What i thought would work is to put a twelve pin plug on the solar panel and plugging into the 12 pin plug on the vans a frame using the no.
Connecting solar panel to caravan battery.
Connecting two solar regulators.
Can a solar panel overcharge a battery.
Can i connect two solar panels with separate regulators to my one battery bank a lot of people when they first start out with their caravan or motor home mount solar panels on to their roof almost by default.
Never connect a solar panel directly to a battery.
Had the same problem.
It needs a regulator between the panel and the battery.
The instructions that come with the solar regulator will identify the wire thickness required depending on your distances but rv applications normally use 6mm square uv stabillised wire connecting your solar panels to a solar regulator.
We do now have a shallow battery so that all the leads caravan charger.
I have a 120w portable solar panel that i want to be able to connect to my van to add to the 120w panel on the roof.
2 3 pins these are the pins used when connected to the tug for charging the batteries.
The regulator regulates funny that the voltage from the solar panel and.
Connecting solar panels to battery i used this type of sae connector lead in the end and keep a lead permanently attached to the battery for the purpose of plugging in the solar panel when required.
I have added an inline 10 amp fuse in the positive.
The most common question i get asked on a daily basis is.
The regulator will either be mounted on the back of the solar panel or within a battery management system bms.