What about solar panels?
I am thinking of getting a solar panel to trickle charge the 12V batteries of our TT. I would connect it when we're stopped and set up and disconeccted from the tow vehicle. What's a good one to get?
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eichacsj wrote:Do you have the charge controller attached to the module or is it next to the batteries? Do you connect the wires to the batteries with alligator clamps?
I agree westend, thanks for asking. My condition is we 95% of the time are camping in the woods and we camp most of the time in the winter. So we are always in the trees so shade becomes the issue and that is why I have to continually go move it. I have a 40' 10 gauge extension wire to get it into the sun somewhere. I don't want to mount it as we like to snuggle up into the trees so the panel would be under shade.
So with my conditions it is just to much a pain to use it, I have only tried it twice. Now the solar sits in storage.
In AZ, in Winter, with a single module tilted toward the South (not moved) your harvest would probably be around 30-40 AH/day. That may not be enough to make any significant difference because you're using a lot of power. It will offer good storage battery care, though.
Because solar charging is dependent on many variables (amount of sun/shade, orientation for insolation, battery configuration, amount of power used, low DC voltage and amperage levels), the whole has to be configured correctly and connectivity issues need to be avoided.
