PBKrarup
Active member
Yeah, I'm not depending on the CANbus to charge the Powerwerx battery, that's the solar panel's job.Also not sure how BMW CANBUS nonsense gets heavy gauge power to charge/recharge such a thing. Luke's wiring is brill for most things, but heavy amperage would require dedicated circuits, I think.

I worked with a guy on the 14th (Jay Fenton) taking down a ham operator's 30' antenna from his home and then toured Jay's welding/fab shop in Richmond. Very knowledgeable and if you ever need/want a tall ham radio antenna, he can help.
I mentioned what I'm looking at doing and he offered his assistance, so I may let him take a look at all the components plus the radio & antenna and see if we can cobble together one or more solutions.