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TUCQUALA
Explorer
Mar 06, 2016

How does solar play with a battery disconnect!!??

If the battery side + of a controller is interrupted by a bat cutoff switch between the controller and the battery, are there any major problems with such a setup when turning the cutoff on and off du...
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pianotuna
Nomad III
Mar 07, 2016
The recommended order of connection is:

Battery bank --> controller --> solar panels. This allows the controller to "set" itself to the correct voltage.

The recommended order for disconnection is:

Solar panels --/ controller --/ battery bank

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