BTW,

"You're really just adding complexity for almost no benefit."

B-but I like baroque wiring and lots of switches and gauges. It's fun!
At least those are items I understand and can troubleshoot. It's all the
whirling, heavy and noisy stuff in the engine compartment and those
obscure huge bits of cast metal on the underside that intimidate me.
Lemme have my fun, don't harsh my buzz, man.

--
Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
Bend, Ore.

On 09/20/2012 05:18 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote:
> You're really just adding complexity for almost no benefit. Use the smart
> charger for your solar array since you may then have power for enough hours
> for it to matter. Install a proper 110 volt charger such as one of the
> progressive dynamic units for when the van is home or when shore power is
> available. Do keep in mind that each time you "top off" (80-100%) the
> battery you are doing a charge cycle which is  limiting factor of battery
> life.