Originally Posted by
drivesafe
Hi Lewy, and first off, if you have the solar panel mounted to the vehicle and use it while driving, during daylight hours, both the alternator and the solar panel will be charge will charging your batteries.
NOTE this is common practice with motor homes and you will not damage either your alternator or solar regulator, when you set up this way.
If you are at a camp site, and the solar panel is connected ( via a solar regulator ) to the auxiliary battery, then the auxiliary battery will charge, but unless the isolator has the reverse charging function, and most do NOT, you will not be charging the cranking battery.
If your isolator does have reverse charging, then both batteries will be charged from the solar panel.
Hi Tim - can we assume all of your dual battery systems/isolators have reverse charging ability?
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