pengy
Free Member
Hi,
I have a 2006 Adria Twin, which I'm really happy with - but (isn't there always one of those) the leisure battery is in a tiny cupboard. No problem there until I started thinking about solar panels, not the permanent fixed on the roof kind, but the small portable ones that are sold with crocodile clips to attach to the battery. Absolutely no way is it possible to get at the battery terminals easily enough to do that! Then I saw some panels that charged via a 12v socket. The van has a hela socket in the kitchen area which is live all the time.
A seller has assured me it's perfectly safe to attach a small portable solar panel in this way (20w), but I'm not sure. The power would have to go through the Electroblok and I really don't want to damage that! The panel would have a regulator fitted.
Has anyone any thoughts on this? I would appreciate comments/observation? Am I just being over cautious?
Many thanks
Yvonne (masquerading as a penguin)
I have a 2006 Adria Twin, which I'm really happy with - but (isn't there always one of those) the leisure battery is in a tiny cupboard. No problem there until I started thinking about solar panels, not the permanent fixed on the roof kind, but the small portable ones that are sold with crocodile clips to attach to the battery. Absolutely no way is it possible to get at the battery terminals easily enough to do that! Then I saw some panels that charged via a 12v socket. The van has a hela socket in the kitchen area which is live all the time.
A seller has assured me it's perfectly safe to attach a small portable solar panel in this way (20w), but I'm not sure. The power would have to go through the Electroblok and I really don't want to damage that! The panel would have a regulator fitted.
Has anyone any thoughts on this? I would appreciate comments/observation? Am I just being over cautious?
Many thanks
Yvonne (masquerading as a penguin)