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Powertour
Explorer II
Oct 16, 2019

Battery (really solar panel) Disconnect Question

Would like to put a simple battery disconnect switch between my charge controller & the house batteries vs between the rooftop solar panel & the charge controller. Any potential issues doing it th...
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BFL13
Explorer II
Oct 16, 2019
Some controllers can be damaged by leaving them connected to the array side and disconnecting the battery side. Check the controller's manual on that. Eg, Morningstar warns about it.

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