Discussion
Hi all
As the camper will be seeing less use in the winter, i was thinking of getting a solar panel to keep the leisure battery healthy.
The main van battery will get a cycle as we normally get the van out once a week for a warm up run ( i dont like the idea of a vehicle sat about for weeks on end, liquids and oils all resting etc)
So my research shows up two possibilities
1) a small panel just to keep the battery topped up, rested on the dashboard connected via croc clips
2) something a bit beefier say 60 watts that would run the fridge if we are off grid (fridge is 12v or 240 rated at 43 watts, leisure battery is 85 amp hour so it hammers the battery pdq) I would fit an external socket for this so it could be placed as needed when on site.
So my questions are
Would the large panel be overkill for winter charging?
Where to buy? I see lots on a well known auction site that claim to be "bosch" panels but I guess are chinese copies
Thanks in advance
As the camper will be seeing less use in the winter, i was thinking of getting a solar panel to keep the leisure battery healthy.
The main van battery will get a cycle as we normally get the van out once a week for a warm up run ( i dont like the idea of a vehicle sat about for weeks on end, liquids and oils all resting etc)
So my research shows up two possibilities
1) a small panel just to keep the battery topped up, rested on the dashboard connected via croc clips
2) something a bit beefier say 60 watts that would run the fridge if we are off grid (fridge is 12v or 240 rated at 43 watts, leisure battery is 85 amp hour so it hammers the battery pdq) I would fit an external socket for this so it could be placed as needed when on site.
So my questions are
Would the large panel be overkill for winter charging?
Where to buy? I see lots on a well known auction site that claim to be "bosch" panels but I guess are chinese copies
Thanks in advance
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