NyeNorthpoint382FLRB
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I'm totally new to this solar power thing on our 5th wheel. My question is when hooked to shore power is the solar power wasted? I've searched for diagrams showing how solar and the battery charger connect to the batteries but can't find anything. I would like to think that the solar is the priority charger taking some of the load off the AC charger, allowing a few more amps AC current available to the coach. I did notice over the last few cloudy days you don't get much power. I had run down the batteries to about 12 volts while filling the water system with the pump, It is difficult to plug my 5th wheel in when parked at our house. That was on a sunny day. The next few days were cloudy and the batteries did not recover. I have the 2 200W panels.