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Curtisgeiger · 10-06-2013, 11:47 AM

I did not know there was a small panel on the roof of the aspire.

What is this connected to?

Curt

**CLIFFTALL** · 10-06-2013, 11:56 AM

There was a previous thread on an Anthem. Apparently it's attached to the battery minder and tops off the battery when not plugged in.

http://www.irv2.com/forums/f278/ente...ns-127490.html

KSCRUDE · 10-06-2013, 11:58 AM

Newmar does the same thing on all coaches now. They call it a 5 amp. We have one on ours. I think they will charge the chassis battery when in storage, and you can't plug in to shore power.

HDrider · 10-06-2013, 12:31 PM

That's a lot of roof up there without roof vents!!! You can add a bunch of panels.

KSCRUDE · 10-06-2013, 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HDrider

That's a lot of roof up there without roof vents!!! You can add a bunch of panels.

Why no vents? Looks clean and simple. Is this a Entegra thing?

brobox · 10-06-2013, 12:41 PM

I have the same panel on my Travel Supreme. It is a 5 watt solar panel to the chassis batteries. It is designed to keep a charge to your starting batteries when parked for a long time outside. It's OK but not 100%. I wired an outlet to my battery bay and have been using one of these for years. Battery Float Charger, Automatic
I keep it connected all the time and never touch it. If I am plugged in, the chassis batteries always have a float charge. Not plugged in, the solar does help.

UPDATE, I just read that Entegra has a battery minder built in, I hope that is correct.