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<blockquote data-quote="Ded Driver" data-source="post: 467091" data-attributes="member: 12692"><p>struth, hard to keep up with the string of comments running here last couple of days.</p><p> Dog Ranger, the disconnect isnt essential, but most of the time it is uneccesary to be drawing from the alternator, as the solar panel will catch up with demand over a day, & this saves wear on the alternator (plus a microscopic amount of fuel). & given the amount of kms i do & a lot of night driving with a lot of light, I do wear alternators out!</p><p>As to other queries/comments about solar voltage, I did my research & checked that my solar panel max V (23V) is less than what the IDC45 accepts (28V).</p><p>The IDC45 has a separate solar input with mppt control. It is mounted in the back next to the aux battery. To minimise voltage drop I have a 175A cable running from front to rear that only ever sees a max ~45A that the IDC pulls.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ded Driver, post: 467091, member: 12692"] struth, hard to keep up with the string of comments running here last couple of days. Dog Ranger, the disconnect isnt essential, but most of the time it is uneccesary to be drawing from the alternator, as the solar panel will catch up with demand over a day, & this saves wear on the alternator (plus a microscopic amount of fuel). & given the amount of kms i do & a lot of night driving with a lot of light, I do wear alternators out! As to other queries/comments about solar voltage, I did my research & checked that my solar panel max V (23V) is less than what the IDC45 accepts (28V). The IDC45 has a separate solar input with mppt control. It is mounted in the back next to the aux battery. To minimise voltage drop I have a 175A cable running from front to rear that only ever sees a max ~45A that the IDC pulls. [/QUOTE]
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