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Tom_M1
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Jan 13, 2017

Grape Solar 40 Amp PWM Solar Charge Controller

I just finished helping a fellow camper install his new solar controller. It was only $45 from Home Depot. It even has Bluetooth so you can connect to your smartphone to set up and monitor. You need t...
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mike-s
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Jan 16, 2017
It looks like that controller has low-side control (i.e. all control and measurement occurs in the ground circuit). How did you wire that into an RV, which typically uses the chassis for ground? If it's just wired inline between panels and battery, it should be fine. But the load terminals would be useless, as would any measurement reported for the load.

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