Calling on Solar Techies
I have been thinking of going solar for some time and decided to pull the plug. My wants are a 400 to 500 watt system. I have four 12 volt batteries with 340ah. I am not planning on changing b...
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time2roll wrote:
No way am I taking a hydrometer camping. That is over the cliff for me.
Right, you do that at home.
--Yes, get the controller as close as possible. You don't need to see the display. Just have a voltmeter gizmo you stick in a 12v socket (some have USB slots too) and keep an eye on voltage once in a while. Actually, a real monitor is possibly more info than you really need--IMO wait on that and see if you want one after trying it with just the voltmeter display.
This is just one typical one:
https://www.amazon.com/Palumma-Charger-Adapter-Display-Battery/dp/B0773BYS6P/ref=sr_1_7_sspa?crid=2PGI108256ZPI&dchild=1&keywords=12v+voltmeter+cigarette+lighter&qid=1611620566&sprefix=12v+voltmeter%2Caps%2C485&sr=8-7-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExSTdROUxSTTNRUkgwJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMTI5MjEzMk5JTEtKRVdPUElGNiZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMjQ5MjUwMzgzVVlPM1hVNDJQSiZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX210ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=
