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Took my trailer to eclipse in Riverside n had them add a 2nd lithium battery and solar..(2) 210 watt solar n (2) 12 volt lithium batts n they upgraded my solar controller also. They ended up cleaning up all the wires. So far love it
Sweet setup! If you don’t mind me asking, what was the Cost? Do you convert and run A/C off of your system and what overall advantages have you noticed so far? Thanks in advance for some details!
The cost of the lithium battery was $1000 n 210w solar was $500. But I ended up paying $0 due to some issues I had so they just threw in the items for free. I lucked out big time..anyways I love the setup..the 2 lithium batteries hooked up in parallel gives me a lot of dry camping power. Lithium batteries are lighter n they can be charged n discharged way much more than reg batteries. But main reason I got the lithium is for power. I can run my TV's on my inverter all day n night without losing power..if u Google advantages of RV lithium batteries it'll get u some good info..
I have a Renogy Wanderer 30 Amp Solar Charger, 2 x 100 Amp Hour Lion Energy Lithium Batteries, 2 x 180 Watt Solar Panels, and a 2000 Watt Aims Power Pure Sine Inverter.
Solar can be used to charge any type of RV battery if you have the right converter. Lithium is a battery that is say 100 amps that you can use almost 100% of the 100 amps. Wet cell and AGM you can only use about 50% of the amps before you need to recharge the batteries. Believe me I got a huge education the last couple of months on this subject. It's not cheap in the short run, the long run is where it's cost affective.
This one of many vendors that can help, plenty of information on this site. https://battlebornbatteries.com/systems/rv/
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A tip for you guys with solar charge controllers: Do not disconnect the battery from the solar charge controller first. There is a high potential for damage to the solar charge controller. Always disconnect power coming from the solar panels to the solar charge controller first, then disconnect the battery from the solar charge controller.
Likewise, the reconnect is in reverse order. Battery to solar charge controller first, then solar panel to solar charge controller.
A tip for you guys with solar charge controllers: Do not disconnect the battery from the solar charge controller first. There is a high potential for damage to the solar charge controller. Always disconnect power coming from the solar panels to the solar charge controller first, then disconnect the battery from the solar charge controller.
Likewise, the reconnect is in reverse order. Battery to solar charge controller first, then solar panel to solar charge controller.
Thanks for the tip, I wouldn't have know to do that.
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