I have to change two leisure batteries Do I have to disable the solar unit first or just change the batteries.
Thanks in advance
John

 

[daveandsan]

Disable solar unit John.

 

[JockandRita]

As Dave advises John.

I just pull the fuse for the solar controller first.

Cheers,

Jock.

 

[Chocy boy]

Trouble is Dave the wires are solderd and I never solders before.

 

[Chocy boy]

Never thought of that Jock.
cheers

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[daveandsan]

As Jock said John there should be a fuse to pull if it’s been installed properly.

 

[Stealaway]

Remove the solar panel wires from the controller first. Cover the panel with a mat or isolate it.
Connect new batteries to controller and reconnect solar panels to controller last.

 

[JockandRita]

Trouble is Dave the wires are solderd and I never solders before.

As Jock said John there should be a fuse to pull if it’s been installed properly.

If no fuse John, and you are not keen on removing the wires, you can cover the panels completely, making sure there is no charge at all coming down to the controller, then change the batteries.

Cheers,

Jock.

 

[Jev88]

Might be worth covering panel and snipping I to the positive wire somewhere convenient and adding a fuse for future.

 

[Kannon Fodda]

Change battery at night to avoid covering oanels. You might need a torch

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[BobJayne]

Change battery at night to avoid covering oanels. You might need a torch

Ha ha!

 

[Chocy boy]

Remove the solar panel wires from the controller first. Cover the panel with a mat or isolate it.
Connect new batteries to controller and reconnect solar panels to controller last.

Thats my concern I don't want to mess about the the solder.

 

[Chocy boy]

Might be worth covering panel and snipping I to the positive wire somewhere convenient and adding a fuse for future.

Sniping don't like the sound of that.

 

[Chocy boy]

There should be a fuse as its been on the van since new.
Will hopefully remove fuse and cover solar panels.
Will check out tomorrow. Thanks all.

 

[Stealaway]

Thats my concern I don't want to mess about the the solder.

The solar panel wires should be simply screwed into the solar controller as are the battery wire's

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[Chocy boy]

The solar panel wires should be simply screwed into the solar controller as are the battery wire's

They look solderd to me.

 

[Swifter]

Or just go to wales and change the batteries . No chance of any solar there

 

[Stealaway]

They look solderd to me.

I've never seen a soldered version.

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[Orion]

They look solderd to me.

Could be crimped ferrules on the wires so look like a soldered end

 

[Nanniemate]

Going on when I had problems there should be fuss near the battery

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[Chocy boy]

HI, I have to change two leisure batteries Do I have to disable the solar unit first or just change the batteries.
Thanks in advance
John

Thanks all for the information. Couldn't find a fuse, so covered solar panels. All seems OK fingers crossed..
So hopefully I will see the ones going to Peterborugh on Thursday.

 

[JockandRita]

Thanks all for the information. Couldn't find a fuse, so covered solar panels. All seems OK fingers crossed..
So hopefully I will see the ones going to Peterborugh on Thursday.

Glad to see that you are on to it John.

If no fuse protecting the batteries from excessive solar charge damage, it needs sorting out John.

Cheers,

Jock.

 

[Chocy boy]

Not sure were fuse is Jock. Couldn't find one on the main fuse board. There are two by the batteries I pulled those but controller was still flashing.

 

[JockandRita]

Not sure were fuse is Jock. Couldn't find one on the main fuse board. There are two by the batteries I pulled those but controller was still flashing.

When installed John, they are usually close to the controller, if not already integrated within the controller itself.

Cheers,

Jock.