Battery Problems !1

Phil10

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I have a Starlet 2 Autocruise with 2 x 110 Leisure batteries and a 100w solar panel. My problem is, with the control reading 13.9 in the evening when I put the oyster satellite dish up and watch the Avtex tv for about 30 to 45 mins it switches off and the dish retracts. The reading is then about 11. 9, which obviously the battery is drained. After a few minutes the battery reading goes back to around 12.9 and we still have use of lights etc. The next day after travelling all is back to normal, until we want to watch the tv. Can anyone please help with this. I am not at all electrically minded.
Thanks in advance Phil
 
molly 2 said:
Is it a 12 volt TV or a 240 running an inverta .can you try a low current 12 v TV , the low voltage reading suggests you are drawing to much current. (Amps)??
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Yes it is a 12volt Avtex Tv, and yes it does seem to be drawing to much current ???
 
Do you have your batteries connected the recommended way - negative to one battery and positive to the other? Just a thought.
 
bobj808 said:
Do you have your batteries connected the recommended way - negative to one battery and positive to the other? Just a thought.
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Watch i have seen folk do this incorrect and end up at 24v.
Truth is is only a small imbalance so dont panic,as others have said looks like dud batts,but do read up spec on shutdown voltage for the both units,you can buy buck up voltage ajuster units from about £5 which may help if tv etc shut down at say 12.5 but run up to 15/16v,my cello tv does this.
 

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Phil10 said:
I have a Starlet 2 Autocruise with 2 x 110 Leisure batteries and a 100w solar panel. My problem is, with the control reading 13.9 in the evening when I put the oyster satellite dish up and watch the Avtex tv for about 30 to 45 mins it switches off and the dish retracts. The reading is then about 11. 9, which obviously the battery is drained. After a few minutes the battery reading goes back to around 12.9 and we still have use of lights etc. The next day after travelling all is back to normal, until we want to watch the tv. Can anyone please help with this. I am not at all electrically minded.
Thanks in advance Phil
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How old are your batteries?
 
Phil10 said:
I have a Starlet 2 Autocruise with 2 x 110 Leisure batteries and a 100w solar panel. My problem is, with the control reading 13.9 in the evening when I put the oyster satellite dish up and watch the Avtex tv for about 30 to 45 mins it switches off and the dish retracts. The reading is then about 11. 9, which obviously the battery is drained. After a few minutes the battery reading goes back to around 12.9 and we still have use of lights etc. The next day after travelling all is back to normal, until we want to watch the tv. Can anyone please help with this. I am not at all electrically minded.
Thanks in advance Phil
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Are you using a 12v to 12v regulator?
 
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