Moving to a mooring & SOLAR options

[Gary]

Ken,

Not to give you raccoon nightmares but....a lobstermen friend reports being alongside deer as they swim to Maine islands.......mm-mm.

Best regards!

Gary

[Ken Heyman]

Gary-

With the melting ice caps maybe polar bear sightings are next albeit they are less likely to climb aboard and crawl through the port access into the cabin.

Ken

[foobie]

All:

12 Volt neophyte question: I was about to order a solar panel per our conversation in the string above, but then I began to contemplate Stu's post re: my need for a charge controller if I chose to boost my battery recovery time a bit with 40 watt panel rather than the 11-25 watt panel as noted.

I am also wondering how or if I should somehow wire this through my Xantrex freedom 1000 charger/inverter... Do I need to do this or can I wire the solar panel directly to the battery banks? How do I curtail any back-bleed from the batteries to the panels during nighttime hours?


Any suggestions are appreciated.

Love this board!

Thanks as always,

Steve

[Stu Jackson]

I am also wondering how or if I should somehow wire this through my Xantrex freedom 1000 charger/inverter... Do I need to do this or can I wire the solar panel directly to the battery banks? How do I curtail any back-bleed from the batteries to the panels during nighttime hours?

Steve,

1.  Order the panel AND the controller.

2.  The controller has a built in back feed preventer called a diode.

3.  Your charger has nothing to do with this.  Wire directly to the house bank.

4.  You may want to study or re-study the wiring diagrams in the "Electrical 101" topic I've posted.  http://c34.org/bbs/index.php/topic,5977.0.html

[waterdog]

 Wire directly to the house bank.

With a fuse or circuit breaker per the instructions that come with the charge controller

[foobie]

Thanks Stu and Steve! Top notch!