Killed my solar panels.......
Just finished what seemed to be a week-long rewire of my TT; installing solar panels and tidying up a few issues that have bugged me since we bought it.
I used black and white wire to run from the panels to the controller and on to the batteries. In the connections at the panels and behind the controller I used red felt pen or red tape to mark the white wire as positive. When I got into the battery compartment I forgot and lapsed into household 'black is hot / white is neutral' mode. ZAP!! :E
A tear down of the controller found no evidence of anything burnt and the fuses (2) were OK. Voltage from the panels, however is microscopic.
I'm going to have to go back up on that hot, white roof and pull the panels.
Can anybody tell me if there are fuses in the junction boxes on the back of the panels or am I $230 (plus shipping) smarter now? :S
I used black and white wire to run from the panels to the controller and on to the batteries. In the connections at the panels and behind the controller I used red felt pen or red tape to mark the white wire as positive. When I got into the battery compartment I forgot and lapsed into household 'black is hot / white is neutral' mode. ZAP!! :E
A tear down of the controller found no evidence of anything burnt and the fuses (2) were OK. Voltage from the panels, however is microscopic.
I'm going to have to go back up on that hot, white roof and pull the panels.
Can anybody tell me if there are fuses in the junction boxes on the back of the panels or am I $230 (plus shipping) smarter now? :S
