Solar Trailer Battery Charger
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Solar Trailer Battery Charger
Just installed a solar panel from Battery Tender on the roof of my trailer. My winch battery would die ever 4-5 weeks from my tracker drawing current. Problem solved.
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Originally Posted by Frank 993 C4S
Just installed a solar panel from Battery Tender on the roof of my trailer. My winch battery would die ever 4-5 weeks from my tracker drawing current. Problem solved.
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Very trick. Out of curiosity, are they designed to be mounted exposed to the elements like that? Wonder if a rainy day would cause issues.
I know we have a couple of options offered by different manufacturers that are designed to be permanently mounted on a roof, hadn't seen the Battery Tender brand one yet.
- Matt
I know we have a couple of options offered by different manufacturers that are designed to be permanently mounted on a roof, hadn't seen the Battery Tender brand one yet.
- Matt
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Originally Posted by Trailers of the East Coast
Very trick. Out of curiosity, are they designed to be mounted exposed to the elements like that? Wonder if a rainy day would cause issues.
I know we have a couple of options offered by different manufacturers that are designed to be permanently mounted on a roof, hadn't seen the Battery Tender brand one yet.
- Matt
I know we have a couple of options offered by different manufacturers that are designed to be permanently mounted on a roof, hadn't seen the Battery Tender brand one yet.
- Matt
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Very trick. Out of curiosity, are they designed to be mounted exposed to the elements like that? Wonder if a rainy day would cause issues.
I know we have a couple of options offered by different manufacturers that are designed to be permanently mounted on a roof, hadn't seen the Battery Tender brand one yet.
- Matt
I know we have a couple of options offered by different manufacturers that are designed to be permanently mounted on a roof, hadn't seen the Battery Tender brand one yet.
- Matt
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had one on my last trailer.
Would store the rig in florida for months and the trailer batteries were always ready to go.
Great idea, also allowed me to jump start truck, if necessary.
Would store the rig in florida for months and the trailer batteries were always ready to go.
Great idea, also allowed me to jump start truck, if necessary.
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Where does it connect to? Directly to the battery? I have a charge controller thing already in the trailer that works off of 110V. How would it work with that?
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Originally Posted by StoogeMoe
Where does it connect to? Directly to the battery? I have a charge controller thing already in the trailer that works off of 110V. How would it work with that?
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I have the same panel sitting in my garage since last year waiting to do this same job. Thanks for being the test subject - now I don't have an excuse!
When my trailer is in my driveway I keep it plugged into power and there is a battery tender on board keeping everything up to date. If there is no race car in the trailer it also doubles as a place to smoke cigars on rainy nights!
When my trailer is in my driveway I keep it plugged into power and there is a battery tender on board keeping everything up to date. If there is no race car in the trailer it also doubles as a place to smoke cigars on rainy nights!