Never done the solar thing before. Want to keep my 2 12v batteries on truck camper charged. Will I need anything else to make work?
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You need a charge controller. I bought this one http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008I0IZ7O/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 , but I had to cut the wires on the solar panel to connect to the charge controller. You can get adapters, but I'm not sure what those are called.
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You will need a charge controller and wiring to connect the solar panel to the charge controller and the cable from charge controller to the battery.
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You need a charge controller. I bought this one AGPtek® 30A Solar Panel Power Battery Charge Controller / Regulator 12V / 24V 30 Amp with PWM Type of Charging (Automatic Lighting Control + Time Functions) , but I had to cut the wires on the solar panel to connect to the charge controller. You can get adapters, but I'm not sure what those are called.
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Without seeing the schematic for the hook up, it is hard to advise you. There should be a charge input, that would go to the solar panel. There should be a load, that should be the device you are running, and there should be a battery connection, which is of course the battery. Make sure you observe the correct polarities on all of them. They should me marked + and -. If you are not sure, use a volt-ohm-meter to check.
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You are more likely to over charge the battery with a 12 volt unit. Just ensure the whole solar array is in the sunlight for optimal charging.
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All Depend on what you are using the solar system for. I have two of these battery charging a small fish pond with total of four pumps, that not of enough battery. I have 200 watt system, use as many battery of same size as you can afford. Good Luck
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Hi Suzanne, for hookup to a single battery vehicle...keep it under 2500 watts. The bigger ones should only be used with dual battery diesel trucks. A 2000 or 2500 will power pretty much anything for you. I run a 50 ft. Cord into my house when i lose power and i just switch back and forth to different things. A 2000 will run up to twenty 100 watt lights all at once....just to give you an idea. But the secret to getting full potential is to use no more than 10 ft of welding cable from the battery to the inverter. Probably cost you 50 bucks and another few bucks for dual battery terminals. Inverters are really cool gadgets. Good luck...Steve Hi Suzanne, for hookup to a single battery vehicle...keep it under 2500 watts. The bigger ones should only be used with dual battery diesel trucks. A 2000 or 2500 will power pretty much anything for you. I run a 50 ft. Cord into my house when i lose power and i just switch back and forth to different things. A 2000 will run up to twenty 100 watt lights all at once....just to give you an idea. But the secret to getting full potential is to use no more than 10 ft of welding cable from the battery to the inverter. Probably cost you 50 bucks and another few bucks for dual battery terminals.... » Read More Hi Suzanne, for hookup to a single battery vehicle...keep it under 2500 watts. The bigger ones should only be used with dual battery diesel trucks. A 2000 or 2500 will power pretty much anything for you. I run a 50 ft. Cord into my house when i lose power and i just switch back and forth to different things. A 2000 will run up to twenty 100 watt lights all at once....just to give you an idea. But the secret to getting full potential is to use no more than 10 ft of welding cable from the battery to the inverter. Probably cost you 50 bucks and another few bucks for dual battery terminals. Inverters are really cool gadgets. Good luck...Steve « Show Less
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If you are just going to charge batteries then all you need to provide is the wiring and fusing from the charge controller to the batteries. You also need to find a good way to mount the panels. They are 2'x4' each.
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I have used this setup specifically for camping. Get a plastic 12 volt battery case (easier to transport and keep together) Make sure to have a charge controller so you don't damage the battery and/or solar panel. I use the 12 volt connectors like you would use in the car cigarette lighter socket. You can purchase extensions with male/female ends at an auto parts store and this makes for quick connect/disconnect. You will have to solder or splice cap these onto the wires coming off the charge controller. I have everything together in one setup that I can carry around with the solar panel. Takes about 3 sunny days to fully charge a 12 volt 35 amp battery. I have used this setup specifically for camping. Get a plastic 12 volt battery case (easier to transport and keep together) Make sure to have a charge controller so you don't damage the battery and/or solar panel. I use the 12 volt connectors like you would use in the car cigarette lighter socket. You can purchase extensions with male/female ends at an auto parts store and this makes for quick connect/disconnect. You will have to solder or splice cap these onto the wires coming off the charge controller. I have everything together in one setup that I can carry around with the solar panel.... » Read More I have used this setup specifically for camping. Get a plastic 12 volt battery case (easier to transport and keep together) Make sure to have a charge controller so you don't damage the battery and/or solar panel. I use the 12 volt connectors like you would use in the car cigarette lighter socket. You can purchase extensions with male/female ends at an auto parts store and this makes for quick connect/disconnect. You will have to solder or splice cap these onto the wires coming off the charge controller. I have everything together in one setup that I can carry around with the solar panel. Takes about 3 sunny days to fully charge a 12 volt 35 amp battery. « Show Less
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I use mine this past weekend. I had the panel charging a 12V marine battery through a solar controller and had a 12v fan running in my trailer at the same time. Seemed to work just fine.
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I did not use my on a Solar application it was use on an ATV and it works exactly as advertised. I can put a maintenance battery charger on the bike and when the main battery is charged it will connect the two batteries together and charge the second. i can drain the second battery and still start the machine with the main. i use a winch and aux lights on the second battery which will drain it pretty quickly however as long as the first battery is charged the UTV will charge the second.
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I bought mine from my boat and I attached outdoor 12 V receptacles to each of my batteries and mounted my solar charger so that it was facing straight up and I keep it plugged into one of the batteries all the time to keep it charged.
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well you will need a few items if all you have is are the solar panels, i am going to assume you are completely off grid? if so you will need to have some sort of storage (batteries) and a charge controller from the panels to the batteries. you are going to want a fair size battery bank depending are your power requirements? from there i see you are looking for an inverter, i have the Magnum 4024 inverter and absolutely love it!! along with the inverter you are going to want to purchase a magnum remote like the me-rc50 to program the inverter. and then appropriate wiring to hook everything up. i recommend looking at some of the videos on You Tube to get info on sizing your solar system and how to set it up. there are many variables that can effect how you design the system so with a little research and homework you can gather all the info you need online.
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Hi there. For camping. and sleeping on the back of my pickup truck. Im using a 100 watt solar pannel connected to a 125 mah battery with a 1000 watt power inverter. I also use a 200 watt heater( smallest I could find) so I wont drain the battery so quick. in other words this one can be use as well in a setu up like mine or if you want to use it in your car battery you would need to connect the 1000 watt amp DIRECTLY from the car battery. DONOT connect it of cigaret outlet. it will blow the fuse since those dont allow to go up to 1000 watts. any questions just ask :)
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It has a hook up for 12 volt D/C or 120 volt A/C so it will work off your RV batteries. I am currently using it in my 18 wheeler and it runs off 4 batteries I have in my truck. I can leave it running over the weekend and still crank up the truck Monday morning. So there should be no problem of a solar system keeping a battery charged to run it. One thing I do not like is it has to sit flat like a chest. As you see it pictured that it how it has to stay to run. You cannot turn it up like a regular refrigerator.
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Yes. But make sure you connect the batteries in parallel; i.e. connect the two positive terminals of the batteries together, then connect the two negative terminals. Finally, connect the positive terminal of the batteryminder to the positive side of the two batteries and negative terminal of the batteryminder to the negative side of the two batteries. I recommend disconnecting the batteries from the camper before charging to make sure no circuit in the camper will draw any current from the the batteryminder. The manual, which you can get on-line, states you may charge deep cycle batteries. If you charge two batteries at a time, they should be of same type and of comparable condition.
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I bought this a couple years ago and like most other solar gadgets, you should be able to hook it right up to any battery set up you want. It comes with everything you need to just hook it up to a 12V battery like I do when I use it to run a small water pump for my demonstrations at farmers markets.
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I use a heavy duty car battery with my 12v power inverter and so far it has keep the battery charged.I am very happy with mine.
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If you use a battery tender to maintain your batteries when not in use, then I would imagine you have the pig tail attached. Just plug into the pig tail. However if you are not charging the big battery in some way it will draw it down. My opinion, if you camp a lot, invest in a good quality solar charger.