Thursday, Mar 14, 2013 at 09:56
Daz , the panels will be free standing. Most of the time I will be wanting to charge the two van batteries with both panels at once.
Occasionally I may want to have one panel charge the A.G.M. fridge battery in my vehicle , so as to avoid idling the motor in the vehicle, whilst having the other one charging the van batteries , at a much lower input.
Cravenhaven, this was my thought also. Could I piggy back - ie clip one set of alligator clips onto the 2nd set that is already clipped onto the batteries? Alternatively , I could buy a pair of larger alligator clips and wire both panels together into the larger clips. Doing it this way will mean that I can`t split the two panels , one for the van, one for my A.G.M. fridge battery.
Another thing that concerns me is that I may get a spark off the clips when disconnecting from the batteries, possibly in the presence of hydrogen.
Do I point the panels away from the sun prior to connecting & disconnecting?
Regards G.T.
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