Hey all,
Im having some strange issue with my battery monitor, its a Xantrex Link 10 and the amp reading just started jumping back and fourth by a .5/.8 amp. When i first installed it it was fine but then after a while of connecting and re-connecting a few things it started this behavior. Basically the amp reading is always fluctuating by around .7 or .8 amps, for example if its reading around -1 then the monitor jumps from -1 up to -1.7 and then back to -1.1 then back up; the voltage reads accurate as does the ah reading and time remaining in batts reading. So far i have disconnected everything from the batt to try to find the issue, and the only time the amp reading stay s steady is when nothing besides the monitor is connected. The only thing i cud figure after all my trouble shooting was that perhaps the monitor is gone bad and the next step is to ship it back, but i wanted to check in to see if anyone had any suggestions otherwise??? Would the fact that the monitor holds steady when nothing is connected besides batt mean its fined? Cuz really thats the only thing keeping me from sending it back, thanks in advnace for any info, take care abody!!! Enjoy the ride
Im having some strange issue with my battery monitor, its a Xantrex Link 10 and the amp reading just started jumping back and fourth by a .5/.8 amp. When i first installed it it was fine but then after a while of connecting and re-connecting a few things it started this behavior. Basically the amp reading is always fluctuating by around .7 or .8 amps, for example if its reading around -1 then the monitor jumps from -1 up to -1.7 and then back to -1.1 then back up; the voltage reads accurate as does the ah reading and time remaining in batts reading. So far i have disconnected everything from the batt to try to find the issue, and the only time the amp reading stay s steady is when nothing besides the monitor is connected. The only thing i cud figure after all my trouble shooting was that perhaps the monitor is gone bad and the next step is to ship it back, but i wanted to check in to see if anyone had any suggestions otherwise??? Would the fact that the monitor holds steady when nothing is connected besides batt mean its fined? Cuz really thats the only thing keeping me from sending it back, thanks in advnace for any info, take care abody!!! Enjoy the ride
Tress, I don't know how old your van is, but it probably has at least ONE clock and possibly a security system and these draw enough to drain batteries over long period of shutdown