solar

Hi all, noticed that because my van, t6, 2017, is parked on the drive most of the time, especially the last month, for obvious reasons, after about a week the battery goes flat and won't start the engine! I have given it a good discharge and recharge with my ctec, this defo helped keep the...

As my van is sat on the drive not being used I'm thinking of buying a small solar charger for the main AGM battery. Ideally it'll fit on the dash and be easy to connect. Any recommendations...

Here's a question. I have a CTEK250SE installed and also use a Victron 75/15 MPPT controller with a 160w solar panel. During the current travel restrictions, I see my starter battery dropping sometimes down to 11.5v so leave it running for 15mins to get it back up into 12v territory every 3-4...

Has anyone got any reviews on renogy solar panels? Looking at this: 160 Watt 12 Volt Flexible Monocrystalline Solar Panel Voc is 23v so bang on the limit of my ctek d250sa. Just wondering about build quality etc of the renogy? Cheers Bob

As per title basically, any recommended solar panels suitable for the ctek d250se? Looking around 150w ish? Cheers

I have a fully NDS Leisure system, with an NDS 110W solar panel. I want to add a second panel to provide more solar capture for a longer period over the year. The current panel has been superseded by one with slightly different characteristics. My original van converter, who would likely...

Hi I'll be getting myself a DC/DC charger to replace the current smart relay set up soon. As the first step before i go solar, ideally i'd want one with a built in MPPT solar controller, so was wondering if any one has any recommendations as to what to get? Been looking at the CTEK D250sE (or...

I'm planning on fitting a solar panel on my van, looking at the photonic universe 160W semi flexible. But scanning through some posts on here i found out i need to now upgrade my existing leisure battery setup. My van is 16 plate euro 5 engine T28 so has stop/start bluemotion, was an exhire...

Im just starting to plan out how i want to fit a solar panel to my van. I have a SCA194 poptop which im looking to fit a 160W solar panel to, and understand ill have to drill a hole in the roof for the cable which is fine. My problem is, i want to feed the cables from this to under the...

Solar PWM & MPPT controllers - How I Done It - There is a lot of talk about Solar at the moment, and with spring not to far away i wanted to go over the whole Solar controller thing. The main components are the Panels themselves, the charge controller (whether that be stand alone or...

Hi All, I'm trying out a folding solar panel to see how I get on with it. It's a 120w and as we move about often, I don't think I'll need bigger. It comes as a kit with a cheap and nasty Eco Worthy 20A PWM controller (yes I know, if the trial is successful, I'll swap it out for a decent MPPT)...

Just had my claim for a new starter battery (AGM) turned down because the parasitic voltage was excessive and is caused by the installation of a leisure battery. This was before I told them that the fuse to the leisure battery was removed but they stuck to their story and wanted to charge £115...

My T6 is garaged and I will only be using it once a month for trips so I am looking at a simple way of keeping the main battery topped up. There is just the standard current draw when parked up from the vans systems in standby.. From searching this topic on here the best way seems to be a...

Hi All, Question - Could I take a male to male cigar lead and plug from the 12v leisure system to the dash and keep the vehicle battery topped up or would this not work? Cheers Cz.

I know I’m asking more questions than answering presently Does the Victron BVM-712 also monitor the solar energy I’m producing? I can’t see it in the user manual other than reference to the omission of the -ve symbol in the ‘power’ menu of the display.

I have my solar kit on the way. 4x 100w panels which I will wire in Parallel. It will stay 12v but what about the ampage as I am slightly confused how it all works. Is it simply 4x the amps? I was hoping to fit the panels direct to the D250SE but I have spotted the max solar input is 25amp...

Has anyone fitted one of the Renology DC-DC battery chargers? I believe this is all I need for regulate charging from the alternator and solar panels? The only thing I can't ascertain is the option to output the data to a compatible display module/ iPhone app...