RENOGY ROVER SOLAR ISSUES | DIY Overland Trailer

SHUT'ER DOWN HOW DOES THIS EVEN HAPPEN

When I got back from my first adventure I had noticed that the Solar Panel was not working. I had voltage but didn't pay attention to know that the voltage was negative. Back in the garage it appeared to me that the Renogy Rover Charge controller was wired backwards. This was Mind blowing because how could you not know ? I reversed the leads and hooked it back and boom, the solar controller recognized the solar panels and started to charge. This is why you trouble shoot and not get the parts cannon out.

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[chrisl]

Loving the overland trailer content buddy. I'm a solo camper who isn't old, but not getting any younger, about to be 38, love tent camping but will definitely make the switch to that kind of set up eventually. You did it up right like always. Cheers

[kimmer]

Yup, I always store my Coleman white gas can as close to the battery terminals as I can. I'm lucky and bad stuff never happens to me. You are smarter than me because you have a fire extinguisher and first aid kit within reach of your gas can and those breakers are encased in plastic. Stay safe. The kitty needs you.

[sammyc]

Thanks for the reversed wiring part of the video. Mine was the same way and it sat for a year while I dinked around with Renogy. I am guessing either their box is labeled wrong or their circuitry is bassackwards. Either way it’s up and running thanks to you!

[michaelt]

My buddy's Coleman stove/grille had a similar issue as when you were camping. I pulled apart the burners and cleaned them up and also it was gunky on the propane input. Like the gas gums up or something. Got those cleaned up and the flames came out the burners good as new

[SteveRobReviews]

Wow thats a good catch. I like to solder the bare wire before sliding it in the controller slots.

[buckchase]

MFBT! We did it Brother, wife and I bought our first Jeep, a 2002 TJ with an engine noise. Ran Great except for the noise. I drove it home. Engine is out now and getting a completely new rebuild. The noise was that half of #6 piston skirt was missing and found some piston mcnuggets in the pan. Can't wait!! Thanks for all the inspiration! MFBT.

[bobmartens]

I have the same solar controller for the last four years in my TT and love it. 300 watts of solar and 4, 6v golf cart batteries and never run out of power. I exclusively boondock.

Ps Renogy has a BT dongle and app for that controller and works great on your cell phone.

[leemer]

One thing everyone should know is when powering up a solar controller is always power the controller 12 volt side before powering the PV side and power off the PV first then power off the 12 v side otherwise the controller will fry if PV only is allowed into it without 12 volts.

[jpmo]

Hi, great video, i understand that rover 40a have a maximum 100v pv input, but how many amps in the input? Thanks

[RedneckGarage]

FYI - I still have a hard time adjusting to - "From Back Country Wrenching " hahahaha That is a nice controller - I have a cheaper Renogy on my service van. Nice job - are you worried about the wood on the underside @ 13:37 ?

[jpmo]

Hi friends, my mppt rover 40a is not giving accurate battery percentage, it is propperly configured in 12v and lifepo4 battery, battery is new and mppt too, any other setting to make or help? thanks, regards.

[jamieclarke]

Clicked the video to see if these controllers had quality issues. Good to see the problem was between the drivers seat and the steering wheel

[Teh-Jones]

I wonder if the solar not working helped make them decide to sell it. Also how does the wood under the trailer look? We got a little look at it when you were redoing the grounds...

[chingon_grandpa]

Hey there, just subscribed. Like the channel. Thanks for all the helpful info.
Question, other than solar, how else do you charge the battery? Do you charge of the jeep using dc to dc charger..if so do u have a video of that set up? Thanks man.

[johnmcneil]

When you run your pianos parallel, the negative and positive wires are different at the charge controller black goes in positive and red goes in negative

[shayneb]

Nice troubleshooting Jerry. Saved ya some coin!!

[brbadventurer]

Nice to see a project where the struggle bus never left the yard 😎

[kenuber]

Missed the bullet on that one! Nice Diag Jerry.

[DragonPilot]

I did a test run on that exact same controller last week and it worked just fine. So, the takeaway is that it was wired backwards at the factory?

[speedr]

Are you going to do anything on the underside? Is it bare wood?