Roof Top Solar connector part number needed
Hi, I am putting a pair of solar panels on my 2006 Arctic Fox 1150 truck camper. The camper is pre-wired for solar with 10 gauge wires. Protruding through the roof is a 2 prong connector that does not...
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Just to back that up with documented, authoritative facts: Exide(1), for all lead acid battery types, specifies not only a voltage limit but also a current limit for trickle charging ("charge maintenance during extended storage"). That limit is 0.4 the I20 rate. For an 80AH Group 24 dual purpose battery, which is quite common on small TTs, that limit would be 1.6A @ 13.5V. Trojan, a well respected maker of high quality deep cycle batteries, specifies a float voltage of 13.2 V for a "12 V" system.
Zamp doesn't publish IV information for their panels, but the specs(2) for a typical 50W panel (Renogy RNG-50P) show that it puts out peak power at 17.8V/2.84A. This is under ideal conditions but it would easily be able to exceed the battery limits even under typical conditions.
Claiming a 60W panel doesn't need a controller is simply irresponsible.
(1) Exide battery charging and storage guidelines
(2)
Zamp doesn't publish IV information for their panels, but the specs(2) for a typical 50W panel (Renogy RNG-50P) show that it puts out peak power at 17.8V/2.84A. This is under ideal conditions but it would easily be able to exceed the battery limits even under typical conditions.
Claiming a 60W panel doesn't need a controller is simply irresponsible.
(1) Exide battery charging and storage guidelines
(2)
