Recent content by Rhodeisland

Which is my bet for a dc to dc Charger.

well now that I know that I can use solar and DC to DC Charger my next question is this. I have a SOK 206amp Hr battery. And my Nissan truck has a 130 amp alt. would I need a 20 amp charger or a 40 amp. Needles to say I don’t want to damage the trucks alt.

Do you need to turn off the solar system to your house battery when you are using the dc to dc

I have a 400w solar set up that charges a 206ah SOK battery. Every thing works just fine. I want to install a Renogy 20 amp Dc to Dc Charger to charge the battery during rainy/ cloudy weather. is 20amp Charger large enough. I don’t want to burn out my factory alternator. what I can’t figure out...

when you say technology will work. Is there any danger to doing it. Assuming I wire the two together with the proper cable size

My aim is to keep my 200ah lith battery charged to run my fridge and led ceil lights. Newfoundland can have cloudy conditions that last a long time

So it will work? going to an area that has frequent rain. Worried about not having enough sun to charge my house battery. would it be better to have a dc to dc charger. Wonder if the stock alternator would be enough to do this.

I have 400 w solar panels that charge a SOK 206 ah Lith. Battery. Can I add a SOK 100ah battery to my batterie bank

i have a SOK 200 amp lith. Battery charged with 400w solar panels. Works great. But going to a northern location where sunshine is not that often. I want to add a dc to dc generation from my Nissan Frontier. It has the standard altinator. Do I need a more powerful alt. And how do I add it to the...

Well folks everything was put together the way it should be. Took another look at everything thinking my 69 year old brain was going. And low and behold saw that the fuse that bolts onto the battery post was at an angle. Fixed that hooked it all up and now am charging the battery all be it slow...

Here it is. I don’t know what’s going on. 4 100w hqst mono panels. Wired exactly to Prowse’s book page 62. 8ft run with 10g wire to Epever 40w mppt. 1 foot run of 8g marine tin clad copper wire to sko 200ah battery. Via bolt on 50amp fuse on pos. Battery post. Here are my readings. From...

Will send photos in am. But wired just as in Wil’s book. Checked 5. Times.

Yes connected the battery first 8 ga marine tined copper 1 foot run from Epever 40 amp mppt. 12/24v auto working max 150v regulator tracer Bn series neg. ground control/. HQST 100 solar panel mod. HSP 100 DL. No inverter 12 v distrablution system has no fuses so. Not drawing

Found a multi meter I’m confused I’m getting 34 volts on a evening sky. What’s going on?

I’m digging up a volt meter. Battery just came in the mail. I guess I can’t do any without a meter. I’ll check back when I test the volts.