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<blockquote data-quote="Nightjar" data-source="post: 242803" data-attributes="member: 1414"><p>Not a full quid on the technicalities of solar/chargers/batteries but I find the above information given to Karen seems false. If your charger is lesser output, the bottom line would be it will just take longer to charge all three batteries. After all we use trickle chargers to keep batteries full. Find this sort of information very misleading?</p><p>While free camping we generally run the generator most evenings for approx 1/2 hour to run van microwave for vegies/gravy etc, top up the two paralleled 110AH van batteries via 240V xantrex charger and the ute fridge battery via 240V 30amp charger.</p><p>At night the only draw down on the van batteries is LED lighting & 12V TV + Vast Satellite system powered by a mini inverter plugged into cigarette socket.</p><p>(Having said that, we are fowls not owls and the lights are out by 2030 hrs. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> We did find if the TV & Vast were left on standby the batteries were slightly down by morning. </p><p>Apart from that the two panels on van and one on the ute keep the batteries up.</p><p>This season two 60W portable panels are now wired in series running through a Victron MPPT controller. While we are parked up detecting will plug into ute via Anderson plug.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nightjar, post: 242803, member: 1414"] Not a full quid on the technicalities of solar/chargers/batteries but I find the above information given to Karen seems false. If your charger is lesser output, the bottom line would be it will just take longer to charge all three batteries. After all we use trickle chargers to keep batteries full. Find this sort of information very misleading? While free camping we generally run the generator most evenings for approx 1/2 hour to run van microwave for vegies/gravy etc, top up the two paralleled 110AH van batteries via 240V xantrex charger and the ute fridge battery via 240V 30amp charger. At night the only draw down on the van batteries is LED lighting & 12V TV + Vast Satellite system powered by a mini inverter plugged into cigarette socket. (Having said that, we are fowls not owls and the lights are out by 2030 hrs. :) We did find if the TV & Vast were left on standby the batteries were slightly down by morning. Apart from that the two panels on van and one on the ute keep the batteries up. This season two 60W portable panels are now wired in series running through a Victron MPPT controller. While we are parked up detecting will plug into ute via Anderson plug. [/QUOTE]
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