New controller? Looks like it was added today.
Off solar blvd site http://www.solarblvd.com/p2907/Midnite-Solar-The-KID,-30A-MPPT-Charge-Controller,-150V,-Black/product_info.html Hyper-link tab not working for me.
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BFL13 wrote:
So what does the solar monitor do on SOC that is any better? Is the rest of the rig on its shunt? If not, how can the solar monitor know what the big picture is on the battery and have any clue what the SOC is?
The solar monitor also measures what the solar does all day supplying amps, but does it know how much of that went to battery and affects SOC, and how much of that was "extra" that went to running things? Like in the afternoon, when your batts are near full but there is still plenty of solar available?
AFAIK, you need both a Trimetric for whole rig and a solar monitor upstream from the Tri to get the real story. Otherwise, the Tri is the one to have and you can derive how much was solar "close enough" by doing a little math in your head to account for what else is "on" in the rig when looking at the Tri's numbers.
If all you have is the solar monitor how can you do that?
Your not listening. Maybe a picture.
With this $44 device Midnite solar controllers know what current is going to the batteries vs what it's producing.
