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ewarnerusa
Nomad
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
May 02, 2023
Yes, the element says "12V 300W 22-12"
The insulation on the unit I have was white. I'll repost a pic from a page or 2 before this one. To show the writing and a better look at what the insulation looked like before it was cooked.






The elements from the same supplier now look like this

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