Will a 100 watt solar panel be enough
Just looking for a way to keep the battery (single 12 volt) charged while going down the road and run the fridge and a few led lights when boondocking. I would like to get by with just a single 100 wa...
Forum Discussion
Darklock wrote:
I have decided that I want to install a DC-DC charger. So naturally I have a couple questions.
1.Can I use the truck chassis as my ground or am I better off running a wire to the Negative terminal on truck battery?
2.I am thinking of going with the 20amp charger. If I up it to the 40 amp do I need to take into consideration the alternator of truck? I don't know what it's specs are, my truck is just a generic 2017 F-150 XL, the basic 3.5 liter fleet model.
3.What do you mean by "install on the house side of the charge solenoid". I thought that the charger hooked up directly to the house battery.
1. yes you can
2. the 40 amp can be operated at 20 amps, so in your shoes I would go that route.
3. I prefer to have switches for everything under the sun. There would be no need to remove the isolation solenoid. The dc to DC should be installed close to the house battery bank.
