Solar Kit
Just received my kit. 2 100w panels with a 30a pwm controller. Hoping it will recharge my 2 GC2's. I am alone in the trailer and power use is min. Any thoughts?
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The DW surprised me today with the Renogy 100 watt suitcase solar kit with controller. She ordered it yesterday and I received it today. Valentine's Day, I feel guilty as I only have a card for her.
I set it up in my driveway and put in the perimeters and data into the controller. The controller immediately climbed to 5.2 amps at 14.2 volts at the panels and 14.1 volts and 5.2 amps for the batteries. Did a check with my clamp-on amp meter at the batteries and it showed 5.2 amps but only 13.4 volts. Why would the controller show 14.1 volts for the batteries and I get a reading of 13.4 volts when I check at the batteries? I suppose the important thing is the amps going into the batteries. Interesting to see the variations in amps and volts as it was a partly cloudy day.
Fits perfectly ,case and all, under the dinette seat. Only concern is the short 15 foot cable to the battery. I called Renogy and they don't make an extension yet for that model with the Anderson SB50 connectors. I found the connectors online at Battery Mart and the cable 10AWG 2 wire at Northern Arizona Wind and Sun.
64thunderbolt-wish I had the space for those 2 100 watt panels and the 30 amp controller, but this will do the trick for the near future.
I set it up in my driveway and put in the perimeters and data into the controller. The controller immediately climbed to 5.2 amps at 14.2 volts at the panels and 14.1 volts and 5.2 amps for the batteries. Did a check with my clamp-on amp meter at the batteries and it showed 5.2 amps but only 13.4 volts. Why would the controller show 14.1 volts for the batteries and I get a reading of 13.4 volts when I check at the batteries? I suppose the important thing is the amps going into the batteries. Interesting to see the variations in amps and volts as it was a partly cloudy day.
Fits perfectly ,case and all, under the dinette seat. Only concern is the short 15 foot cable to the battery. I called Renogy and they don't make an extension yet for that model with the Anderson SB50 connectors. I found the connectors online at Battery Mart and the cable 10AWG 2 wire at Northern Arizona Wind and Sun.
64thunderbolt-wish I had the space for those 2 100 watt panels and the 30 amp controller, but this will do the trick for the near future.
