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Solar hookup

awinfs
Explorer
Explorer
On a permanent solar hookup on a class c to the house batteries using The charge controller that came with the solar panel
Are there any issues when you start up the motor home with feedback from the vehicle alternator or does the charge controller take care of all this
Thx. Andrew
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Almot
Explorer III
Explorer III
Lwiddis wrote:
โ€œTheโ€ solar panel? Your energy survey indicated one solar panel was sufficient? That would be rare.

Indeed.

Despite the alternator help, the guidance in off-grid scenario remains the same - install more solar than you "think" you need. Class C should have enough room for 300-400W.

Harvey51
Explorer
Explorer
I agree, no issues. I even removed the relay that disconnected the house batteries from the engine battery when engine wasnโ€™t running. At first I put the disconnect relay back when in the campsite but it has now been directly connected for several years. The wire connecting them is only 10 or 12 gauge so not much current flows between batteries anyway. With solar, all the batteries stay nearly fully charged so no danger of draining the house batteries.
2004 E350 Adventurer (Canadian) 20 footer - Alberta, Canada
No TV + 100W solar = no generator needed

1492
Moderator
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Lwiddis
Explorer II
Explorer II
Generally all RV battery chargers play nice with each other. โ€œTheโ€ solar panel? Your energy survey indicated one solar panel was sufficient? That would be rare.
Winnebago 2101DS TT & 2022 Chevy Silverado 1500 LTZ Z71, WindyNation 300 watt solar-Lossigy 200 AH Lithium battery. Prefer boondocking, USFS, COE, BLM, NPS, TVA, state camps. Bicyclist. 14 yr. Army -11B40 then 11A - (MOS 1542 & 1560) IOBC & IOAC grad

Ed_Gee
Explorer II
Explorer II
There are no problems with the engine alternator charging the battery while the solar charge controller is doing so, also.......nor with the RVs charger, also.
Ed - on the Central Oregon coast
2018 Winnebago Fuse 23A
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