My solar panel feeds the house battery. If I leave the ACR on it will combine
and charge the engine start battery when the voltage gets high enough or I can
leave it off and it doesn’t.
I usually left it off when I was on my mooring to get max effort for the house
battery. The start battery was
necessarily electronic.
Marek
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From: Josh Muckley via CnC-List
Date: 2020-08-02 22:29 (GMT-05:00)
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Subject: Re: Stus-List Solar panels in ACR environment
Marek,
Respectfully, I disagree with your statement on the size of the fuse
the size of the wire.
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> Marek
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> Original message
> From: Len Mitchell via CnC-List
> Date: 2020-08-02 15:56 (GMT-05:00)
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> Cc: Len Mitchell
> Subject: Stus-List Solar panels in ACR environment
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> Charlie, I like the house ban
The fuse needs to protect the wire (not the end device). This means that you
pick a fuse based on the size of the wire.
Marek
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From: Len Mitchell via CnC-List
Date: 2020-08-02 15:56 (GMT-05:00)
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Cc: Len Mitchell
Subject: Stus-List Solar panels
Charlie, I like the house bank charge priority or wherever your automatic bilge
pump or refrigerator is connected, whatever you find most important while you
are away from the boat. Your post says small solar panel and a 50 amp fuse.
Those two don’t match! If you over size the fuse the wire beco
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Subject: Re: Stus-List Solar panels in ACR environment
Charlie,
While some will swear that all charging sources (solar, alternator, etc.)
should go to the same bank, I have yet to see any real reason anywhere as to
why.
When it is sunny, your ACR will see 13V or more a
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I put in a dual battery solar charge controller (SunSaver) when I added my
solar panel, wired directly to the two batteries. Dave
S/V Aries
1990 C&C 34+
New London, CT
> On Aug 2, 2020, at 12:20 PM, Charlie Nelson via CnC-List
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> 1st, thanks to the list members for the replies
Charlie, I agree with your plan. I also agree with Edd's reasoning that it
may not make much difference. As such, if attaching to one battery or
another had a logistical advantage I would not hesitate.
Josh Muckley
S/V Sea Hawk
1989 C&C 37+
Solomons, MD
On Sun, Aug 2, 2020, 12:21 Charlie Nelson
Charlie,
While some will swear that all charging sources (solar, alternator, etc.)
should go to the same bank, I have yet to see any real reason anywhere as to
why.
When it is sunny, your ACR will see 13V or more and combine everything anyway.
You can connect your solar to house or engine - w
I'd attach it to the house battery side. That is if you have misc always-on
loads like bilge pumps on that side. You have to be sure the panels put out
something above the connect voltage of the ACR. Any panel coming with a
regulator is probably ok.
Although you will have a fuse on the battery to
1st, thanks to the list members for the replies re my questions on jump
starting a battery in a house and start battery bank set-up with an ACR. I
think I have that straight!
While I think I know the answer to the following question, I am pretty sure
that others on the list know the answer!
I pl
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