Thread: Traxide setup for solar panel

Hi Mjak42, there is something wrong with that setup.

At 14.49v, your Traxide isolator should have turned on and both batteries should be charging.

Can you start your motor to check that your Traxide isolator isolator is working.

Make sure the auxiliary battery has the same voltage as the cranking battery while the motor is running.

To do this, with the motor running, measure the voltage at the auxiliary battery terminals, and the measure the voltage at the stud in the middle of the fuse panel and an earth point, not the auxiliary battery's negative ( - ) terminal.

Originally Posted by drivesafe

Hi Mjak42, there is something wrong with that setup.

At 14.49v, your Traxide isolator should have turned on and both batteries should be charging.

Can you start your motor to check that your Traxide isolator isolator is working.

Make sure the auxiliary battery has the same voltage as the cranking battery while the motor is running.

To do this, with the motor running, measure the voltage at the auxiliary battery terminals, and the measure the voltage at the stud in the middle of the fuse panel and an earth point, not the auxiliary battery's negative ( - ) terminal.

Hi Tim,
Checked both batteries before starting, start 11.9v aux 14.9 after starting car, start 14.4 aux 13.7 checked with multimeter, which is pretty close to my battery monitor (photo) I also have 4.4 amps coming in from solar
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OK now check the voltage on both studs on the circuit breaker.

They should be the same voltage.

Originally Posted by drivesafe

OK now check the voltage on both studs on the circuit breaker.

They should be the same voltage.

Is that in the back of the car, wife’s off babysitting our granddaughter will check this arvo after work, Thanks Tim

Originally Posted by Mjak42

Is that in the back of the car, wife’s off babysitting our granddaughter will check this arvo after work, Thanks Tim

Yep, in the small black box, on the cable running from the Traxide isolator to the Auxiliary Battery.

Originally Posted by drivesafe

Yep, in the small black box, on the cable running from the Traxide isolator to the Auxiliary Battery.

Hi Tim, appears fuse has blown, I’ll change it over tomorrow been 35 plus degrees here today, 19 tomorrow, I can’t get to the fuse box easily, so I’ll take it all apart tomorrow and put that box where I can get to it easily, cheers Mike

It’s the 80 amp midi fuse