My boat has two 12-volt marine batteries connected to an onboard 110 volt AC charger. Can I connect the solar kit direct to the inverter, to the boat?
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This may work, only if you can install isolating switches. Then you can select solar, or mains charging, or on-board ac with the inverter .I don't know if the solar charge controller can be hooked up with the ac charger in common. I can try it. Best to be careful, so there is isolation between the power sources.
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If this helps, it's a marine battery I purchased to hook it up to my greenhouse; so it would seem so :)
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no, this is designed to work with marine batteries, charged by solar panels. I have two of these for two different solar systems and really like the way they work.
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Yes, the Inverter should hook directly to the battery, with very large cables. You can run your low wattage dc loads off the Renogy 30 amp charge controller. I run some 12 volt dc lamps off the charge controller. See the diagram on Renogy's web site for an example... Follow the hookup order for the cables to the charge controller
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no you can't...you have to get a MPPT charger controller..the panels puts out up to 20 volt of Dc.. and the controller charges a 12 volt battery then you need a inverter that hooks up to the battery to convert to 120 volts then you can hook up appliance unless The appliances is 12v then you don't need the inverter.....
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You might want to contact the seller Solar-X for a full answer to your question. Can only say I have had this solar panel attached with alligator clips to my 12V marine battery without the controller for a year and a half (boat is in marina in-water over winter January through March and not used for those 3 months) (live on the coast of S.C.). I have a power cut off switch and in April turned it on and the console gauge showed full charge and started the O/B upon ignition. Before purchasing this solar panel I bought a portable battery charger (just in case) and to this day have not had to use it. I credit the solar panel(sans the controller) for that. Hope this helps.
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Yes, the solar panel controller & 12v supply of the solar system may need to be isolated from the inverter-charger when connected in parrelel. Check with the mfg of the solar panel system.
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You won't want to connect the panel directly to a battery, as it could damage or overcharge it. The panel itself only provides a voltage, you need a charge controller between the panel and the battery. The one I used (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001HWQZNQ/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc;=1) is not currently available, but should give you an idea of what to look for. You want a controller that can handle at least 30 watts and 17.5 volts input for charging 12v batteries.
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charge controller and a marine battery deep cycle gel and a inverter that hooks to said battery to convert 12 volts to 120 volts also remember to look at running watts of pool pump at least a 400 to 800 watt inverter can buy anywhere
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You must connect to at least one decent-sized battery. The bank size and controllers you would need to figure on your own.I've run mine connected to 3 marine batteries in parallel with just the recommended controller: GudCraft CD5.0 12V Charge Controller for Wind Generator Wind TurbineThis turbine is burly! It's withstood winds of over 60 MPH and kept the power coming!
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I have used this to keep a 12 volt marine battery fully charged all summer and it worked well. I used a charge controller between the solar panel and the battery. This is the one I used.AGPtek® 30A Solar Panel Power Battery Charge Controller / Regulator 12V / 24V 30 Amp with PWM Type of Charging (Automatic Lighting Control + Time Functions). Of course, you can use any charge controller.
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Hi, I'm sure you can but, it has to be plugged into a 120Volt supply when charging the batteries. When the boat is on a trailer parked somewhere it would work great.
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probably will. Pumps are high inductive loads that pull a lot of power to start up. You might also consider a 12 volt bilge pump connected directly to the marine battery. Will require a bit of plumbing, but more energy efficient since you don't have to convert voltage. Also, you could set up the bilge pump with it's own float switch so it comes on automatically.What if you are not home when the power goes out? Who will move the plug for the 120 Volt bilge pump from the wall to the inverter?
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The inverter is designed and supported to be connected to a 12 volt battery. You can use the solar panel to recharge the battery while the inverter is in use.
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I can't see why not. Many boat owners use this product on their Inverter, so it should work as needed.
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Yes, I have mine attached to my battery in my boat 24/7 (at least in the summer) and use the boat at the same time. Don't expect this charger to come anywhere close to charging your battery while using the trolling motor tho. Connect it and forget it.
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This solar panel will charge any 12 volt battery. What you need to determine is the amp hour rating of the battery to power this item. You would also need an inverter to convert DC power to AC power. If, for example you used a 108 amp hour capacity battery, you could run this item for nearly 7 hour before the battery voltage would drop and cut off the inverter. You could use two batteries and connect them in parallel to double the amp hours to 216. The preferred battery of choice would be absorbed glass mat batteries for solar applications due to their ability to withstand deep discharge and recharge cycles.
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If you match the proper size batteries to your panels through the right size charge controller you will have no problem charging the batteries. The generally accepted ratio is 1 1/2 watts of panel per amp hour of battery for a productive charge. This unit is not a charge controller. This is a 12 volt power inverter that converts the 12 volt power in your battery to 120volt ac for common use. I have one of these. It works ok for the money but it doesn't produce very "clean" electricity.