DeanHensler
Petty Officer 3rd Class
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- Feb 14, 2013
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I have a pontoon boat that stays in the water at the dock all summer. It is completely exposed to the sun. I recently installed a 24V trolling motor. To get 24 volts I hooked two 12V batteries in serial. This is working well and providing 12 volts to the boat's lights, gauges, ignition, etc on the main battery and 24 volts to the trolling motor off the second battery.
I want to hook up a solar charger so that I don't have to remove the batteries and take them home to charge them. How can I wire the solar charger up so that it charges both batteries? Here is the charger I'm thinking of purchasing. Amazon.com: Instapark? NEW All Black 10W Mono-crystalline Solar Panel with 12V Solar Charge Controller: Patio, Lawn & Garden
Here is a diagram of how I've got the batteries wired up right now.
Thanks for the help!
I want to hook up a solar charger so that I don't have to remove the batteries and take them home to charge them. How can I wire the solar charger up so that it charges both batteries? Here is the charger I'm thinking of purchasing. Amazon.com: Instapark? NEW All Black 10W Mono-crystalline Solar Panel with 12V Solar Charge Controller: Patio, Lawn & Garden
Here is a diagram of how I've got the batteries wired up right now.
Thanks for the help!