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Some items I'd purchased to convert our Lance 1172 to lithium batteries. About the time I planned to do the install we had a significant life change opting to buy a bricks and mortar home after living in our 1172 for a number of years. Subsequently sold the 1172 and our F450. Victron Smart...

Hey guys. Sorry if I misrepresented my plan. The portable panel will ABSOLUTELY have its own MPPT controller. My original post had conflicting information. To be clear Portable Panel -> MPPT controller -> battery terminals Rooftop panels -> MPPT controller -> battery terminals This is ok...

Not heated and no bluetooth. Dont know that these SOK's are "waterproof" from the factory. There are no seals, gaskets or silicone on the "lid" to prevent water intrusion. I had planned to make small cover plates for the holes and screw the cover plates in place with gasket material or...

Great, thanks for the response. Was hoping it was simple. ;-)

I've pretty much decided on Renogy rigid portable panels. But even Renogy has (2) offerings. Checking their website comparison I dont see much difference. The Eclipse model if $80 more than the other one. Both are monocrystalline. Does anyone have any real world experience with these...

Question about the Renogy DC DC Charger with MPPT DCC50S. On a recent thread on the forum I read this "it is always on a boost at 14.4, it never kicks down to a float" Is this true???? Seems that would not be ideal for LiPo battery life. This table from the manual for the DCC50S seems a...

I want to add a portable ground mounted solar panel to our existing roof mounted system. Lithium batteries in the camper. MPPT controller on the camper for the roof mounted panels. The portable ground mounted panel will have its own MPPT controller. Can we simply connect the portable panel to...

Zil apologies if I've confused the discussion. Yes my question is about CC to the battery. in my TC that wiring is 10 gauge stranded copper.

The BT connectivity holds out a bit of hope that the LiPo float voltage can be adjusted. We are full time in a Truck camper and the Renoy made our upgrade to lithium exponentially simpler for a number of reasons. BUT if the float voltage is not correct or cant be adjusted its a dealbreaker for us.

Due to storage and transport space constraints we are looking for portable panels that pack up small. Currently considering Renogy100W and Rockpals. Can anyone provide a performance comparison of the units from these manufacturers? Are there any other panels we should consider? Ultimately...

Early stage planning of solar upgrade for my truck camper. Curious to hear the collected wisdom of the forum on using (1) 200AH battery vs (2) 100AH batteries. If there are no clear advantages for (2) batteries a single battery makes my install a bit simpler. Currently my camper has (2) 12V...

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I see an Anderson Pole panel mount available that is "weather resistant". My experience with items labeled as weather resistant is that they are not. ;-)

That looks promising. How do I make that a panel mount?

I bought my Lance with the Solar factory installed. came with (1) 100W panel. My dealer added a second panel 170W. Unfortunately the dealer didnt know what they were doing. The panels are a bit mismatched so there is some reduction in efficiency. We can drain the (2) flooded lead acid...

Looking to convert my Truck Camper system from FLA to Lithium batteries. The camper also has solar. The factory install has different positive and negative cable lengths from the solar controller to the battery. The positive cable I estimate to be @ 15' length. Negative Cable @ 10'. Is this...

Does anyone have any experience with the Furrion connectors? https://www.etrailer.com/Accessories-and-Parts/Furrion/FSPINS-BS.html?gclid=CjwKCAiAkJKCBhAyEiwAKQBCkp4fUBjxJ5A0rbKB4iRooC8NZTlUnD4FOgdrQWcKBj9Wc6PICqghnRoCeu4QAvD_BwE

Some items I'd purchased to convert our Lance 1172 to lithium batteries. About the time I planned to do the install we had a significant life change opting to buy a bricks and mortar home after living in our 1172 for a number of years. Subsequently sold the 1172 and our F450. SOK 12.8V 206AH...

Some items I'd purchased to convert our Lance 1172 to lithium batteries. About the time I planned to do the install we had a significant life change opting to buy a bricks and mortar home after living in our 1172 for a number of years. Subsequently sold the 1172 and our F450. Victron BMV-712...

I've done a number of searches and didn't find anything on this specific topic. I want to add ground mounted solar panels to our Truck Camper. Will have a seperate Victron MPPT solar controller to manage the ground mounted array. What is the best through wall connector for this applciation...

Are there other online resources for information and research? I want to take a whole house approach. In a 60 year old home with 30 year old natural gas HVAC system and hot water. Which are near end of life and need replacing. Will be purchasing an EV sometime in the next few years. Current...

thanks for the replies. My system is not perfect nor optimized. Came from the factory with (1) 100 W panel. The dealer talked us into adding a second 170W panel before I knew anything about solar. The panels are wired in parallel. Factory wire is 10 gauge stranded copper.

The thickness is not so critical for me. My planned storage and transport area is 36" x 19.5". Pretty much everything I've seen is at least 20'X20". The RV with Titos has some great ideas for the flexible panels. But the flexibles dont help me regarding the size constraints I have and I dont...

What about panels like this from AcoPower? They are perfect for my size constraints and the performance specs are comparable to Renogy panels. Anyone know of any issues with these or any reason NOT to use something like these?

Our 2019 Lance 1172 truck Camper has 270W of solar panels on the roof. With GoPower PWM 30 Solar Controller. We do a lot of camping in the woods. We'd like to add ground mounted solar panels to augment the roof top panels. The goal is 100 watt - 200 watt ground mounted panels that we can place...

My intent is to connect this foldable portable panel to a Victron Smart Solar Charge Controller mounted within 24" of the batteries in our camper. The Victron will manage the charging. The website for these panels states they can be ganged together in series or parallel configuration. And a...

Pretty sure those CNLINKO connectors are the same as the Furrion connector. Just seems more robust than the SAE connector

Victron Orion Smart DC-DC charger settings for 2022 Solis 59PX with Lithium batteries. Our coach batteries were shot. We are replacing the original baatteries with Renogy 12V 100Ah Pro Smart Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery w/Bluetooth & Self-heating Function which will be installed in the...