What I've found really handy is to have a universal plug on the output line of my 150w solar panel. Those two prong plugs that are incorporated into battery tenders, chargers, etc... That way I can use my solar panel for various applications using different ends without re wiring the connections...... I use an end with battery cable clamps for loose batteries, I use a lighter plug end when going into my van or another car's system. You could hardwire a female end of one of those connectors hanging off almost any where from your vanagon and not have to open a window to insert the lighter plug....Hey, I gotta do that before my winter's journey....Hang a pig tail out on both sides somewhere unobtrusive...Most of those come with false plug/caps to keep the contacts clean. LIke maybe directly off both batteries, coming out in the wheel wells or something...Hmmm.
On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 2:24 PM, turbowesty <turbowesty@gmail.com> wrote: > Separate controllers for each panel sounds reasonable… Since my current > panel is tiny (10W) I'll be happy to set it up in a way that will continue > to trickle charge the battery and augment it with a proper portable panel > setup rather than trying to couple them. > > Regards, Peter Kraiker > nextchapter.kraikerphoto.com > Toronto, ON, Canada > '82 L Westfalia 1.9 TD 5 Spd (Babe) > > > > > > On 2013-10-13, at 12:52 PM, Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > > RE: Controller on folding solar panel kits > > There should be no problem connecting a second controller to your > battery. But don't run the new panels into the existing controller unless > you bypass the controller already attached to the panels. > |
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