4cls Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Can anyone help? I have two 110amp Banner leisure battery's fitted, linked correctly to give 12v 220 amps, Where do I connect up the feeds from the solar panel? To one battery's terminals or to the terminal blocks that link both battery's? does all that make sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
747 Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Nope, it makes no sense. The solar panel wiring should be connected to a regulator. I cannot give you any more information about wiring after that because I don't know what make and model of motorhome you have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4cls Posted November 20, 2015 Author Share Posted November 20, 2015 The make and model of the motorhome is immaterial, It could well be my garden shed! My live and neutral feeds from the solar panels (retro fit) on the motorhome roof go into a regulator, from the regulator the cables goes to the two leisure battery's. My question was, do I take the two feeds, (Pos and Neutral], direct to the battery posts of one battery or do I connect them to a terminal block that connects the two battery's? I hope that this clears up any confusion among the pedantic members of this forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Drew Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 As 2 battery wired in parallel will equalise you can just connect to one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
747 Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 4cls - 2015-11-20 12:47 PM The make and model of the motorhome is immaterial, It could well be my garden shed! My live and neutral feeds from the solar panels (retro fit) on the motorhome roof go into a regulator, from the regulator the cables goes to the two leisure battery's. My question was, do I take the two feeds, (Pos and Neutral], direct to the battery posts of one battery or do I connect them to a terminal block that connects the two battery's? I hope that this clears up any confusion among the pedantic members of this forum As well as being a snotty beggar you also know FA about motorhomes. I'm out (as they say). :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randonneur Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 It would appear from your reply to 747 that you have two problems 1. Attitude 2. Your solar panel wiring. .I hope you get good connections on both. *-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKen1 Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Like this BrianK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 I don't know why the OP bothered to start this thread if he is such an expert. I think he has a lot to learn in both forum etiquette and the best way to wire up a solar panel. I know the answer, but not telling. B-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 BKen1 - 2015-11-20 2:15 PM Like this BrianK That's not the way to wire a panel in a great many vans, e.g. ours, as 747 says it may well depend on the make model and year of van. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aandncaravan Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 The diagram above probably doesn't apply to the majority of Motorhomes built since 2005 with increasingly sophisticated electronics? For one there should be a safety fuse as soon as practically possible after the Solar Panel wiring enters the van. This is standard British Electrical practice to reduce the risk of fire. Should the Solar regulator short and catch fire, if there is no fuse, the Solar Panel would continue to feed the Fire. This fuse also allows you to isolate the panel from the van when doing maintenance. Likewise there should be a fuse between the regulator and the battery, to isolate the regulator from the battery should it become faulty. Please note that removing this fuse for maintenance can lead to power from the Solar Panel building up in the regulator but with no where for the power to go. Sometimes damaging the regulator. Hence the need for the fuse between the Solar Panel and the Regulator so the Panel can be completely isolated, for example when changing batteries. This safety is important due to the abundance of wood and flammable plastic where the regulators are often sited. If you want to minimise issues with the existing motorhome electronics, you should try and install Solar Panels in such a way that integrates the two. Not wire direct to the Habitation Battery. We would suggest you at least charge both Habitation and Starter batteries as it helps reduce the risk of overload? If it is a British built van from about 2011 with Sargent EC model electronics, like the EC400, the units have specific inputs to take the Solar regulator output and will automatically route it either to the Starter or Habitation battery as required. Hence the questions above about your Motorhome? The Solar charge is also often capable of being shown on the vans own display unit as well as allowing the Sargent Power Distribution box to better control all charging. More info here : http://www.aandncaravanservices.co.uk/solar-power.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4cls Posted November 20, 2015 Author Share Posted November 20, 2015 Steve Drew, many thanks, Just the info I wanted. refer to Bkent1, that is how my boat is wired up with a solar panel on the forepeak.. 747, I have seen worse comments on here than mine! I dont mind being called a snotty beggar either!. I have been 18 years plus in all forms of motorhomes and am still learning, likewise 20 odd years on the water sailing and still learning. AND, I still know S,F,A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4cls Posted November 20, 2015 Author Share Posted November 20, 2015 aandncaravan, The feeds to and from panel and regulator are already fused in the motorhome, I thought it was a bit of overkill, but better to be safe than sorry. The boat is not fused from panel to regulator but has a fuse from regulator to battery, Many thanks for your advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavs Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 BKen1 - 2015-11-20 2:15 PM Like this BrianK I understand it's good practice to connect the charging feeds and loads diagonally, i.e. positive on one battery and negative on the other. See here: http://www.smartgauge.co.uk/batt_con.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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