Solar panels will not affect the charging of the batteries when the RV is plugged in to charge?
501232
no it does not effect the charge . you might want to get an extra charge controller for emergency . they do burn out i dont have to plug in my rv anymore i added 28 batteries and 2 more panels =450w
181996
It has not done so for me. The solar panels keep some power in the unit but never fully charged.
1948377
With no load connect, it doesn't prevent the battery from over-discharge from a load. The solar panel can leach power back from the battery during the night though, and that is the discharge referred to that the controller prevents.
609545
Yes. Whether buying the complete unit or the power supply insert and installing the insert, the completed unit has the capability to both charge the RV battery automatically and provide 12 volt power to RV accessories. I assume the original power supply was set up by the RV manufacturer to do both.
1531096
I think the solar charger has a special diode, that only let electricity go in one direction once the battery is charged it stop
898916
You might want to consult an electrician on that question. We only use the generator to charge the battery on our rv.
1957356
Assuming what you are installing them in has a solar charger, it should charge the batteries.
635786
I use my solar charger in a boat to keep the automatic bilge running. The only thing I can comment upon is low light. I do know that the charger is not sufficient to keep my boat batteries charged if I put the boat on a trailer and keep it in an unenclosed carport. The carport is open on both ends (North and South) and on the West side as well. Evidently not enough sun light gets in to sufficiently charge the boats batteries while the boat is parked in the carport. There are some shade trees around the carport also that may be contributing to the issue.
850383
That distance is too long for the Renogy folding solar panel. The reason is that on the folding unit, the charge controller is mounted to the panel itself and the voltage loss from the charge controller to the battery over a long cable is too high. Most deep cycle batteries need 14.4 to 14.8 volts to charge properly in the bulk charging phase and the absorption charging phase. The last tenth of a volt is very important for charging. My solution was to remove the charge controller from the solar panel, mount it near my battery, and run a heavy cable from the panel to the charge controller. This reduces line losses because the panel runs at 17 volts on average, compared to 14.4 or 14.8 for the charge controller output. Higher voltage reduces electrical transmission losses.. See this link for more info: http://handybobsolar.wordpress.com/the-rv-battery-charging-puzzle-2/
1331536
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.
2250810
I had my batteries charged while the inverter was hooked up but it was not turned on while it was charging it didn't cause any damage to my inverter
1308633
Depends on your battery set up...doubt one panel will get the job done. Works great for my RV though.
665940
Yes, the battery will still charge as long as the panel is exposed to sunlight and the cable is connected. The switch control the light being On and OFF
1663333
The solar panel is the only way for it to work. The solar panel is the only way to charge the batteries. You plug it in and leave it alone.
1069077
Yes. If you read the comment below, you will see that I was/am correct.The panel MAY have a diode, which would prevent it from actively discharging your battery when the sun goes down, but the comment below seems to refute that. The other problem is that this panel will cook your battery, because it will apply voltage and current anytime that light shines on the panel. It will do this regardless of the state of charge of your battery... This will boil the electrolyte, and you'll be left with a 12V paper weight.
1506607
It seems to prevent discharge at night. I'm using several with a solar panel to maintain battery charge on infrequently used equipment and the battery charge has been maintained.
336377
Thank you for bringing that to our attention.After checking our system, we found that it could not be plugged into the renogy solar panel controler as to hook the controller to rv batteries. Thank you in advance for your patience and understanding.