Sun went under sun but still floating the battery
While not an ideal way to run power from the rooftop panel, this is tight, not bouncing, protected by heavy plastic conduit
This mess is the brains of the operation
May 20, 2018 5:52 pm Update
Solar power is up and running on my truck’s camper shell. Accessory battery is charging at 14.5 volts all while the engine is shut off. Probably the battery will be fully charged soon and the solar controller will just be floating the charge. Everything is nice and tight, no rattles while driving, looks fairly neat. I think I did a nice job. Me happy.
May 17, 2018 8:21 pm Update
Solar panel mounted on my truck, but I still need to run the wires and hook up the fuse. I estimate it will do about 4 amps in bright sun or about 50% output due to lack of a perfect angle. The panel is 100 watt or 8.5 amp but we don’t have that kind of sunshine outside of laboratory.
Unless it’s a bright sunny day, parked in the sun all I probably won’t be able to get the accessory battery to full charge this way, but combined with the alternator running while driving, I should easily be able to get close to 100% most days camping after a 15-30 minute drive plus a few hours parked in the sun.