Continuous Solenoid And Solar Panel Together For Charging House Battery

I have an auto battery for my main battery.

Continuous solenoid and solar panel together for charging house battery.

People globally have gone solar since it helps reduce the ever rising power utility bills. It will be about 20 25 feet to route the cable between my house batteries and the front of the van. Work trucks boats recreational vehicles long haul trucks and fleet vehicles all have a battery isolator if the alternator is being used to charge both the house and vehicle batteries. The vehicle chassis battery is typically an automotive type of battery that provides high cranking amps to start the engine.

Dual battery charging continuous duty solenoid. If you re using solar panels to generate electricity you may be required to understand the solar. Problem i have is that i have no idea how heavy cable i need or what fuse to put on it. Use a solar panel to charge your battery.

I had a 40w solar panel for charging my batteries with a 7a solar charge controller. The bird operates in conjunction with a continuous duty solenoid to provide the isolator battery charging functions of a motor home. I was wondering if i could leave the 40 watt panel connected to the battery 200ah 12v. I just upgraded to a 120watt panel and 30a solar charge controller.

So as i m getting everything installed i picked up a continuous duty solenoid to keep my batteries topped up on days when i can t get good solar. If the voltage on either one is above 13 3 volts indicating the battery is being charged it closes the isolator relay paralleling the batteries charging both. Discussion starter 1 oct 15 2013. Solar battery charging basics.

It senses voltage on the coach and chassis batteries. Jump to latest follow 1 3 of 3 posts. So the worry is that if solar panels are running at the same time will they overcharge the battery because it now has two sources charging it. Joined sep 25 2013 40 posts.