Hi all,
Been following Will's YouTube stuff for a few months now, trying to learn what I can for my project. It is a little unusual. I am converting a CUCV M1010 ambulance to a camper. These ran dual alternators standard. Mine has been converted over to 12 volts and has two large frame 160amp, self exciting alts. Here's the planned layout. Alt #1 will run the starting batteries/truck cab systems. Alt #2 will be isolated to run only the camper battery system. I need a little help in designing the camper system.
I picked up two 24 volt, 150 watt panels cheap (but high quality ones). I am looking to have 100-200ah LiPo4 battery system. I have been looking at some charging setups (Renogy DC/DC charger w/ MPPT, RedArc Manager 30 and similar). It seems none of these will take the 24 volt panels for the solar input side. Also it seems all of them give priority charging to the starting battery and then camper. In my system, there is no "starting" battery in the camper side but does have Alt #2 as a stand alone alt.
What charging system can do like the Renogy or RedArc that will handle the 24 volt panels and a direct alternator power without any "starter" battery hooked to it? Ideally something fairly simple but very reliable. I would like to not need 10 different parts to make up what the others can do with one or two pieces.
Open to ideas and thoughts. Thanks!
Here's a pic of the rig.
Been following Will's YouTube stuff for a few months now, trying to learn what I can for my project. It is a little unusual. I am converting a CUCV M1010 ambulance to a camper. These ran dual alternators standard. Mine has been converted over to 12 volts and has two large frame 160amp, self exciting alts. Here's the planned layout. Alt #1 will run the starting batteries/truck cab systems. Alt #2 will be isolated to run only the camper battery system. I need a little help in designing the camper system.
I picked up two 24 volt, 150 watt panels cheap (but high quality ones). I am looking to have 100-200ah LiPo4 battery system. I have been looking at some charging setups (Renogy DC/DC charger w/ MPPT, RedArc Manager 30 and similar). It seems none of these will take the 24 volt panels for the solar input side. Also it seems all of them give priority charging to the starting battery and then camper. In my system, there is no "starting" battery in the camper side but does have Alt #2 as a stand alone alt.
What charging system can do like the Renogy or RedArc that will handle the 24 volt panels and a direct alternator power without any "starter" battery hooked to it? Ideally something fairly simple but very reliable. I would like to not need 10 different parts to make up what the others can do with one or two pieces.
Open to ideas and thoughts. Thanks!
Here's a pic of the rig.