Battery Charger, Solar, Alternator chargers

[Rollercoaster639]

1. Can I charge my two deep cycle batteries with the DC2DC and solar panels at the same time, or if I stop at a site with electricity can I connect the normal battery charge and the solar pannels at the same time. So if I charge with the normal charger at 10amps and the solar at 5amps am I charging at 15 amps.

2. Or Must I make sure that there is only one charging system charging at a time

Thanks

(also posted this on the other forum)
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[Mud Dog]

Use only one at a time if the batteries are permanently coupled, Barry (If juice is available, hook up the normal charger)..... if you are able to separate the charge then you can use both.

[Rollercoaster639]

Thanks Andy

[OOOOMS]

I use solar and charger at the same time.

Solar permanently connected to batteries and charging mainly takes place in the afternoon / evening

[Rollercoaster639]

Now confused....

[Johan Kriel]

Google Ctek 250S Dual, it charge from the alternator and solar panels simultaneously, but what ever your setup is one can use all simultaneously, alternator/solar panels/generator/dc2dc, or any charger, with the correct setup. The solar panels having higher volts then the alternator, so it might use that amps 'first'.

[OOOOMS]

Google Ctek 250S Dual, it charge from the alternator and solar panels simultaneously, but what ever your setup is one can use all simultaneously, alternator/solar panels/generator/dc2dc, or any charger, with the correct setup. The solar panels having higher volts then the alternator, so it might use that amps 'first'.

Tx Johan

A bit off topic......but may assist others.....

Can one use say x2 (ie. a 10A and a 7A) chargers (diff Amp/h) on one battery simultaniously

[Johan Kriel]

Mark, teoreties ja, as die volts van beide laaiers priesies dieselfde is gaan jy 17 amp kry, maar as die een bietjie hoer volt het as die ander een gaan feitlik net die een werk wat die hoer volts het, wat hy onderdruk die ander een met die laer volts, so dan gaan jy beslis minder amps as die 10 +7 kry.

So jy kan alles gelyk koppel maar of dit gaan help om vinnger te laai is die vraag. Party mag dalk niks doen as die se volts te laag is en party gaan dalk net gedeeltelik werk. (Die laaiers word beskerm deur n eenrigting diode, so die hoe volt outjies kan nie die swakker outjies laat smelt nie, maar verhoed net dat die swakker outjies iets doen.)

[Mud Dog]

If you want to hook them up together then you would require the correct regulators and electronic gadgetry to make it work simultaneously. Too much hassle for too little gain, I think. Maybe something with diodes so that the charge can't 'leak' back to the weaker charger.

[Family_Dog]

Can one use say x2 (ie. a 10A and a 7A) chargers (diff Amp/h) on one battery simultaniously

You could, but you shouldn't. Apart from the risk of overcharging the battery, you are faced with two different charging voltages connected to the battery - highly unlikely that the two chargers will be exactly the same.

Both charger will already have diodes so so chance on any feedback, but still not a good idea unless you use current-limiting resistors in each charger, which will reduce the charge voltage as well.


-F_D

[OOOOMS]

OK dankie julle, dit maak sin