converter output to panel (no diode), danger?
No charge controller or panel blocking diode. Any issue connecting panel and converter output to the same lugs of a battery meter? the other lugs go to the battery, 20A converter. ie, the panel ...
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Is the word you are looking for "Back Feed"?
Some panels have built-in diodes. Others don't. If you go the diode route,I recommend a type of diode called a SHOTTKY. Found online in eBay. For simple panel block I choose diodes rated at twice or three times the amperage maximum of the panel.
Danger is perhaps, an inappropiate label. Losing a considerable amount of a day's solar charge back through the panel at night perhaps should be labled a penalty. Unacceptable. A diode is a diode. Don't waste money on a huckster's special "Solar Panel Diode", A solderless way of connecting a diode is to use a EUROTERMINAL pair. Bend and cut the diode leads then clamp them to terminals with a small screwdriver. Connect the panel positive to the two terminals on the other side. Verify you have the wires connected the right way using a meter.
This is not a very technical operation. Anyone can do it.
Some panels have built-in diodes. Others don't. If you go the diode route,I recommend a type of diode called a SHOTTKY. Found online in eBay. For simple panel block I choose diodes rated at twice or three times the amperage maximum of the panel.
Danger is perhaps, an inappropiate label. Losing a considerable amount of a day's solar charge back through the panel at night perhaps should be labled a penalty. Unacceptable. A diode is a diode. Don't waste money on a huckster's special "Solar Panel Diode", A solderless way of connecting a diode is to use a EUROTERMINAL pair. Bend and cut the diode leads then clamp them to terminals with a small screwdriver. Connect the panel positive to the two terminals on the other side. Verify you have the wires connected the right way using a meter.
This is not a very technical operation. Anyone can do it.
