Charging expansion tanks
Recently got 2 expansion tanks and really like the power they provide. What i don't like is the singular way to charge them. With them taking a maximum of 150w of charging, what's the best method of charging the tanks with solar that won't take forever and not plugged into the wall?
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Hello @Stonerseanm03 ,
We are currently out of stock of our solution but you can get a third party variant on amazon or elsewhere online. If As the Lead Acid Expansion Tanks are a standard Sealed Lead Acid AGM 12V battery, you can get a solar charge controller designed for such a battery and then you would connect solar panels to that. Depending on the size of panel and size of charge controller you get you can get 4-5 times the default wall charger that comes default with the Link Module. The only other thing you would need is cables to connect to the end Tank for the delivery of that power. You can either do a simple ring terminal option to the tank OR you can get an MP120—also known as an Anderson SB120 if you want a brand named variant—and wire that into the charge controller. Our MP120 connection uses a 6AWG gauge cable.
