cloudzrest
New Member
Hi Everyone, I'm new to the forum and need some help with my FWC Hawk.
I bought a 2017 Hawk about 6 months ago, it has 160W solar and two AGM 79amp/hr batteries with the 30amp Zamp charge controller. When I'm camping off the grid, the solar can't keep the batteries fully charged, and progressively the batteries end up low after 3-5 days, voltage has gotten as low as 10.8 on the batteries. I have a 2 way fridge and LED lights and water pump and do some phone USB charging.
I'm thinking I need to add another panel up on the top of the camper, mounted to the racks, or possibly get a portable panel to plug in to the rear of the camp at the solar plug. I'm not sure about mixing different brands of panels (ie OEM hawk solar panel and a Renogy), or if I can just "plug and play" a portable solar panel to the rear of the camper without any other modifications.
I'd appreciate any advice or insight. I want my batteries to stay charged up for at least 5+ days. Many thanks !
Pat
I bought a 2017 Hawk about 6 months ago, it has 160W solar and two AGM 79amp/hr batteries with the 30amp Zamp charge controller. When I'm camping off the grid, the solar can't keep the batteries fully charged, and progressively the batteries end up low after 3-5 days, voltage has gotten as low as 10.8 on the batteries. I have a 2 way fridge and LED lights and water pump and do some phone USB charging.
I'm thinking I need to add another panel up on the top of the camper, mounted to the racks, or possibly get a portable panel to plug in to the rear of the camp at the solar plug. I'm not sure about mixing different brands of panels (ie OEM hawk solar panel and a Renogy), or if I can just "plug and play" a portable solar panel to the rear of the camper without any other modifications.
I'd appreciate any advice or insight. I want my batteries to stay charged up for at least 5+ days. Many thanks !
Pat