Battery and Solar woes
Long read, so grab a coffee... Rockwood Mini-Lite 2306. We’ve had this generic 100W flexible solar panel which has served us well for several years now. I hate drilling holes in the roof of my RV to...
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3 tons wrote:
You didn’t mention the type (number of stages?) or brand of the onboard charger, but the 13.2v reading might have been during float (??)…If it’s a Progressive Dynamics, you can use their optional Charge Wizard dongle to kick the voltage up to Boost… Either way, in the real world (calc’s and other issues aside…) it’s difficult for me to see how a single 100w panel can up-charge two Trojans…Considering wiring losses and latitude, etc, at best I see the lone panel as more of a maintainer than a true charger - FWIW, old rule of thumb is 100w per 100a/h - from my own GC batt experience that would be the absolute very minimum - JMO
3 tons
The onboard charger/converter is a WF-8955PEC type.
This has definitely been a learning experience...my knowledge of solar charging is minimal, despite being a maintenance electrician for over 30 years.
I specialized in repairs of sterilizers, switchgear, ktichen equipment, fire alarm, etc....not in solar power.
Didn't realize that "upgrading" my batteries was going to have such an effect on things, or I would have stuck to the cheaper type that served us well for the past six years!
