Another Solar Setup
Many thanks to all you folks who helped me work out the details of my solar installation. And for the many examples of your craftsmanship. This link to some pictures may work: Picassa Album "Solar...
Forum Discussion
BFL13 wrote:
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controller to converter/DC panel wires where the converter is under the fridge, and then miles of wire to the batteries somewhere. Not ideal!
If the converter is a deck mount near the battery bank then it is good to share the wires with it or with anything else there like an inverter. You can have a positive "buss" to collect all the wires from solar , converter, inverter, and use the Trimetric shunt as the negative buss.
Just to clarify, that PD9260 is not used as a converter, only as a charger. The original WFCO is still in place and used as the converter when plugged in to 110V. The batteries are then switched away from that loads circuit, and either the solar or PD9260 is used to charge them via the charge circuit which is 6ga from the Rogue, to the PD9260, to the batteries with <2% voltage drop IIRC.
But I'm not sure if I'll ever use the PD9260 again, as the Solar Panels/Rogue are doing so well. Maybe after a draw down in winter with cloudy weather, and the next stop has 110V. Anyway, I had it from the old trailer, so popped it in. :)
