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    Furrion Solar Port

    I have a 2800 BH. I plan to purchase a 50W solar panel specifically to trickle charge my batter only. Can I simply connect the panel to the Furrion port or must I connect the panel to a controller then to the furrion port?

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    Illamsig, I there are panel sets that have controllers built in (i think). I don’t have any experience with those though.


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    Thanks for the info.

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    Make sure not to get the cheapest controller available, a crappy controller will cost you a lot more in the long run when you cook your batteries.
    We started with a old 24ft stick and tin in 2006, then purchased our first new trailer in 2013 with an Ecplise 23SCG thinking this would be our last trailer. That was until we unexpectedly took in a family members children on top of the 3 we had, so we now have 1 biological and 4 adopted children for a total of 5 children. So here we are, just purchased a new 2018 Momentum 388M to keep our sanity with seven people and two 100 lb dogs. We like primarily dry camping in the forest but try to take the children every summer for a 2-4 week adventure showing them different parts of the country. Thanks to my job as a Paramedic Firefighter I get to spend a lot of time camping with the children throughout the year.

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    Grand Design units are designed for the Furrion 95W solar panel model #FSPP95SA-BL. This system comes with a solar charge controller.
    The link below will provide all the info on the solar panels.
    https://www.furrion.com/store/energy...ger-p-944.html
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    Illamazing, I think the ease of using something it was designed for is nice, but $499 is not a very good bang for your buck. If you are at all comfortable doing a little electrical work I would recommend something more along the lines of:

    Everbright Solar 175W panel, i just paid $200 delivered for it. - http://everbrightsolar.com/
    Victron MPPT 75/10 Charge Controller - http://shop.pkys.com/Victron-Energy-...er_p_4311.html
    MC4 Solar Gland https://www.amazon.com/Link-Solar-We...of+gland&psc=1

    At this point you are in for $303.89 + cabling and maybe some connectors and your wattage is 15 watt short of double what it would have been with the Furrion.
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    Amazon has it for a much better price.

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    I know little about solar, but what would the 95 amp solar power, operate, and for how long?

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    GDRV has answered the question. Any further discussion should be posted in a separate thread. Thread closed.

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