solar panel(s)

rallye bob · 06-22-2012, 08:03 AM

I would like to get some "real world" experience, from you racers that are using solar panel(s) to maintain the battery in your trailers. What do you use and how did you hook it up?
I am looking at a small maintainer/charger. Do you always need to use a charge controller, to prevent overcharging your batt?
My batt. (Optma yellow top) is hooked to the tow vehicle charge system, when I am running down the road, but I would like to keep the batt. up at the track, and when I have the trailer idle at home. TIA

06-22-2012, 08:03 AM	#1
rallye bob Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Genoa, Illinois Posts: 489 Likes: 9 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	solar panel(s) I would like to get some "real world" experience, from you racers that are using solar panel(s) to maintain the battery in your trailers. What do you use and how did you hook it up? I am looking at a small maintainer/charger. Do you always need to use a charge controller, to prevent overcharging your batt? My batt. (Optma yellow top) is hooked to the tow vehicle charge system, when I am running down the road, but I would like to keep the batt. up at the track, and when I have the trailer idle at home. TIA Last edited by rallye bob; 06-30-2012 at 09:05 AM. Reason: Miss-spelled word....