First real trip out with solar panel
SoloPower SP1-85 85Watt flexible solar panel wired into MPPT Tracer 2210RN charge controller into an Interstate 80ah battery (came with the camper, do have plans for upgrade probably next season). Lin...
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Muddydogs wrote:
I'm feeling the same as you, I put 200 watts on my trailer roof with the plan to do 200 watts portable but I am finding that with normal use and running the heater a little at night I never drop below 12.1 volts on my meter with just 200 watts of solar. Even on cloudy days I am bringing in some power which keeps the battery's charged.
As for a meter I just picked up this meter and this switch from Amazon. I just wired the meter and switch into a 12 volt line running to a couple lights in the trailer, it might not be as dead on as if it was directly wired to the battery but its close enough.
I thought about doing a small cheap meter like that, but right now I am leaning towards the LCD Panel accessory that mates to my charge controller, it will show battery voltage plus solar charge current, which would be nice to know.
