Solar power battery charging for a caravan in storage

[Touring1]

Can anyone help point me in the right direction to keep my caravan battery charging topped up when the van is stored, away from a mains supply, using solar power?

Can you easily buy a unit to do this, and how easy is it to install? What wiring mods are needed (if any)?

Will it keep enough charge topped up in a leisure battery to ensure the mover will be able to work? It will have at least a week standing between trips.

Thanks

 

[staff]

Hi Graham.

Graham look at this web site the guy is very helpful

www.detroitsolar.com

Good luck hope this helps you dont forget to tell him

where you got yhe info from.

 

[Touring1]

Thanks staff, I'll contact them, looks very useful.

 

[EmmanuelMuldoon]

Try Maplin, product code L58BF.

 

[RonD]

I use a Maplin solar charger as Chris mentioned. It's in a south facing window of the van and the battery typically reads 13.1v during daylight. Just connect it straight to the battery via a low value fuse (1A would be OK). It keeps the battery from discharging over long periods in storage.

Ron

 

[Paul_374312742]

There is a small section on Solar panels at http://www.caravan.homedns.org.