Hi All
I'm new to this forum and I hope someone can give me some advice.
I've got 2 x 100w solar panels wired in series to charge a 24v domestic battery bank on my boat. I now want to use the panels to also charge the 2 sets of starter batteries (one bank for each engine). I've found lot's of 2 bank controllers but can't find one for 3 battery banks. Is there such a thing?
I thought about wiring the 2 starter banks together but putting a diode between the controller and banks to keep them independent but I read somewhere that with a diode before the battery, the controller would no longer recognize the batteries and so wouldn't charge them.
Can anyone give me some advice on how best to handle this.
Thanks for any help
I'm new to this forum and I hope someone can give me some advice.
I've got 2 x 100w solar panels wired in series to charge a 24v domestic battery bank on my boat. I now want to use the panels to also charge the 2 sets of starter batteries (one bank for each engine). I've found lot's of 2 bank controllers but can't find one for 3 battery banks. Is there such a thing?
I thought about wiring the 2 starter banks together but putting a diode between the controller and banks to keep them independent but I read somewhere that with a diode before the battery, the controller would no longer recognize the batteries and so wouldn't charge them.
Can anyone give me some advice on how best to handle this.
Thanks for any help
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