I was recently gifted a Jackery Explorer 300. I would love to bring it off-grid camping with our tiny pop-up camper, and I already have the Renogy 200W 12V foldable solar panel setup to keep the camper topped off.
I've already read about bypassing the Renogy controller, easy stuff as my panels already have that wired up....BUT the max watts the Jackery can handle IN is 90w...so I can't use my solar panels "as is" with the adapter to charge the Jackery.
I've thought of a few things to try.
#1) Literally just cover 1/2 of the panels with cardboard to block the sun, thus not delivering >90 watts to the Jackery. This is "so dumb it works"...but obvious drawbacks of someone removing the cardboard and delivering >90 watts potentially damaging the Jackery.
#2) I need to get home and look at my panels in person (to see if they are wired in series or parallel...I've read conflicting info on the internet), but could I just splice connectors into the cable running from panel #1 to panel #2, and run that directly to the Jackery? Then just connect them back together when I want the full 200W for the RV? I could probably keep panel #2 charging the RV if that were the case as well.
Any input would be appreciated!
I've already read about bypassing the Renogy controller, easy stuff as my panels already have that wired up....BUT the max watts the Jackery can handle IN is 90w...so I can't use my solar panels "as is" with the adapter to charge the Jackery.
I've thought of a few things to try.
#1) Literally just cover 1/2 of the panels with cardboard to block the sun, thus not delivering >90 watts to the Jackery. This is "so dumb it works"...but obvious drawbacks of someone removing the cardboard and delivering >90 watts potentially damaging the Jackery.
#2) I need to get home and look at my panels in person (to see if they are wired in series or parallel...I've read conflicting info on the internet), but could I just splice connectors into the cable running from panel #1 to panel #2, and run that directly to the Jackery? Then just connect them back together when I want the full 200W for the RV? I could probably keep panel #2 charging the RV if that were the case as well.
Any input would be appreciated!