Solar Panel Question March 19, 2023, 12:46:23 am I have not found anything that addresses this. I have my 2 6volt house batts hooked up in parallel. If I get a 100W portable Solar Panel, how would I connect it to the batts? I am thinking single POS on one side, and single NEG on the other?
Re: Solar Panel Question Reply #2 – March 19, 2023, 01:54:53 am This might help … What's The Difference Between Wiring Batteries in Series Vs. Parallel?And then this article…How To Hook Up Solar Panels To RV Batteries: Simple Guide - Discover Solar PowerHope this helps. 1 Likes
Re: Solar Panel Question Reply #3 – March 19, 2023, 09:08:14 am Quote from: Mindispower - March 19, 2023, 12:46:23 amI have not found anything that addresses this. I have my 2 6volt house batts hooked up in parallel. If I get a 100W portable Solar Panel, how would I connect it to the batts? I am thinking single POS on one side, and single NEG on the other?If your portable solar panel has a controller just hook the pos to pos and neg to neg. If it, the portable solar panel, doses not have a controller then you will have to 'build' it.Enclosed is a thread I post a spell back about building a 'lesson' solar panel built. Homemade Portable Solar Panel Builtglenps I've been using this homemade built for four or more years. I will do an update/review after I've added some new parts this summer. 1 Likes
Re: Solar Panel Question Reply #4 – March 19, 2023, 01:35:40 pm "I have my 2 6volt house batts hooked up in parallel."As Keith said, they're wired in series, not parallel. That's how you get 12 volts out of two 6 volt batteries.