Solar Power

goldenyears · goldenyears

Need a bit of help folks .. want to connect my current solar panel to a LEAD CRYSTAL BATTERY .. my current regulator settings are for AGM.. GEL .. LEAD ACID . WHICH SETTING SHOULD I USE ? ON MY SOLAR REGULATOR

goldenyears · goldenyears

Would like to ask if anyone has one of these in their rigs .. they handle everything including solar power. My question is has anyone set it up to also allow another portable solar panel to it when the one on the roof is in the shade ? apparently they have a few solar outlets . Anyone out there ?

KevKim37 · KevKim37

LEAD CRYSTAL BATTERIES in Australia.Lead Crystal® batteries are designed for harsh environments. Working in temperatures above +65°C and down to -40C they can be discharged down to volts and recovered daily without loss of capacity while retaining the ability to recharge twice as fast as tradi...

iana · iana

Job has begun, no room inside the van for this large unit, so have used what was the outside TV system compartment. Removed the TV arm, all wiring etc. Ventilation is required, have a 75mm duct from the fridge vent side, through the wall for the vent inlet, and may mount a 12v fan to assist airflow, and hav...

gypsy2600 · gypsy2600

Hi, I am very new to Solar in caravans and hope someone out there can help me understand some basics; I'm not to technical. I have a 200W Solar Panel on my Pop top roof. I also have two 110 amp batteries in the boot, 240V charger. My 4WD has a twin battery system. The Pop top is connected to the car with an An...

tuggersbmx · tuggersbmx

Hi, I understand a lot about solar panels and getneral set ups but I have bought an old nissan civilian with two solar panels already installed and i am thinking they are 36V panels? If possible I want to use them to charge 2 x 150ah deep cycle agm batteries but if the charge is not going to be very good then i...

Gavinwr27 · Gavinwr27

The title asks the question. Why is 'at an angle' different to laying flat under the Sun? Surely the Sun is such a big light source that it makes no difference?

Cyclops · Cyclops

i am looking at changing my battery system to lithium. I have settled on the enerdrive 300 amp slim battery. However, enerdrive want me to buy a complete drop in kit. My problem is that I already have a Enerdrive AC 60 amp charger which has a lithium profile, a Tristar solar regulator, a enerdrive 40 amp d...

stoney123 · stoney123

a) hi my lithium is 0, which is probably why my victron is dead. so am gonna go and replace it with AGM. I have a 1500 watt inverter and also run laptop, phone, engel off proper 12v cig sockets. I will use inverter to run (one at a time) toaster, jug, induction hotplate, sandwich toaster etc. Need some i...

Jyothi · Jyothi

Hi all, I work in solar research and I'm doing a project with an Australian company to integrate a caravan awning with flexible solar panels. I'd love to speak to anyone out there who caravans about their power use while caravanning, and their chosen power supply. Please comment below to get in touc...

Bickies · Bickies

Hi Guys, Im new to this site and I need help regarding my solar panel on top of my van that Ive recently purchased. The old owner didnt know the size of the solar panel on the roof. How can I figure this out? Cheers in advance.

Cooch · Cooch

Has anyone had these 'hot spots' develop on their panels? After looking closely I see there are several. Is this the beginning of the end?

denmonkey · denmonkey

Hi all, I just had to report my bargain that I scored on the weekend. I spotted some 36v 200W folding solar panels on Facebook last week and have been keenly waiting for the weekend, hoping there were some left in time for me to get from Newcastle to Sydney to pick them up. As luck would have it they had plen...

iana · iana

I have installed a shunt in the charging circuit of the MPPT regulator, its a 50 amp Jaycar one c/w meter. I am on the second unit, the first just registered in the negative, no matter which way the signal wires were attached to the shunt. I took pictures of the wiring to Jaycar and they couldn't fault it, a...

Hughcr · Hughcr

Hi All Does anyone have any experience in connecting a solar edge inverter to wifi? We have had panels installed but no power yet because inverter wont connect! thanks. Hugh

Reed · Reed

We are at older sons place in northern New Mexico at 8000. The temperature dropped to 9 F with 10 of snow. We put a 60 W lamp in front bay with the LFP battery suite and it kept the space above 40 F. Son ran an extension cord to fifth wheel after I whined about needing to probably run generator in morning since I...

mezza56 · mezza56

i recently upgraded my panels and ms , also the cable size to reg and batteries . i connected the cables as per they werefrom manufacture. The batteries are 3 agm, they are in parallel. The cables from the solar were connected to the positive and negative of one battery . I read in an article by enerdrive t...

mezza56 · mezza56

i upgraded my solar to 690w recently and its working great even in cloudy cond. i installed an inline external cb next to the battery bank , for no apparent reason it tripped out the other day. I reset it and has stayed on since. That nite the min V reading was .01, even though its working still last two nite...

Margaret and Barry · Margaret and Barry

Hi all, Being new here I need lots of help, I want to put solar panels on pop top roof but what kind flexi vs non flexi, next what size do I need I have 220ah deep cycle battery so what panel size do I need controller I will use is mppt but what size I will mainly stay free camping using 12v lights gas cooking an...

oldbloke · oldbloke

Are these two red & black leads meant to be connected on my portable panel? -- Edited by oldbloke on Sunday 19th of May 2019 12:11:58 PM

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	LEAD CRYSTAL BATTERY (Preview) Need a bit of help folks .. want to connect my current solar panel to a LEAD CRYSTAL BATTERY .. my current regulator settings are for AGM.. GEL .. LEAD ACID . WHICH SETTING SHOULD I USE ? ON MY SOLAR REGULATOR	goldenyears	8	3267	10:55 PM Sep 13, 2019 by Fester55
	redarc 30 management system (Preview) Would like to ask if anyone has one of these in their rigs .. they handle everything including solar power. My question is has anyone set it up to also allow another portable solar panel to it when the one on the roof is in the shade ? apparently they have a few solar outlets . Anyone out there ?	goldenyears	4	2448	11:49 AM Sep 10, 2019 by T1 Terry
	Lead Crystal Batteries (Preview) LEAD CRYSTAL BATTERIES in Australia.Lead Crystal® batteries are designed for harsh environments. Working in temperatures above +65°C and down to -40C they can be discharged down to volts and recovered daily without loss of capacity while retaining the ability to recharge twice as fast as tradi...	KevKim37	8	8373	07:04 PM Sep 7, 2019 by Baz421
	Retro Fitting an MPPT controller. (Preview) Job has begun, no room inside the van for this large unit, so have used what was the outside TV system compartment. Removed the TV arm, all wiring etc. Ventilation is required, have a 75mm duct from the fridge vent side, through the wall for the vent inlet, and may mount a 12v fan to assist airflow, and hav...	iana	8	1359	09:01 AM Sep 6, 2019 by iana
	Solar Power (Preview) Hi, I am very new to Solar in caravans and hope someone out there can help me understand some basics; I'm not to technical. I have a 200W Solar Panel on my Pop top roof. I also have two 110 amp batteries in the boot, 240V charger. My 4WD has a twin battery system. The Pop top is connected to the car with an An...	gypsy2600	14	2338	09:13 PM Sep 3, 2019 by Aus-Kiwi
	Help With Using 36V? solar panel for 12V batteries ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Hi, I understand a lot about solar panels and getneral set ups but I have bought an old nissan civilian with two solar panels already installed and i am thinking they are 36V panels? If possible I want to use them to charge 2 x 150ah deep cycle agm batteries but if the charge is not going to be very good then i...	tuggersbmx	31	4970	09:08 PM Aug 31, 2019 by IAN zzz
	Why angle solar panels? (Preview) The title asks the question. Why is 'at an angle' different to laying flat under the Sun? Surely the Sun is such a big light source that it makes no difference?	Gavinwr27	12	1843	07:56 PM Aug 31, 2019 by Aus-Kiwi
	Tristar solar and enerdrive dc to dc charger (Preview) i am looking at changing my battery system to lithium. I have settled on the enerdrive 300 amp slim battery. However, enerdrive want me to buy a complete drop in kit. My problem is that I already have a Enerdrive AC 60 amp charger which has a lithium profile, a Tristar solar regulator, a enerdrive 40 amp d...	Cyclops	3	6075	11:04 AM Aug 29, 2019 by T1 Terry
	advice new agm battery ( 1 2 ) (Preview) a) hi my lithium is 0, which is probably why my victron is dead. so am gonna go and replace it with AGM. I have a 1500 watt inverter and also run laptop, phone, engel off proper 12v cig sockets. I will use inverter to run (one at a time) toaster, jug, induction hotplate, sandwich toaster etc. Need some i...	stoney123	31	4292	03:22 PM Aug 26, 2019 by T1 Terry
	Caravan awning with integrated flexible solar (Preview) Hi all, I work in solar research and I'm doing a project with an Australian company to integrate a caravan awning with flexible solar panels. I'd love to speak to anyone out there who caravans about their power use while caravanning, and their chosen power supply. Please comment below to get in touc...	Jyothi	19	2358	12:43 PM Aug 26, 2019 by denmonkey
	Solar panel sizing (Preview) Hi Guys, Im new to this site and I need help regarding my solar panel on top of my van that Ive recently purchased. The old owner didnt know the size of the solar panel on the roof. How can I figure this out? Cheers in advance.	Bickies	6	1780	10:37 AM Aug 8, 2019 by denmonkey
	Panel Hot spot (Preview) Has anyone had these 'hot spots' develop on their panels? After looking closely I see there are several. Is this the beginning of the end?	Cooch	10	1722	03:27 PM Aug 5, 2019 by Cooch
	36v folding solar panels - scored a bargain (Preview) Hi all, I just had to report my bargain that I scored on the weekend. I spotted some 36v 200W folding solar panels on Facebook last week and have been keenly waiting for the weekend, hoping there were some left in time for me to get from Newcastle to Sydney to pick them up. As luck would have it they had plen...	denmonkey	23	1815	04:58 PM Jul 22, 2019 by denmonkey
	Amp meter and shunt problem. (Preview) I have installed a shunt in the charging circuit of the MPPT regulator, its a 50 amp Jaycar one c/w meter. I am on the second unit, the first just registered in the negative, no matter which way the signal wires were attached to the shunt. I took pictures of the wiring to Jaycar and they couldn't fault it, a...	iana	12	1888	09:59 AM Jul 5, 2019 by Whenarewethere
	Solar edge inverter problem (Preview) Hi All Does anyone have any experience in connecting a solar edge inverter to wifi? We have had panels installed but no power yet because inverter wont connect! thanks. Hugh	Hughcr	1	1348	10:13 PM Jun 28, 2019 by DeBe
	LFP IN COLD WEATHER (Preview) We are at older sons place in northern New Mexico at 8000. The temperature dropped to 9 F with 10 of snow. We put a 60 W lamp in front bay with the LFP battery suite and it kept the space above 40 F. Son ran an extension cord to fifth wheel after I whined about needing to probably run generator in morning since I...	Reed	17	2465	12:11 PM Jun 24, 2019 by T1 Terry
	Cable connections (Preview) i recently upgraded my panels and ms , also the cable size to reg and batteries . i connected the cables as per they werefrom manufacture. The batteries are 3 agm, they are in parallel. The cables from the solar were connected to the positive and negative of one battery . I read in an article by enerdrive t...	mezza56	1	1482	02:19 PM Jun 17, 2019 by T1 Terry
	Victron 50/100 (Preview) i upgraded my solar to 690w recently and its working great even in cloudy cond. i installed an inline external cb next to the battery bank , for no apparent reason it tripped out the other day. I reset it and has stayed on since. That nite the min V reading was .01, even though its working still last two nite...	mezza56	6	1990	11:33 AM Jun 14, 2019 by markf
	solar panels for pop top (Preview) Hi all, Being new here I need lots of help, I want to put solar panels on pop top roof but what kind flexi vs non flexi, next what size do I need I have 220ah deep cycle battery so what panel size do I need controller I will use is mppt but what size I will mainly stay free camping using 12v lights gas cooking an...	Margaret and Barry	7	1779	01:20 PM Jun 11, 2019 by denmonkey
	Portable Solar panel connection (Preview) Are these two red & black leads meant to be connected on my portable panel? -- Edited by oldbloke on Sunday 19th of May 2019 12:11:58 PM	oldbloke	21	2808	09:23 AM May 28, 2019 by Whenarewethere
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