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Posted By: 1016
Subject: Solat
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2019 at 7:12pm
| Bought a renogy 100 watt solar kit. So can anyone tell me if the plug on my R Pod {2018 190 } is reverse polarity from what the renogy is. I know some older ones are just curious about the newer ones |
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Posted By: ZuBrew
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2019 at 8:57pm
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You can use a multi-meter to check the polarity ------------- 2017 Chevy Silverado 1500 4X4 2018 R-Pod 189 2013 Yamaha FJR 1300A |
Posted By: voisj
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2019 at 12:25am
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My renogy adventurer controller was opposite the Zamp setup my 180 had. I bought a male to male SAE connector on eBay for $6 and now it's correct. You can test both the plug and the supply in the panels with a good multimeter mine has a little minus sign when it's backwards. ------------- http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=9426&title=slopod-180-mods-johnsue - SLOPODMODS John&Sue,SLO,CA 2016 180 HRE, 2013 F150 Eco Boost 
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Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2019 at 5:29am
+1. Always best to confirm you have what you think you have before making any new connections. A multimeter is a very good tool to have in your travel toolkit anyway if you don't already have one. Useful for sorting out many issues. I'd also suggest that you add an inline fuse between the battery positive connector and the wire leading to the solar connector on the side of the pod, it should be the smaller of the two wires connected to the battery, but you can confirm with the multimeter. FR should have put a fuse there, its just not safe to have unprotected wires running around your trailer and campsite. Batteries can put out an amazing amount of current through a short circuit. A 15 or 20 amp fuse and fuse holder like this should work well. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000A8E0KI/ref=psdc_6355937011_t3_B008UFXLAS - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000A8E0KI/ref=psdc_6355937011_t3_B008UFXLAS You could also consider just connecting your solar kit directly to the battery (also via a fuse) and bypassing the plug on the rPod. Simpler and does the same thing.
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