Comments on: Land Cruiser technical digression – Electrical System Setup

By: Alpesh

Alpesh — Sat, 05 Feb 2022 18:24:19 +0000

thanks for this andrew. Good detail with pros and cons. much appreciated.

By: Jurgen Cobarg

Jurgen Cobarg — Fri, 04 Feb 2022 19:45:25 +0000

Very nice article Andrew.
I am using a very similar but slightly simpler system in my Landcruiser 200 GX.
Two Lead Acid 80 Amp starter batteries (standard in the Cruiser)
One Lead Crystal 80 Amp mounted in the rear.
Two 80 Watts Monocrystalline solar panels on top of the hard shell tent.
One rear mounted MPPT charge controller.
One 10 Amp CTEC charger, also rear mounted.
The whole system is interconnected, no solenoids, nothing. The charge controller is set to 14.6 Volts, the alternator is doing 13.9 to 14 Volts and for the last 5 years the setup is producing the goods faultlessly. The vehicle is used for overlanding and holiday trips. The fridge/freezer is a National Luna weekender.
Note: Never fix-mount a flexible panel. The vibrations caused by wind and road will lead to hair cracks in no time and render the panel useless. The panels are also less efficient.
Cheers
Jurgen

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 04 Feb 2022 04:52:03 +0000

In reply to Barry. You’re welcome. I updated the link. You might have to cut/paste. I’m sure that is not the only one, but it works well for us.

By: Barry

Barry — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 22:43:15 +0000

Thanks for this. Just what I asked for. The link for details of the “fancy 12v socket USB outlet to charge our laptops via USB-C,” did not work so details of this would be appreciated.
Cheers B