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Old 01-06-2021, 12:58 PM #16
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Happy New Year to all and thanks again for all of your input and advice. I was able to install a 100 watt Renogy panel with a Victron 75/15 BT mppt and modified the brackets to bolt directly to me removable rack portion locations. The cables were a simple run down the side of the headliner as one tucks perfectly into an existing crevice that runs the length downward into the engine bay and I wired tied them to together. I did order the KC Hide a wire kit, but I didn't want to wait so I'll see if I install when it arrives.

I don't fully understand all the data coming into the Victron, but I do know that it is charging and cycles through the different phases: Float, Absorption and Bulk. I think that I know the answer to this one, but do I also need when of them "charge booster" diodes as well or as I believe doesn't this set up work around that?
Make sure you set the charge settings on the controller per your battery manufactures spec.
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FYI anyone doing this should look up gauge requirements - 10awg is way overkill for 100w - you only need 14 (since it's <10amps). The math works the same as in-house wiring. Also why I ran my two panels in series - they're nominally 12v panels, so that's 24v at 200w = 8 amps max, so 14awg is fine (and the whole setup puts out more like 50 volts in the sun - why you need a solar charger).

Not only are higher gauge cables a waste of money, if you end up running them through the headliner and around corners, the smaller gauge the easier time you'll have installing.
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I've had a 100 watt Reneogy panel on my rack, with a 10 amp MPPT controller running my Dometic fridge that lives in the truck for 9-10 months out of the year. I've been running the same Northstar AGM group 31 for 5 years now.

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