Carthago-Does the solar charge the vehicle battery?

[G1969]

First time since I have owned the MH that we have had a day of sun!! and just checked the battery status via the tracker app, and I know quite inaccurate but it is showing a slight increase, which I am surprised about, so presumably the PMW solar charger also charges the vehicle battery?? Any Carthago owners could confirm this?

 

[Lenny HB]

All depends on what solar controller is fitted.

 

[G1969]

All depends on what solar controller is fitted.

This one currently, but plan to swap for Victron mppt

 

[KUSKUS]

Looking at instruction manual it doesn't show two batteries so must assume it only charges leisure battery.

 

[bigtree]

Can you post a picture of your CBE control panel ?
This is mine showing the hab battery linked to the cab battery which will charge it, mine has gone faulty but fortunately the forum guru Lenny HB told me to fit an Ablemail AMT 12-2. This has saved my starter battery once I got the suitable setting.

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[AdrianChen]

On my S Plus (before we changed it all, the controller was connected only to the Leisure batteries. There was however a link to the starter battery via a relay in the DS470. The parameters for the leisure battery to pass a charge (up to 4 amps if I remember correctly) to the starter battery were that the leisure battery must be above 13.5volts, and that the main control panel is switched on.

This is easy enough to check if you get more sun, because the voltage display for the start battery should increase close to the leisure batteries. If you have an amp display it should (if all other 12v loads are off) show the amps going to the start battery with the arrow symbol pointing towards the start battery symbol.