JiminDenver wrote:Measuring or connecting backwards?
On my controller it will blow the fuse.
mitch5252 wrote:BFL13 wrote:
Ok now that I have some internet, I see that it is indeed true that the OP's controller is made by the same company as my Solar30, China
Solar. No wonder the display looked familiar! :)
On the OP's last post with the controller info link, yes that is what we are trying to explain. The main thing is that the solar controller stops charging overnight, so it is not quite the same as a single stage converter for how it might "boil" your batteries. But as it says, you still have to pick your (lower) voltage for a long term Float like when not camping but in "storage."
It is not that onerous a chore, so do not despair at all the work involved :)
http://www.chinasolarregulator.com/user-manual/solar30.pdf
Your instructions were much more informative than what I got.
Looking at the readout of the controller, you have 6 screw holes - 2 panel, 2 battery, 2 load. In your instructions, it shows LOAD DISCHARGING CURRENT. Is that only for something connected in the last 2 holes (Load), or can it be applicable to the discharge of whatever is connected to the middle 2 holes (Battery)? (these questions are clear in my head...they may not translate well. Sorry!)
mitch5252 wrote:BFL13 wrote:
Ok now that I have some internet, I see that it is indeed true that the OP's controller is made by the same company as my Solar30, China
Solar. No wonder the display looked familiar! :)
On the OP's last post with the controller info link, yes that is what we are trying to explain. The main thing is that the solar controller stops charging overnight, so it is not quite the same as a single stage converter for how it might "boil" your batteries. But as it says, you still have to pick your (lower) voltage for a long term Float like when not camping but in "storage."
It is not that onerous a chore, so do not despair at all the work involved :)
http://www.chinasolarregulator.com/user-manual/solar30.pdf
Your instructions were much more informative than what I got.
Looking at the readout of the controller, you have 6 screw holes - 2 panel, 2 battery, 2 load. In your instructions, it shows LOAD DISCHARGING CURRENT. Is that only for something connected in the last 2 holes (Load), or can it be applicable to the discharge of whatever is connected to the middle 2 holes (Battery)? (these questions are clear in my head...they may not translate well. Sorry!)
BFL13 wrote:
Ok now that I have some internet, I see that it is indeed true that the OP's controller is made by the same company as my Solar30, China
Solar. No wonder the display looked familiar! :)
On the OP's last post with the controller info link, yes that is what we are trying to explain. The main thing is that the solar controller stops charging overnight, so it is not quite the same as a single stage converter for how it might "boil" your batteries. But as it says, you still have to pick your (lower) voltage for a long term Float like when not camping but in "storage."
It is not that onerous a chore, so do not despair at all the work involved :)
http://www.chinasolarregulator.com/user-manual/solar30.pdf
BFL13 wrote:mitch5252 wrote:
OP HERE:
I found this description of the charge controller I purchased (shown above; waiting for delivery). Did I waste my money?
This is a compatible MPPT charge controller PWM intelligent / efficient / energy saving, he not only has efficient MPPT controller charging function to automatically track the maximum power point, 10% -30% higher than the ordinary controller charging efficiency, also has standby energy saving, more than 30% energy than ordinary controller, the standby power consumption of only 10mA-15mA.
Here's the link: http://www.chinasolarregulator.com/solar-controller-cm50-cm60-cm6048-cm5048-cm3048-mppt-10-20-30.html
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