Fuse block used in reverse as combiner?
Would it be a bad idea to use a fuse block like below as a way to combine the wiring from my panels (parallel). Of course it would have to be mounted in a waterproof container but it would be handy i...
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wa8yxm wrote:
I see no problems other than the additional resistance of the fuses. which in that configuration is not going to be much.
Also heaven forbid a panel shorts out.. Might just save the rest of 'em if the fuse is properly sized.
If a panel shorts out, how could that damage the other panels?
The only way I could see the fuses "saving" the panels at all is if somehow a very high voltage was applied to the wiring from the charge controller, maybe it got connected to shore power or something.
