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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
Powertour wrote:
Yeah the charge controller I inherited with this setup is a Chinese LMS unit.

I don't see anything in the sparse (key word) documentation that says to avoid having panels wired to the controller unit if you don't have a battery bank wired up/connected at the same time.


From the LMS manual:

Caution: For secure installation, must follow below connect sequence: First battery, second load, and the last photovoltaic panel.
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