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Hi

I'm after a bit of advice re. solar power 
I've bought a allpower 2000w powerbank and a 200W portable panel to charge it. I need it mainly so we're not tied to campsites abroad with ehu (tbh we only use the electricity for the fridge - waeco crx50 - and the hairdryer for the missus).
What I need to know is what is the best way to keep the leisure battery charged for the fridge (we've got a 1989 Westy California) - do I connect the powerbank to the battery via the 12v outlet or do I buy a mppt charge controller and use the solar panel?

Cheers in advance

bernard

Doesn't the chargebank have a solar panel input and built in mppt ? Should be information with it to advise on how to connect it to various systems

Aidan wrote: ↑24 Jan 2023, 07:51 Doesn't the chargebank have a solar panel input and built in mppt ? Should be information with it to advise on how to connect it to various systems

Yeah it does but I don't know if it would be best to connect the panel directly to the leisure battery?

If the solar panel is more than 30w you will need a controller between. It and the leisure battery
I’m not familiar with your particular PowerBank, but most of them have the controller built in and just plug the folding panel into them , you need to check this out before connecting