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ewarnerusa
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Feb 05, 2023

Feedback on 12V water heater element as solar diversion load

My solar charge controller has a diversion load feature where excess current can be diverted to a load once batteries are full. The manual discusses using a water heater element and this sounds like ...
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ewarnerusa
Nomad
Mar 05, 2023
I did some "bench" testing on the heating element today. It pulled 24 amps and got nice and hot. I had the element in a mug of water and it heated it up quickly.

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