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A solargizer needs to output 24v. Otherwise ot will get to 12 and stop. Here's what I use in my 5 ton:
Here's a comment where I showed how I hooked it up:
Solar panel hookup
If you are looking for USB charging, you can do it with this from Amazon:
I ordered one and installed it in my M715 hooked up to my switched power off of the power switch.
If you want to be REALLY fancy, you can get a data port cover and put it in and mount it and it looks OG MILSPEC
My "whoop whoop" lights (convoy lights) quit working. I checked the breaker on my overhead console it's run through and sure enough it was popped, telling me either I was grounding out somewhere or amping out due to a frozen motor.
I disconnected the lights from the relay and tested and it...
The next day, bright and early, my boy and I got to the shop early for the stencil job (paint masks from Delta Team Decals).
I decided to reverse mask my old rank and the bridge number on the door.
My kid cutting it out
Spraying the accessories
More masks
Paint applied
I decided I didn't like the green..... 🤷
Being as house paint is cheap and I have plenty of time, I decided to repaint her black; but keep the military stencils.
Taped up
Sprayed
The next day bright and early my boy and I showed up early and started applying the paint masks from Dave at Delta Team Decals:
I decided to reverse the paint mask on the bridging number and my rank
My kid meticulously cutting it out
Then paint was applied
Most recently (not in the thread yet) I decided to repaint her from the green back to the black, but because of the way I have it registered, I needed to keep the military tagging....
So she was taped up
And using my trusty airless sprayer and some Tri-corn Black from Sherwin-Williams...