Solar, Twin Aux Batteries, Battery Tender and Alt. Charging.

[gtinseth]

[HackAl]

Hoping this is the right thread.

I have a battery tender SAE cable, hooked up to my auxiliary battery, hanging out from under the driver's seat. I use it to charge the battery on shore power. (Using GW aux battery kit).

Considering solar. Instead of using the alligator clips as shown below, I want to connect right to my existing SAE cable.

This schematic comes from Dokio, but I'm just using for illustration. I'm looking for a comparable set-up. Can't seem to find the cable I would need. Not sure if the controller-end is proprietary or universal.

Will most controllers allow me to connect to the battery via this SAE plug? Is the polarity right?

Thanks.
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[Timwhy]

My portable panel is connected to my charge controller with an SAE plug/cable.

I have this outlet (on right) behind my drivers seat that I plug the cable from the panel into. The outlet's wiring is fused (15amp) and directly wired to my CC.

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