The charge controller should not be hooked up in line between the alternator and battery.
Solar panel and alternator.
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Every time i turn on the engine i am engage a cut off switch installed.
However that is the real question what are your requirements.
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So if i didn t want any solar panels on the roof would i be able to consume about 50 amp hours per day from 300 amps of lithium batteries by just charging off a dedicated and separate alternator in a ford transit if i drive an average of 2 hours per day.
An option boost feature lets your house batteries start your ignition when your starter battery is dead.
If so would i gladly spring for the extra 150 or 250 amp alternator.
Bhupender is basically correct.
We add an extra step and hook an alternator switch between the solar batteries and the van batteries so with a flip of a switch the vans alternator can charge up the solar batteries.
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Not for use with alternators rated less than 100a smart alternators or rigs with regenerative braking.
Are you charging a battery bank or attempting to use t.
We use 2 agm.
I recently installed solar panels as you have described above.
For simplicities sake think of it as power going from the alternator or the charge controller to the batteries but not the other direction.
Enable alternator charging to a drop in lithium battery bank.
Your solar panel s and charge controller are coming from an entirely different path.
With an mppt controller almost any dc input voltage can be modified to meet your requirements.