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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I don't always track the sun. Even flat at some point and time in the day they will hit the high numbers, then again I only summer camp. I'd be tracking if we were in the Q right now. :)
I do agree with giving the controllers a margin. I have read of someone blowing their controller by going over a 12000 ft pass on a freezing cold sunny fall day. My own cold weather testing has shown me that I have to factor in what my gear does where I camp, not at sea level. Any panel that would bump the controllers limits at sea level will fry it daily where I camp.
I do agree with giving the controllers a margin. I have read of someone blowing their controller by going over a 12000 ft pass on a freezing cold sunny fall day. My own cold weather testing has shown me that I have to factor in what my gear does where I camp, not at sea level. Any panel that would bump the controllers limits at sea level will fry it daily where I camp.
