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Traveler7
Explorer
Apr 07, 2018

Advice on controlling Alternator to House battery charging?

Thanks in advance for your help! I have a 60 amp alternator in my 1977 Dodge Camper Van and i want to use it to supplement a Solar setup- 160 watt panel flat mounted on roof with a 10 amp PWM solar...
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Lwiddis
Nomad
Apr 08, 2018
Why don’t you add a panel and upgrade the controller? No supplement will be needed most days. You are already over the general guideline of one solar watt for each battery AH.

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