Do solar panels burn thru batteries?
Hi, I"m so new to this that I bought my camper but haven't even picked it up yet! But I'm excited and glad to find this forum, lots of important info here. My camper has a solar panel to keep the b...
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Just for grins I went out to the TC at sunup a couple of days ago to watch how my Zamp controller handled the 2 AGM Group 27 batteries I have under the seat in my Northstar Igloo.
At sunup the voltage climbed to 14.8 as the solar panel got full sun. In short order it tailed off to a steady 13.8 maintenance charge for the AGM's. Temperature was about 8 degrees. The Zamp is not temperature compensated but I was pleased with the performance I saw.
A good controller would seem to be critical to a functioning solar install.
At sunup the voltage climbed to 14.8 as the solar panel got full sun. In short order it tailed off to a steady 13.8 maintenance charge for the AGM's. Temperature was about 8 degrees. The Zamp is not temperature compensated but I was pleased with the performance I saw.
A good controller would seem to be critical to a functioning solar install.
