J D
Advanced Member
Some background info. This is for a 2021 Granby shell model with heater. When I got the camper in November 2021 I installed a NOCO AC pigtail like this to the battery compartment https://www.etrailer.com/Accessories-and-Parts/NOCO/329-GCP1.html I had one on my last camper and found it very useful. Very recently I've added one (so far) 180 watt solar panel, a Victron 100/30 MPPT, and a Victron BMV-712. There are two 6V batteries.
Sometimes being on shore power is desired. One scenario is where I park the truck and camper at home under a carport. Another might be staying at a campground with little solar exposure.
My thought is to place a AC to DC charger in the setup. I could plug it into the pigtail inside the battery compartment then run + to + on battery and - to the shunt. When hooking up the charger, do I still run the negative from the charger to side of the shunt where everything but my battery goes?
When I added the Victron stuff and panel I also added a two pole DC circuit breaker as the first thing solar power meets inside the camper. Can I assume it would be best practice to turn the solar off at the breaker before plugging into shore power?
Will there be any negative reaction from the MPPT or BMV-712?
Thanks in advance to any help or insight you folks might have. I hope I've explained things well enough.
J D
When hooking up the charger, do I still run the negative from the charger to side of the shunt where everything but my battery goes?
Sometimes being on shore power is desired. One scenario is where I park the truck and camper at home under a carport. Another might be staying at a campground with little solar exposure.
My thought is to place a AC to DC charger in the setup. I could plug it into the pigtail inside the battery compartment then run + to + on battery and - to the shunt. When hooking up the charger, do I still run the negative from the charger to side of the shunt where everything but my battery goes?
When I added the Victron stuff and panel I also added a two pole DC circuit breaker as the first thing solar power meets inside the camper. Can I assume it would be best practice to turn the solar off at the breaker before plugging into shore power?
Will there be any negative reaction from the MPPT or BMV-712?
Thanks in advance to any help or insight you folks might have. I hope I've explained things well enough.
J D
When hooking up the charger, do I still run the negative from the charger to side of the shunt where everything but my battery goes?