Need Assistance in Solar Install

antiquedriver wrote:
We have a 2011 Lance 950 camper with a slide-out in which I am attempting to install PV panels. I had no trouble installing two 75W on our 2001 Lance camper years ago but have been stuck on this one.

I have installed my two 75watt panels and have power from them. I located a cable under the kitchen sink. This wire does not read any power. I would have thought that it would lead to the batteries.

I have my charge controller in line between panels and battery. Charge controller signals that there is an error. I bought another controller: same error.

Maybe I have the wrong cable from under the sink.

Any suggestions would be welcome.

My guess is that you have the +12 from the solar panels to the controller correctly wired. However the putput wires from the controller to battery are not hooked up right. You should be running a #10 wire from both the +side (with a 20 amp inline fuse) and ground side of the battery directly to the controller. This should solve any 'error' codes on the controller.

Good luck!

Fred.