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Thanks for that Hedgehog.

I am simply comparing my experiences. My previous camping unit was a Off Road Trailer with one battery and a 90 W panel running a 60 l Engel. I could get away with that because I had 2x 102ah batteries in the car as back up.

One cloudy day and I had to piggy back. This was August so not much sun.

Maybe i have a fear of seeing battery indicators to close to the red LEDs

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Morning, I have now the information needed
The Nayela's power panel is a HCdP Model MK6-15A Lux R00 krag paneel in. www.hcdpelectronics.co.za

HPP1 MK6-15A Lux R00

HCdP Power Panel MK6 with 15A AC and DC-DC charger with MPPT solar charge controller

Technical Notes

Power Panel
Operating ambient temperature : -20°C to +45°C
Mass : gram
Dimensions : Without inverter 235(W)x235(D)x100(H) mm3
: With inverter 235(W)x280(D)x100(H) mm3


220VAC Charger
Input voltage : 180VAC to 265VAC 40Hz to 70Hz
Input connector : Standard 3-pin kettle cord
Fully charged : Green AC LED ON
Trickle charge current : Less than 4 Amp nominal (Green AC LED ON)
Fast charge current : 15 Amp Maximum (Amber AC LED ON)
Fast charge voltage : 14,4V +/- 0,1V @ 25°C
Trickle charge voltage : 13.6V +/- 0.1V @ 25°C



DC to DC Charger
Input voltage (Vehicle GND & POS) : 12.5VDC to 15VDC
Switch ON : > 13,3V
Switch OFF : < 12.5V
Input connection : Vehicle GND, POS
Charge voltage : 14.4V +/- 0.1V
Charging current : 15 Amp maximum
Input current : 25A maximum
Note : This DC to DC charger eliminates the need for a dual battery switch

Solar Panel Charger
Input voltage : 12VDC to 26VDC
Power input : 270W maximum
Control method : MPPT (Max Power Point Tracking)
Charge voltage : 14.4VDC
Charging current : Depends on Solar Panel Wattage

Battery Monitor
Voltage Range : 9.0 to 19.9 Volt
Voltage Accuracy : +/- 0.05 Volt
Current Range : 0.1A to 30A
Current Accuracy : +/- 0.2A



Dedicated Dual USB charging port
Voltage : 5VDC
Current : 1A maximum total for both ports
Port data configuration : Meets China YD/T1591-2009 dedicated charging port specification
Optional 220VAC 180W Inverter
Output wave form : True sine wave
Output voltage : 220VAC +/-5%
Output power : 180W continious
: 450W surge
Input voltage : 11VDC to 15VDC

Battery Under Voltage Lockout
Lockout voltage : 11 +/-0.25 Volt
Auto turn ON voltage : 13 +/- 0.25 Volt
Manual turn ON voltage : > 11 Volt

Battery Connection
50A Brad Harrison connector

Outputs
Pump : 1x 12 Volt 7 Amp maximum Switched
Fridge : 1x 12 Volt 7 Amp maximum
Lights : 1x 12 Volt 5 Amp total maximum Switched
Sockets : 1x 12 Volt 11 Amp total maximum
USB port : Dual USB 5V 1A (total) port
220 VAC : 1x 3-pin 220VAC 10 Amp Switched Socket
: 1x 2-pin 220VAC 10A Euro Switched Socket
: 1x 220AC 10A IEC Female Socket for MultiPlugs

Inputs
AC : 220VAC 50Hz 16A max IEC 3-pin socket
Vehicle : GND (Black) & Positive (Red) wires/connector block
Solar : 20A terminal block
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RynoB wrote:Me thinks this panel will be fine
https://4x4direct.co.za/fixed-solar-pan ... panel.html
That’s very expensive
Flex is overrated

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KurtG wrote:
Tue Jan 28, 2020 10:01 am
RynoB wrote:Me thinks this panel will be fine
https://4x4direct.co.za/fixed-solar-pan ... panel.html
That’s very expensive
Should not be paying more than R1000 per 100W. Flexible is expensive though but they have their own purpose

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KurtG wrote:
Tue Jan 28, 2020 10:01 am
RynoB wrote:Me thinks this panel will be fine
https://4x4direct.co.za/fixed-solar-pan ... panel.html
That’s very expensive
Normal asking price.
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I see on another thread you can get it cheaper, thanks guys
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After our holiday at Yellow Sands and our first long distance towing with the Okapi I think it is time for an update.

Against all advice from friends on this forum we decided to take the bad road going down to Genube.
We left the N1 after Ventersburg onto the R 708 towards Exxellsior, Hobhouse then to Zastron
The road was old with some potholes but we managed a average of 110 km/h.
This part of the country had lots off rain and all small dams was full and rivers were flowing.
Beautiful scenery all along the way.
The Nayela Okapi was towing like a dream and I must admit that sometimes I forgot the thing was hooked onto my vehicle.
Very stable and ease of towing and even if I swerved out for a pothole the van just tagged along without any sway at all.
Arriving at Zastron I decided to go further as it was still early and we stayed the night on a farm 29 Km out of Queenstown on a gravel road.
Remember it was raining and soon the van was covered in mud to Diannes dismay, she wanted me to stop at a car wash the next day to have the van cleaned. I will post some pictures later.
The next morning we woke up with the most beautiful country scenery around us had some breakfast and started the way back to Queenstown to get onto the N6. We traveled slowly and enjoyed the scenery all the way down to Yellow Sands.
We arrived at Yellow Sands about 13:00.

To be continued.....
Note I will post Pics at a later stage.
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... yip ... after Zastron come the mountains and passes, Tiffendal etc ...
... I would’ve gone via Lady Gray ...
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We came back that way but turned into a nightmare due to heavy rain, but I will get to that thanks BushWacker.
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RynoB wrote:
Mon Mar 30, 2020 11:44 am
We came back that way but turned into a nightmare due to heavy rain, but I will get to that thanks BushWacker.
Oom Ryno waar is die res van die storie en die pictares?
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Crips, so bietjie gesukkel met admin maar nou kan ek weer inlog en die storie klaar maak
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Eerste aand buite Queenstown
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No more pics ?

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Johannes wrote:
Thu Sep 10, 2020 7:24 pm
No more pics ?
He's forgotten his password again...
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