Cheap China Solar Controller Failure
For a couple days been noticing higher than the 14.6 voltage,.....going to 15, and even 15.5,....I knew something was not right. The next day it was showing 16, then quickly went to 17+.......I quickl...
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RJsfishin wrote:
For a couple days been noticing higher than the 14.6 voltage,.....going to 15, and even 15.5,....I knew something was not right. The next day it was showing 16, then quickly went to 17+.......I quickly loosened one battery wire !
As I posted before, @ 8 bucks each for the CMP-12 20 amp controller, I bought a spare, and now quite glad I did. I swapped them out, and all is well again.
So no more bragging about my cheap controller,..... which really did work very well for a year or so. Sometimes I just havta learn the hard way (:
Now I'm into the "not trusting" the swap out, so will be looking for something that is more reputable ??
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How many watts of panel do you have running through that RJspecial 20 amp controller? 200 watts? 300 watts?
Perhaps those controllers do have a built in equalization mode? :E
At 17V, did you roast the circuit board on your refrigerator too?
