Charging the battery
I'll put this in beginning RV because I think these are beginner's questions and I'm relatively new at this compared to some of you. If it's the wrong forum, mods please move it. My system is two 1...
Forum Discussion
smkettner wrote:
Solar should be direct on the battery, no switch. As long as there is some sun the battery should easily stay charged with 200 watts.
Yes you may run the generator and air conditioner while rolling.
tv is easy with 150 to 300 watt inverter and your existing battery pair. Microwave really needs 2000 watts sine wave mounted close to four+ batteries to drive it.
If the generator is used to charge the battery verify the converter is putting 14.2+ volts on the battery. Many just trickle charge at 13.6 volts.
The 12 Volt Side of life
Thank you. If the solar goes right to the battery, that might explain why my batteries seem to stay fully charged after they've been sitting. And thanks for the link.
