Solar panel advice

[ewen.a]

Hi everyone - thinking about buying a small folding solar panel for occasional top up of the leisure battery. This one looks decent....

60w Folding Solar Panel - Low Energy Supermarket

Portable 60W folding solar panel—lightweight and efficient for camping, travel, or charging devices off-grid with clean energy.

lowenergysupermarket.com

The panel has a built in charge controller with complete overcharge, reverse current, incorrect polarity and short circuit protection.
Any clever solutions for a simple means of connecting it to the leisure battery system? A simple plug and play solution with easy access would be ideal. Maybe mounting an Anderson connector somewhere? Or is it possible straight into a 12v socket on the leisure side of the electrics.
My vehicle is a 2019 T6 ocean

 

[BenCar]

Hey, get an SAE Connector Kit with an inline fuse. Connect to the leisure battery and then route behind/under the wardrobe to the back shelves. Then use Anderson connectors to join up the solar panel.

Something like this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Connector-...hvtargid=pla-2281435177378&psc=1&gad_source=1

Not sure what connectors ur panel has. Once set up it'll be simple to plug it in from then on.
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[Ruddster]

Looks like your panel uses these but easy enough to make up a fly lead and leave it connected to the battery/tucked under passenger seat when not in use

Amazon.co.uk

 

[ewen.a]

Thanks everyone
I think I might spend a bit more money on a Renogy portable panel. A better known brand and better quality product.

Access to the battery under the seat is really awkward though. Is it a case of removing the seat? There’s a rubber cover over the battery that I can’t get out of the way. Perhaps the rear cupboard battery is the place to connect to the system.
Easiest would be to connect in via one of the 12v outlets. Any reason to not do that if the panel is linked to a charge controller ?

 

[ThomasHJ]

Can i suggest something? With all this trouble and while you are already spending quite a bit, why not get a normal solar panel on the roof of the van? Yeah it costs a bit more, but in the end its so much more useful and so much less hassle. Hook it up once and youre done forever. Your leisure batteries (and starter if you want) will stay healthy.