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Originally Posted by lifecamper
I have 4 6v batteries in series parallel. I have a 2000 W inverter wired so I can plug it right into my power cord and it runs the whole 5th wheel. I was told by folks on here to disconnect my converter/charger so as not to create a loop and too much heat. So I flip the breaker marked Gen turn fridg to gas and turn on the inverter works great(got me through a 3 day power outage in Texas. Not enough to run the microwave or coffeemaker without depleting the batteries rapidly. So now adding 200W solar charger with controllerto keep the batteries topped off. Here is the question, when plugged into power cord(shore power) do I need to disconnect the converter/charger (gen breaker)?Don't want to damage the solar panels. When driving down the road the truck charges the batteries as well. Will the solar create problems charging the batteries at the same time the truck is charging? Just need to know what to run and what to disconnect.
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No, keep the breaker for the converter on so it will charge the batteries and give you 12 volts. There is no back feed to the solar panels.....
Don't worry about the solar panels and charge controller staying connected they will work just fine with the converter running and when driving down the road with the truck charging. The solar charger is designed to work under all situations.
I'm curious why is your converter/charger is labelled Gen?
Do a sanity check on that breaker as well, make sure there is nothing else tied to that breaker on my Cougar I had a string of AC outlets on it, go figure....I had to add another breaker on the panel to run them.
200 watts seem a bit lean for your setup unless its just for topping off the batteries when camper is idle.
Ron W.