Solar panels & battery cutoff switch
I was told that switching my Battery cut off switch to off during storage,that my 120 watt solar panel would continue to charge my batteries.I tried this and left it off for two weeks only to find tha...
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All depends on how it was wired up, as someone else mentioned the solar/charger is likely wired through the cut-off switch rather than direct to the batteries. It's a fairly easy job to either modify how it is wired or just put your own cut-off switch inline.
I went with a multi position switch so I can leave it set to
- solar only (for storage solar charging is connected to the batteries but 12v power is disconnected from the trailer)
- 12v power only (if I ever need to disconnect solar charging but maintain 12v power in the trailer)
- both solar and 12v power connected, this is where we leave it when we camp
I went with a multi position switch so I can leave it set to
- solar only (for storage solar charging is connected to the batteries but 12v power is disconnected from the trailer)
- 12v power only (if I ever need to disconnect solar charging but maintain 12v power in the trailer)
- both solar and 12v power connected, this is where we leave it when we camp
