Solar Battery Maintainer for Tow Vehicle
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5th Wheeling
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Solar Battery Maintainer for Tow Vehicle
I have solar panels for my Toy Hauler that is parked at a storage yard. My Tow truck is parked at the front of my house but it sits more then it is used. What solar maintainer do you guys recommend that actually works well. When I can park it in my driveway and hook it up to a AC trickle charger but that is not always the case.
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I've seen a few solutions that are just solar panels that sit on the dash and maintain it. Those would seem to be a good way to go as the panels stay clean, safe, and secure, and the battery gets maintained.
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I tried a 20 watt solar panel with built-in controller on my side-by-side with an AGM battery. It wasn't enough panel and the controller used a lead acid charge profile. I just about killed the battery. I eventually figured out that I needed more watts and a charge controller that understood an AGM charge profile.
You could buy a couple of 200 watt panels and an MPPT programmable charge controller and you could keep the tow vehicle's battery charged just fine.
You could buy a couple of 200 watt panels and an MPPT programmable charge controller and you could keep the tow vehicle's battery charged just fine.
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