Seems normal but what I didn't hear you describe was the battery reaching full charge. The genasun controller will go solid green when it is full. You should also look for volts to reach 14.2v and after 2 hours it should go solid green.
If it doesn't reach full charge it may just be that there isn't enough sun but if it simply can't then there may be trouble with your batteries. Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Aug 29, 2016 3:22 PM, "Edd Schillay via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Listers, > > I installed a new 40W panel on the Enterprise last week connected through > a Gensun charge controller (as recommended by the list.) > > When I got on board this weekend on a very sunny day, I found the > batteries at 13.3 volts. Towards the end of the day, with the sun still > out, they dropped to 12.8. I don’t know if it was due to less sun or the > controller kicking in. > > Since I don’t have Fred’s knowledge (also known as Street-Smarts), does > this all sound to be normal? Will I see charging days of over 13 volts? > Concerned about the battery status, I checked the batteries and the water > level in all of them were just fine. > > Do I have any reason to worry or is this what solar power was meant to be > and I’ve just been missing out for all this time? I have to say — if it’s > normal, I’m loving it. > > > All the best, > > Edd > > > Edd M. Schillay > Starship Enterprise > C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B > City Island, NY > Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log <http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/> > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All > Contributions are greatly appreciated! > >
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