Solar to Panel?
Good afternoon, I'm in the process to setting up a solar panel setup and my fuse/breaker box is inside under the stove and my batteries are currently in the front outside. I was wondering if it'...
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Boon Docker wrote:Good point but very few posters know their % loss. While connecting to remote wires can be a good solution the compromise is that the CC MAY not know the actual battery voltage because the CC does not have remote voltage sense.CA Traveler wrote:
Charging will be compromised from very small to unacceptable. Wire size, length and amperage (ie solar size) are the main considerations.
The factory wire size would have to be very small to be unacceptable. I don't think that they install wire quite that small between the converter and battery.
My 200 watt system with a 15 foot run from converter (where charge controller output is connected) has a .50 % loss at full output.
A 400 watt system would have a 1.0 % loss.
A 600 watt system would have a 1.5 % loss.
All very acceptable.
I don't know the OPs situation but the closer to the battery and the less loss the better. After all the typical CC unlike the rigs charger has limited charging time and less amp capability.
