Wandering Sagebrush Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 Does anyone know if the aux port is wired through the solar controller, or direct to battery bank? I just dug out my portable solar suitcase that has a controller. Hull #364 - The Roadrunner 2014 F350 CCLB SRW 6.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraniteStaters Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 Wired with fuse to battery terminal inside basement. 1 David Caswell and Paula Saltmarsh Hull 509 "The Swallow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wandering Sagebrush Posted August 3 Author Share Posted August 3 3 minutes ago, GraniteStaters said: Wired with fuse to battery terminal inside basement. Thank you! Hull #364 - The Roadrunner 2014 F350 CCLB SRW 6.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich.dev Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 Mine the positive is fused then connected to the positive busbar under the street side bed, and the negative wire to the negative busbar under the rear dinette seat. 1 2016 VW Touareg TDI 2023 Elite II, Hull# 1386 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators SeaDawg Posted August 3 Moderators Share Posted August 3 @Wandering Sagebrush, the zamp port is wired "backwards" from sae standard, ostensibly to protect folks from a nasty shock. Do you know if Oliver installed it originally, or if the previous owner installed? Since this is the first time you're using it, I'd probably check the polarity. If it Checks out wired to zamp standard, you need to use a zamp wired panel for "plug and play, " or buy an adapter to reverse polarity from the panel. Other brands don't wire the same way as zamp.... 1 2 2008 Ram 1500 4 × 4 2008 Oliver Elite, Hull #12 Florida and Western North Carolina, or wherever the truck goes.... 400 watts solar. Dc compressor fridge. No inverter. 2 x 105 ah agm batteries . Life is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wandering Sagebrush Posted August 3 Author Share Posted August 3 I’m pretty sure it was from the mothership, but I will throw a meter on it.I have the Zamp portable with both Anderson and SAE. The PO said he never used it. 1 Hull #364 - The Roadrunner 2014 F350 CCLB SRW 6.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators SeaDawg Posted August 4 Moderators Share Posted August 4 That's great news, and I'm glad you'll check everything. Zamp port +zamp panels "should be" plug and play. But, if never used, I'd check. As you may have noticed, I often play "devil's advocate " and sometomes ask perceivably "dumb" questions, because I know our posts live on, for a long time. I have seen posts where folks considered "reversing wiring" to compensate for zamp's port reverse sae polarity. For anyone buying a used trailer with a zamp port, I'd check it, before use. Fwiw, my husband and I make some mods, but we label everything. Not everyone does. I'm glad you are following a prudent path, @Wandering Sagebrush. 3 2008 Ram 1500 4 × 4 2008 Oliver Elite, Hull #12 Florida and Western North Carolina, or wherever the truck goes.... 400 watts solar. Dc compressor fridge. No inverter. 2 x 105 ah agm batteries . Life is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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