Can you have solar and a battery charger at the same time?
I have a Noco Genius 10 amp charger hooked up to my stand alone AGM battery and I finally got solar hookups for my panels... Can they both be connected to the battery at the same time?
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Lwiddis wrote:
Yes, they can. However a properly sized solar system...for what you use and the battery capacity ...should not require any other charging method most days. One to one and a half solar watts per battery amp hour.
I get what you're saying, but it's illogical to me.
We have 700W of panels, but that doesn't stop us from charging too. When we have FHU, we plug into shore power. When it gets dark and we're running every light and appliance, we turn on the generator. The same with mornings when I'd like to make coffee and my wife is blowing her hair dry. Sure, I could overtax my inverter while the morning sun is slowly charging me up, or I could flip on the gen for a sec while we're gulping up some power.
But to answer the OP's question, yes you can. And despite Lwiddis's response, yes you should when you need to.
