Hi!
I have been investigating the power systems in my MH.
I am new to the van, but from what I can tell, having read the blurb, the 'car' battery is wired to the leisure battery via a switch so the leisure battery will be charged whilst driving so long as the 'car' battery is full. The solar panel goes directly to the leisure battery and keeps it topped up so long as it is sunny. What happens if it is sunny while I am driving is anyone s guess! lol
I can also flick a switch on the control panel to chose which of the two is charged up when I am plugged in to a power supply.
Just thinking that a lot of my camping is likely to be off the beaten track. So I will rely heavily on the solar panels to keep the battery topped up.
I know nothing about my solar panel, I can find no documentation for it in the blurb that came with the van. Is there any way of finding out what it is rated at?
If I add a second leisure battery can I add a second trip switch so that when the first one is full the second one will start getting charge? Would it be an issue having three batteries in a row with two switches like that?
Or should I just put the two leisure batteries in parallel? Would they both then charge in the same way just as though they were one big battery?
Thanks for any help
I have been investigating the power systems in my MH.
I am new to the van, but from what I can tell, having read the blurb, the 'car' battery is wired to the leisure battery via a switch so the leisure battery will be charged whilst driving so long as the 'car' battery is full. The solar panel goes directly to the leisure battery and keeps it topped up so long as it is sunny. What happens if it is sunny while I am driving is anyone s guess! lol
I can also flick a switch on the control panel to chose which of the two is charged up when I am plugged in to a power supply.
Just thinking that a lot of my camping is likely to be off the beaten track. So I will rely heavily on the solar panels to keep the battery topped up.
I know nothing about my solar panel, I can find no documentation for it in the blurb that came with the van. Is there any way of finding out what it is rated at?
If I add a second leisure battery can I add a second trip switch so that when the first one is full the second one will start getting charge? Would it be an issue having three batteries in a row with two switches like that?
Or should I just put the two leisure batteries in parallel? Would they both then charge in the same way just as though they were one big battery?
Thanks for any help