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rainmanrv
Explorer
Apr 05, 2014

disconnect solar panel when running portable generator

Hello RVers I am new on this forum and have my first question? When I am dry camping I hookup my 100watt solar panel which is run threw my xantrex charge controller then direct to my batteries. My que...
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mlts22
Explorer II
Apr 06, 2014
The CC, the battery charger, and the circuitry slurping juice from the jars are all separate entities. I disconnect the batteries when not in use... but other than that, I don't see why one needs to disconnect.

Perhaps if one is not using batteries, it might be wise to disconnect since there is no "buffer" between the charging systems and the items using power... but other than that, everything is separate for the most part.

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