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15th October 2015, 04:48 PM
#71
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Originally Posted by
threedogs
do you just spread them over the roof of your van and Patrol
The 4 x 25's are in a folding canvas bag with clears on the pockets so I treat it like "normal" ones and pop 'em in teh sun as I like to have the Van in the shade.
The 2 x 50's are seperate... don't usually need them but if I do then I just chuck 'em wherever IE on the roof basket of the Ute etc.
At home I might have 1 x 50 keeping the Ute up to charge and 1 x 50 doing the same for the van and the 25's packed away
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15th October 2015 04:48 PM
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15th October 2015, 05:18 PM
#72
Legendary
Originally Posted by
Ronin
my plan (in theory) to skip the whole dual battery setup completely.
I have a cheap AGM deep cycle that was given to me. SO when I am driving I will have the fridge/freezer connected to the rear 12v cig socket that runs off main battery. Once I am at camp site, I will plug it into the spare deep cycle and connect the solar to the battery via a mppt controller.
Something that I should look into.
Pros and cons, this set up vs dual battery?
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15th October 2015, 05:20 PM
#73
Patrol God
Originally Posted by
jay see
Something that I should look into.
Pros and cons, this set up vs dual battery?
Start a thread I think you get good info good and bad.
Id be interested in what ppl think
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15th October 2015, 05:23 PM
#74
Legendary
Originally Posted by
threedogs
Start a thread I think you get good info good and bad.
Id be interested in what ppl think
We do, but a bit later.
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15th October 2015, 07:31 PM
#75
Expert
Originally Posted by
jay see
Something that I should look into.
Pros and cons, this set up vs dual battery?
PROs
- Simplicity: no mucking around as its easy DIY (dont need auto leccy)
- Cost savings: the whole thing would cost me about 350 as compared to about atleast 500 to 1000 for battery isolator and other bits and pieces and even more if I go for a decent BMS. More money if installed by a auto leccy. Dont need massive AH battery.
- Long runtime: Potentially unlimited run time with decent sunny days and correct placement.
- Future proof: Can add a dual battery system down the line if I feel the need and wont have to throw any existing bits away.
- Light weight dont need super massive battery for this setup.
CONs
- cant wire up accessories like UHF or light bar to it easily.
- needs manual cut over from crank battery to the spare deep cycle when u reach camp site.
On a average we go once a month camping for about 3 nights max so this setup should work for us.
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15th October 2015, 07:54 PM
#76
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Originally Posted by
Ronin
PROs
- Simplicity: no mucking around as its easy DIY (dont need auto leccy)
- Cost savings: the whole thing would cost me about 350 as compared to about atleast 500 to 1000 for battery isolator and other bits and pieces and even more if I go for a decent BMS. More money if installed by a auto leccy. Dont need massive AH battery.
- Long runtime: Potentially unlimited run time with decent sunny days and correct placement.
- Future proof: Can add a dual battery system down the line if I feel the need and wont have to throw any existing bits away.
- Light weight dont need super massive battery for this setup.
CONs
- cant wire up accessories like UHF or light bar to it easily.
- needs manual cut over from crank battery to the spare deep cycle when u reach camp site.
On a average we go once a month camping for about 3 nights max so this setup should work for us.
Thanks Ronin.
I've set up a thread for this.
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4th January 2016, 04:45 PM
#77
I have a thin film amorphous panel 122W that seems to do the trick. It's a bit heavy and lives in our van most of the time, but not much in overheads and runs a SunTech solar controller from the dual battery. Runs the fridge mostly (with ease). The best we got out of it was 7.8 amps.
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