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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I have a 2014 ford E250 4x4 van conversion. I am just finishing the interior conversion to a camper van with a pumped water source, No built in stove and no htr.
has 3 100w renolgy eclipse panels on the roof.
A 255ah lifeline battery for the "house" linked up with the starter battery thru a "Blue sea ML-ACR automatic charging relay, fused at both batteries with a blue sea marine grade disconnect just before the "house batt".
A renolgy 40 amp commander controller, panels have a disconnect before the controller.
A renolgy mt50 digital charge controller(hooked to the 40amp commander controller) to monitor the house battery.
An Xantrex "link lite" digital gauge that is set up to ONLY monitor both batteries, kind of a redundant monitoring system.
Blue sea systems fuse box with disconnect between batt and fuse block, currently all systems off EXCEPT the MT50 and xantrex are wired with fuses but wired to be on all the time. (KNOWN parasitic drain)
Van is stored in my garage all winter,cold in Montana right now, so far garage has not gone below 40deg.
I do have a forced air furnace on the ceiling in the garage.
Yes I have shore power in the garage, I tried hooking up one of my "Yuasa mili amp" charger to the house battery(cause I have 5 running in my garage all winter long for other battereis) but doesnt seem to do alot with this 255ah batt..
So just started trying my old 4amp charger last night.
So, questions..
I assume its ok to leave a large battery charger on the house battery all season long? correct?
what does a Large amp battery charger mean? How many amp charger should I get?
What brand charger, model, any help very much appreciated
thanks
has 3 100w renolgy eclipse panels on the roof.
A 255ah lifeline battery for the "house" linked up with the starter battery thru a "Blue sea ML-ACR automatic charging relay, fused at both batteries with a blue sea marine grade disconnect just before the "house batt".
A renolgy 40 amp commander controller, panels have a disconnect before the controller.
A renolgy mt50 digital charge controller(hooked to the 40amp commander controller) to monitor the house battery.
An Xantrex "link lite" digital gauge that is set up to ONLY monitor both batteries, kind of a redundant monitoring system.
Blue sea systems fuse box with disconnect between batt and fuse block, currently all systems off EXCEPT the MT50 and xantrex are wired with fuses but wired to be on all the time. (KNOWN parasitic drain)
Van is stored in my garage all winter,cold in Montana right now, so far garage has not gone below 40deg.
I do have a forced air furnace on the ceiling in the garage.
Yes I have shore power in the garage, I tried hooking up one of my "Yuasa mili amp" charger to the house battery(cause I have 5 running in my garage all winter long for other battereis) but doesnt seem to do alot with this 255ah batt..
So just started trying my old 4amp charger last night.
So, questions..
I assume its ok to leave a large battery charger on the house battery all season long? correct?
what does a Large amp battery charger mean? How many amp charger should I get?
What brand charger, model, any help very much appreciated
thanks
