How to wire an inverter?
With my new AGM batteries on the way, I'm looking into getting an inverter or a charger/inverter. Ultimately I'd like to be able to run the microwave every now and then from the inverter/battery. I'm ...
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in your wiring diagram, you show a blue sea charge relay, and a solar panel on the camper.
the blue sky auto charge relay will latch once it sees 13.6v on either side of the relay for more than 10 seconds.
here is what will happen. once the sun comes out your 90w solar system will start to charge the coach batteries, once voltage hits 13.6 the blue sea relay will latch and you will end up charging both the truck and coach batteries.
no need to charge your truck batteries every day while camping. Plus the truck batteries are probably different than the coach batteries and have different charge requirements (but with 90w solar, plus more than 1 coach batteries, than add the truck batteries in, I don't think this will be an issue as you probably don't have enough current to over charge anything).
your solar system might put out 5 amp? I figure you might have around 1 amp ghost current all the time (CO/Propane detector) so 4 amp for charging.
Over 2 batteries that is 2a each
over 4 (if your truck has 2 batteries) that is 1 amp each. at 1 amps your basically just a trickle charger.
I have 300w solar. I have just been disconnecting the wire between truck and camper when I get where I am going. My plan (once I get around to it) is to put a switch in camper (with light on it) that I turn on to connect truck charging cercuit with camper. The light should remind me its on once I get to camping location.
the blue sky auto charge relay will latch once it sees 13.6v on either side of the relay for more than 10 seconds.
here is what will happen. once the sun comes out your 90w solar system will start to charge the coach batteries, once voltage hits 13.6 the blue sea relay will latch and you will end up charging both the truck and coach batteries.
no need to charge your truck batteries every day while camping. Plus the truck batteries are probably different than the coach batteries and have different charge requirements (but with 90w solar, plus more than 1 coach batteries, than add the truck batteries in, I don't think this will be an issue as you probably don't have enough current to over charge anything).
your solar system might put out 5 amp? I figure you might have around 1 amp ghost current all the time (CO/Propane detector) so 4 amp for charging.
Over 2 batteries that is 2a each
over 4 (if your truck has 2 batteries) that is 1 amp each. at 1 amps your basically just a trickle charger.
I have 300w solar. I have just been disconnecting the wire between truck and camper when I get where I am going. My plan (once I get around to it) is to put a switch in camper (with light on it) that I turn on to connect truck charging cercuit with camper. The light should remind me its on once I get to camping location.
