My camper has a solar panel. The camper is stored in the garage. Is the ambient light, from when the garage door is open occasionally, enough to provide a charge to the camper batteries?
My camper has a solar panel. The camper is stored in the garage. Is the ambient light, from when the garage door is open occasionally, enough to provide a charge to the camper batteries?
Probably not. Why not just plug it in? End of problem.
I've thought a bit about this too. When we pick up the Grandby this spring and bring it home, it will live in a shed at the bottom of our yard when not in use (which isn't very often I hope!). The shed won't have electricity. I think what I will do is buy a little 20 watt solar panel (they are less than $60 from a discount solar store), mount it on the south side of the shed at the appropriate angle for our latitude and then just switch from the on-board panel to the small one when the camper goes into the shed. Then the charge controller can do the work and I don't have to think about it any more.
I've thought a bit about this too. When we pick up the Grandby this spring and bring it home, it will live in a shed at the bottom of our yard when not in use (which isn't very often I hope!). The shed won't have electricity. I think what I will do is buy a little 20 watt solar panel (they are less than $60 from a discount solar store), mount it on the south side of the shed at the appropriate angle for our latitude and then just switch from the on-board panel to the small one when the camper goes into the shed. Then the charge controller can do the work and I don't have to think about it any more.