noseoil wrote:What about provisions for a solar panel? With the PD4045, would a solar panel just go directly through the controller and then to the battery (with its own wiring) run? Not exactly sure how this would work with both systems installed, hooked up & running. If the sun's out and the battery is already charging from solar, what happens if the PD4045 is plugged into shore power? Will they fight or argue, or are they both smart enough not to bother?
Generally, since the PD will charge your battery when connected to 120VAC, you don't connect the solar load controller to the battery while the PD is plugged in. The PD charges the battery when you have shore power, the solar panel array charges the battery when you don't. But you won't damage anything by having them connected simultaneously. I use a DP3T switch to connect my battery to the truck for charging, the solar load controller for charging, or the PD for charging or when powering accessories from 12 VDC.
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