Solar Power

shaft · shaft

Gday Just hoping someone has replaced the little rectangle red lite that indicates gas hot water heating up. $50 or so to buy the whole thing. Has anyone been able to buy just the little light separately? Thanks (havent done this before)

Warren-Pat_01 · Warren-Pat_01

Hello members, I did a bit of searching earlier this evening after testing today on the subject of solar panels mounted on an angle or flat on the roof. TI Terry took macca17 to task nearly two years ago with this comment - "Fairly obvious this opinion is not base on actual testing. Fact is the input is app...

denmonkey · denmonkey

Hi all, I'm about to install some permanent panels on the roof of the van and have now come up with a mounting plan based on research. The pop up roof offers its own challenges. The panels have an open circuit voltage of around 40v and are rated 235w. Of course I'll be using a suitably rated mtttp contr...

Gus1949 · Gus1949

I recently purchased a 120watt portable solar panel for use with my caravan.Today I used a multimeter to measure the voltage output and found while I was getting 20V on the input to the controller I was only getting about 2.5V on the out put side. Does the panel have to be connected to a load (e.g. a batter...

stricko · stricko

ive just bought a motorhome for the first time. Being a complete novice, I was hoping for a little advice about solar/ 240v power/ inverters/batteries. My Ford Transit h a 120w solar panel, 2 house batteries and controller. No inverter. Therefore the only way to utilise 240v power points is to connec...

Just wingin it · Just wingin it

Hi everyone My hubby and I are going travelling soon and we need a bit of advice on solar. We have a camper trailer and want to buy a solar set up, but we have absolutely no idea about it....total solar virgins!!! Can anyone help with what we should get??? Thanks heaps Wendy

Cyclops · Cyclops

Apologys in advance if this has already been covered and my lack of knowledge re solar. I have a tri star 60a pwm controller which hasnt got the the monitor module. I have installed a victron bmv 700 and I am very pleased with it. Do I need to install the add on monitor to the Tristar side of the system to pro...

Farmhat · Farmhat

G'day. Looking for recommendations for a quality 40 or 50 amp PWM Solar Controller please. Joe

Peter and Jian · Peter and Jian

I'm connecting 2 x 120 AH AGM 12v batteries in parallel, I'm worried about voltage leveling in case one of the batteries goes bad and I don't realise it. I have heard about Zener Diodes. has anyone installed them if so ..what size, how to, where to get. etc etc..Thanks -- Edited by Peter and Jian on Su...

Baz421 · Baz421

Hi all Just a hint to others about a problem we had recently. Batteries were either not charging fully on solar or not giving up full power (aH) ,,, ie "something" was wrong. The 11 year old solar controller started to charge batteries about 2 amps ABOVE THE VARIABLE LOAD rather than say 7-10amps abov...

Trew · Trew

Could someone please advise if 130 watt solar panel is adequate to keep second battery charged? Just intend to run lights and small items off it. Maybe 1000watt inverter. Thanks.

laurieoz · laurieoz

Can a member recommend a good quality folding 200 watt solar panel I want it for my daughters new caravan The ones I have looked at have a smaller surface area than a fixed 200 watt panel so I guess the quality is not realy 200 watt Laurie

Bas + Eve · Bas + Eve

we are adding a 200w panel to supplement the 2x80w panels insitu at the moment. I have to lift one 80 to connect the 200 so am I better off lifting both 80s and replacing them with 1x160 or keep the 2x80s. one way I have 3 panels connected and the other way 2 panels connected. thanks for your help Bas

CODHUNTER · CODHUNTER

Hello all, I have an electrical problem that has recently appeared. My vans power consists of 2x 110A batteries 2x 80watt solar panels. At night time whilst running power from 12volt for van, all power suddenly drops out and about 5-10 mins later all power is restored. Then 5-10 mins later it all happe...

meetoo · meetoo

For those of you that do not have a battery management system, (probably most of you) and say that your batteries are fully charged by solar by lunch time, how do you tell and know for sure that the battery/ies are fully charged back up? Thanks. Cheers, John.

Bulariver · Bulariver

I have an annoying problem with gas water heater - when I switch to ON, after a few seconds the heater clicks on and you can heat the gas burning but after about 5 seconds it shuts off. I reset the switch to OFF then ON again and same thing happens. After 5 or 6 attempts, the heater finally stays on and works no...

Bulariver · Bulariver

I have an annoying problem with gas water heater - when I switch to ON, after a few seconds the heater clicks on and you can heat the gas burning but after about 5 seconds it shuts off. I reset the switch to OFF then ON again and same thing happens. After 5 or 6 attempts, the heater finally stays on and works no...

Bas + Eve · Bas + Eve

When fitting mounting brackets to the solar panel frame, is it better to use a metal screw or bolt and nut? Looking at ease of removal if necessary for any reason. Also what size screw or bolt/nut. As the frames are aluminium should the fasteners be aluminium as I hear s/s corrodes aluminium??? TIA for a...

Bruce Mc · Bruce Mc

I have just finished installing a PPAP Diesel heater and Im having some issues. It seams the ECU is the main cause and the seller is sending a new one. My question is about the operation of the fuel pump. When I primed the system and applied power direct to the fuel pump it clicked once then stopped. By co...

Bas + Eve · Bas + Eve

Is there such a thing as a 72 cell 12v panel with a vmp of 18v ? Tia Bas

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Hot water indicator light (Preview) Gday Just hoping someone has replaced the little rectangle red lite that indicates gas hot water heating up. $50 or so to buy the whole thing. Has anyone been able to buy just the little light separately? Thanks (havent done this before)	shaft	2	1471	04:00 AM Sep 15, 2018 by greyhoundtom
	A cat among the pigeons, a can of worms? Interesting discussion? (Preview) Hello members, I did a bit of searching earlier this evening after testing today on the subject of solar panels mounted on an angle or flat on the roof. TI Terry took macca17 to task nearly two years ago with this comment - "Fairly obvious this opinion is not base on actual testing. Fact is the input is app...	Warren-Pat_01	23	2248	02:02 AM Sep 21, 2018 by Reed
	Panels series vs parallel 80v vs 40v benefits ? (Preview) Hi all, I'm about to install some permanent panels on the roof of the van and have now come up with a mounting plan based on research. The pop up roof offers its own challenges. The panels have an open circuit voltage of around 40v and are rated 235w. Of course I'll be using a suitably rated mtttp contr...	denmonkey	17	2279	01:43 PM Sep 5, 2018 by T1 Terry
	Solar controller voltage output ( 1 2 ) (Preview) I recently purchased a 120watt portable solar panel for use with my caravan.Today I used a multimeter to measure the voltage output and found while I was getting 20V on the input to the controller I was only getting about 2.5V on the out put side. Does the panel have to be connected to a load (e.g. a batter...	Gus1949	35	5413	11:12 AM Aug 18, 2022 by Whenarewethere
	solar power (Preview) ive just bought a motorhome for the first time. Being a complete novice, I was hoping for a little advice about solar/ 240v power/ inverters/batteries. My Ford Transit h a 120w solar panel, 2 house batteries and controller. No inverter. Therefore the only way to utilise 240v power points is to connec...	stricko	24	1921	01:10 PM Sep 22, 2018 by T1 Terry
	Need advice - first time buying solar (Preview) Hi everyone My hubby and I are going travelling soon and we need a bit of advice on solar. We have a camper trailer and want to buy a solar set up, but we have absolutely no idea about it....total solar virgins!!! Can anyone help with what we should get??? Thanks heaps Wendy	Just wingin it	7	2428	09:49 PM Aug 21, 2018 by Jaahn
	Tristar 60 (Preview) Apologys in advance if this has already been covered and my lack of knowledge re solar. I have a tri star 60a pwm controller which hasnt got the the monitor module. I have installed a victron bmv 700 and I am very pleased with it. Do I need to install the add on monitor to the Tristar side of the system to pro...	Cyclops	1	1952	01:13 PM Aug 10, 2018 by T1 Terry
	Recommendations for quality 40 or 50 amp PWM Solar Controller (Preview) G'day. Looking for recommendations for a quality 40 or 50 amp PWM Solar Controller please. Joe	Farmhat	24	1743	05:18 PM Aug 7, 2018 by T1 Terry
	zener diodes (Preview) I'm connecting 2 x 120 AH AGM 12v batteries in parallel, I'm worried about voltage leveling in case one of the batteries goes bad and I don't realise it. I have heard about Zener Diodes. has anyone installed them if so ..what size, how to, where to get. etc etc..Thanks -- Edited by Peter and Jian on Su...	Peter and Jian	7	1359	02:15 PM Jul 30, 2018 by dorian
	SOLAR CONTROLLER PROBLEM - COOKED A BATTERY (Preview) Hi all Just a hint to others about a problem we had recently. Batteries were either not charging fully on solar or not giving up full power (aH) ,,, ie "something" was wrong. The 11 year old solar controller started to charge batteries about 2 amps ABOVE THE VARIABLE LOAD rather than say 7-10amps abov...	Baz421	7	1675	01:22 AM Jul 28, 2018 by Tony Bev
	Size of solar panel (Preview) Could someone please advise if 130 watt solar panel is adequate to keep second battery charged? Just intend to run lights and small items off it. Maybe 1000watt inverter. Thanks.	Trew	9	1993	05:32 PM Jul 10, 2018 by laurieoz
	Folding Solar panels (Preview) Can a member recommend a good quality folding 200 watt solar panel I want it for my daughters new caravan The ones I have looked at have a smaller surface area than a fixed 200 watt panel so I guess the quality is not realy 200 watt Laurie	laurieoz	3	1583	09:45 AM Jul 10, 2018 by swamp
	Panels (Preview) we are adding a 200w panel to supplement the 2x80w panels insitu at the moment. I have to lift one 80 to connect the 200 so am I better off lifting both 80s and replacing them with 1x160 or keep the 2x80s. one way I have 3 panels connected and the other way 2 panels connected. thanks for your help Bas	Bas + Eve	4	1586	04:21 PM Jul 11, 2018 by oldtrack123
	Losing night power ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Hello all, I have an electrical problem that has recently appeared. My vans power consists of 2x 110A batteries 2x 80watt solar panels. At night time whilst running power from 12volt for van, all power suddenly drops out and about 5-10 mins later all power is restored. Then 5-10 mins later it all happe...	CODHUNTER	53	4684	03:00 PM Oct 19, 2018 by T1 Terry
	Battery State of Charge. (Preview) For those of you that do not have a battery management system, (probably most of you) and say that your batteries are fully charged by solar by lunch time, how do you tell and know for sure that the battery/ies are fully charged back up? Thanks. Cheers, John.	meetoo	11	1580	03:53 PM Jun 18, 2018 by swamp
	Gas water heater (Preview) I have an annoying problem with gas water heater - when I switch to ON, after a few seconds the heater clicks on and you can heat the gas burning but after about 5 seconds it shuts off. I reset the switch to OFF then ON again and same thing happens. After 5 or 6 attempts, the heater finally stays on and works no...	Bulariver	6	1654	12:42 PM Jun 5, 2018 by glenn
	Gas water heater (Preview) I have an annoying problem with gas water heater - when I switch to ON, after a few seconds the heater clicks on and you can heat the gas burning but after about 5 seconds it shuts off. I reset the switch to OFF then ON again and same thing happens. After 5 or 6 attempts, the heater finally stays on and works no...	Bulariver	0	945	05:09 PM May 26, 2018 by Bulariver
	Screws or bolts (Preview) When fitting mounting brackets to the solar panel frame, is it better to use a metal screw or bolt and nut? Looking at ease of removal if necessary for any reason. Also what size screw or bolt/nut. As the frames are aluminium should the fasteners be aluminium as I hear s/s corrodes aluminium??? TIA for a...	Bas + Eve	10	1755	03:28 AM Aug 25, 2018 by Reed
	Diesel heater fuel pump (Preview) I have just finished installing a PPAP Diesel heater and Im having some issues. It seams the ECU is the main cause and the seller is sending a new one. My question is about the operation of the fuel pump. When I primed the system and applied power direct to the fuel pump it clicked once then stopped. By co...	Bruce Mc	6	1325	01:53 PM Dec 30, 2018 by RoamerAllWaze
	72 cell panel (Preview) Is there such a thing as a 72 cell 12v panel with a vmp of 18v ? Tia Bas	Bas + Eve	2	1245	08:20 PM May 8, 2018 by Bas + Eve
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