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Old 09-13-2021, 07:09 PM   #1
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Solar Powered Trickle Charging The House Battery

I am a new RV'er who knows nothing about RV-ing and even less about electricity. I will not be using my RV every week or every month and not during the winter months. The RV will be sitting outdoors and sometimes in cold / freezing weather. The front of the RV should get sun most afternoons for about 4 hours. The location of the RV prevents me from plugging in to any electrical outlet.



Could you recommend a front window based solar panel and controller to be used while my RV is in storage to help trickle charge the 12 volt AGM house / coach battery.



Thank you for any suggestions.
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Suggest creating/adding a "signature" from the User CP with the year/make/model of your motorhome. Makes the responses, if any, more relevant and potentially from people with similar or identical motorhomes.
Also, type of coach batteries, FLA/AGM/Lithium would be helpful. Are you going to disconnect the chassis battery, or will it be in play, as well?
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Battery Tender makes a 10W panel that might do the trick, it costs about $100. You’d have to be certain that there are no loads on the battery. If it’s just one battery, I’d recommend pulling it out of the coach and keep it in a garage or basement on some sort of maintainer.
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