Hi folks,
In my recent thread about adding a fridge, I mentioned I would be adding a second battery to my 2015 Hawk set-up which has the 165W solar panel and one battery. I have two questions:
1. Is there any harm adding a brand new battery to the 2 year old battery I am using (Exide AGM)?
The two year old battery has been charged it's entire life with the solar panel and has never been run
low.
2. Is the camper pre-wired for two batteries, or will I need to add cables from the old battery in parallel to the new battery. The battery in use has two connectors on each post, but I think one is from the solar controller and the other set is the main camper power cables. Not sure though since I don't have a schematic to look at. One of the positive cables has a built in fuse holder on it but not the other wire.
Thanks,
David
In my recent thread about adding a fridge, I mentioned I would be adding a second battery to my 2015 Hawk set-up which has the 165W solar panel and one battery. I have two questions:
1. Is there any harm adding a brand new battery to the 2 year old battery I am using (Exide AGM)?
The two year old battery has been charged it's entire life with the solar panel and has never been run
low.
2. Is the camper pre-wired for two batteries, or will I need to add cables from the old battery in parallel to the new battery. The battery in use has two connectors on each post, but I think one is from the solar controller and the other set is the main camper power cables. Not sure though since I don't have a schematic to look at. One of the positive cables has a built in fuse holder on it but not the other wire.
Thanks,
David