Help with Basic Solar Set Up
After years of storing the TT at home we are thinking of moving to a smaller home and putting the TT in a storage lot. One of the luxuries of parking at home is being able to stay plugged in year rou...
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BurbMan wrote:
Really just looking for something to keep the batteries charged while the TT is in storage and maybe offset some light use during boondocking.
140W kit will do just fine. Or 120W. For storage-only, you don't need more than 40W.
BurbMan wrote:
When I roll out of bed and fire up the Honda, the PD4655 will start putting out 14.4v to the batteries. Does the solar controller stay online so its amperage will contribute to charge the batteries faster?
I'm guessing here since don't use a generator - I think with generator the solar will keep on contributing, but those few solar amps won't matter.
EDIT - PS:
Perhaps it was confusing when I said earlier that you can do equalization when on shore power, and then said that converter won't do this. Yes, it won't. To equalize while on shore power, you need a proper 120V charger with manual equalization function. But 140W panel should be capable to do equalization on a sunny day and with full batteries - they MUST be full before doing equalization.
