The regulator will either be mounted on the back of the solar panel or within a battery management system bms.
Connecting solar panel to caravan battery.
What i thought would work is to put a twelve pin plug on the solar panel and plugging into the 12 pin plug on the vans a frame using the no.
The most common question i get asked on a daily basis is.
It all works beautifully.
2 3 pins these are the pins used when connected to the tug for charging the batteries.
Connecting solar panels to battery i used this type of sae connector lead in the end and keep a lead permanently attached to the battery for the purpose of plugging in the solar panel when required.
Can a solar panel overcharge a battery.
The regulator regulates funny that the voltage from the solar panel and.
Had the same problem.
I have added an inline 10 amp fuse in the positive.
See this thread.
It needs a regulator between the panel and the battery.
Never connect a solar panel directly to a battery.
The instructions that come with the solar regulator will identify the wire thickness required depending on your distances but rv applications normally use 6mm square uv stabillised wire connecting your solar panels to a solar regulator.
Can i connect two solar panels with separate regulators to my one battery bank a lot of people when they first start out with their caravan or motor home mount solar panels on to their roof almost by default.
The same thickness wire can connect the regulator to the first battery.