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I just bought a cheap 100w portable solar panel and was, naturally, suspicious of the true output. the size seemed okay, based upon that for other "more legitimate" panels on Amazon. So I discharged my Jackery Explorer 300 a bit and hooked it up to the panel. With noon-day sun at the optimal...

Thanks. Voltage of your house battery? Charging your SG's directly off of DC or AC through inverter? I guess, then, if you had one larger SG, say 1000+ah, you could charge two smaller ones via the AC outlets on the larger unit. Inefficient, I know, but would it be possible, if absolutely necessary?

Small. Two 300wh generators. Mostly camping or RV application. One or two 100 watt solar panels.

Noob question - sorry :). A solar generator has a built-in MPPT controller and, I assume, certain protections. So my question is can you charge two generators from one panel or array without danger of shorting the them if both batteries are low so that both controllers are on at the same time?

Thanks. Maybe one day I'll understand it :) .

I wasn't quite ready to jump into solar yet, although it is on my list to do, but I found a used 40 amp EPEver MPPT controller for cheap so bought it. I hooked it up to a small lead acid 12V battery and used a 30V, 5A DC power supply to simulate the solar panel. Set up this way, the controller...