help newbie with charging house/solar battery
hi, trying to learn about keeping my house/solar battery in good condition. My parts. -3 renolgy 100w eclipse panels, -renolgy 40amp commander controller, lifeline 255ah batt , renolgy MT50 digita...
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What do you have? A truck only with a house battery and no camper. Or a MH with a Ford chassis? It wasn't clear to me how the solar panels were connected to just a truck.
40F is helpful and a small charger should be OK but leave it on for days if not all winter. I leave one on a car for the summer while we're traveling.
Oops Lifeline - My posted number of 14.8V should be about 14.4V. Check the Lifeline specs for your model as the AGM charging requirements are different than flooded batteries.
For charging a discharged battery the charger size is dependent upon how much time you have. I have 80A for 440A Lifelines and they can accept much higher. Rarely do I see 80A. A 15-20A charger with a AGM setting would be good. But a smaller charger for maintenance is good.
The MT50 is likely OK for solar, but generally the lights aren't very helpful. Maybe someone with experience on that controller will post.
40F is helpful and a small charger should be OK but leave it on for days if not all winter. I leave one on a car for the summer while we're traveling.
Oops Lifeline - My posted number of 14.8V should be about 14.4V. Check the Lifeline specs for your model as the AGM charging requirements are different than flooded batteries.
For charging a discharged battery the charger size is dependent upon how much time you have. I have 80A for 440A Lifelines and they can accept much higher. Rarely do I see 80A. A 15-20A charger with a AGM setting would be good. But a smaller charger for maintenance is good.
The MT50 is likely OK for solar, but generally the lights aren't very helpful. Maybe someone with experience on that controller will post.
