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SJ-Chris
Explorer II
Jan 27, 2021

Solar trickle charger for chassis battery......Good or bad?

Especially for winter storage, for my RV (and boat) I was thinking of getting a simple 20w solar trickle charger to keep the chassis battery topped off. I see simple ones like this for ~$25-$30: h...
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D_E_Bishop
Explorer
Jan 27, 2021
I installed a 200watt system from Windy Nation and the controller has an external out put which I have connected a 12vdc programmable timer. I programmed the timer to provide a half hour charge three times a week for topping off the charge to the coach battery. Works good for me.

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