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Rbertalotto
Jul 01, 2013Explorer
I'll ask this question here since we are on a solar roll.
My truck has a simple wire to the camper battery from the main battery with a heavy duty relay so the camper is only seeing power from the truck when the truck is running.
If I mount solar panels to the roof and tie them into the camper battery, the truck battery and alternator will be seeing "back feed" from the solar panels while driving down the road with the panels on the roof of the camper.
Is this a bad thing?
Iss there an easy way to resolve this issue if its a problem?
My truck has a simple wire to the camper battery from the main battery with a heavy duty relay so the camper is only seeing power from the truck when the truck is running.
If I mount solar panels to the roof and tie them into the camper battery, the truck battery and alternator will be seeing "back feed" from the solar panels while driving down the road with the panels on the roof of the camper.
Is this a bad thing?
Iss there an easy way to resolve this issue if its a problem?
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