deezlgeezr
Advanced Member
Does anyone do this?
I have a NOCO Genius 7200 that has a 'setting' that provides 12V/7.2A or 12V/3.5A continuous charge. I recently acquired an SAE adapter that will allow the Genius to connect to the rear SAE port on my 2017 Four Wheel Hawk for replenishing the two 75AH AGM's in the camper. The power would be supplied thru the SAE port to the controller and then to the batteries. I'm wondering if anyone has done this before and how it worked out.
At this time of year here in New England, the sun is very low in the sky, and the leaves are still on the trees, so getting good solar panel performance is tricky. I've deployed two 120-watt portable panels (connected in parallel) on a 50-foot SAE cable and can get 10 amps on a good day, generally though its more like 6A or 7A. My camper has an attached 160 Zamp roof panel which is functioning fine, but with winter on the way I'm planning to keep the camper fully functional all winter. I find that with a solid charging day I can get around 20-25 amp-hour into the batteries (according to the Zamp PWM controller). And, yes, the rear port on my FWC is polarity-reversed.
By using the Genius I'll be able to get charge into the batteries just as if it was coming from the portable panels. I'd like to get another season out of these batteries so I'm trying to keep them cycling regularly.
Any member with experience or suggestions/opinions feel free to comment!
I have a NOCO Genius 7200 that has a 'setting' that provides 12V/7.2A or 12V/3.5A continuous charge. I recently acquired an SAE adapter that will allow the Genius to connect to the rear SAE port on my 2017 Four Wheel Hawk for replenishing the two 75AH AGM's in the camper. The power would be supplied thru the SAE port to the controller and then to the batteries. I'm wondering if anyone has done this before and how it worked out.
At this time of year here in New England, the sun is very low in the sky, and the leaves are still on the trees, so getting good solar panel performance is tricky. I've deployed two 120-watt portable panels (connected in parallel) on a 50-foot SAE cable and can get 10 amps on a good day, generally though its more like 6A or 7A. My camper has an attached 160 Zamp roof panel which is functioning fine, but with winter on the way I'm planning to keep the camper fully functional all winter. I find that with a solid charging day I can get around 20-25 amp-hour into the batteries (according to the Zamp PWM controller). And, yes, the rear port on my FWC is polarity-reversed.
By using the Genius I'll be able to get charge into the batteries just as if it was coming from the portable panels. I'd like to get another season out of these batteries so I'm trying to keep them cycling regularly.
Any member with experience or suggestions/opinions feel free to comment!