Please help me with solar setup
I have been reading a lot about solar on here and finally decided to take the plunge or come to the dark side as some would say. Sunny side makes more sense, but whatever. :) We do not use a lot of...
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jrnymn7 wrote:
Jim,
Do you run the trailer loads off the bank, or off the controller's load output?
thanxx!
Even when you use the load terminals, you are "off the bank" for the power.
The load terminals are only useful in that they have their own controller settings for on and off so you can't run the battery down, etc.
All controllers will let you run loads when not using the load terminals up to what the solar panel can deliver including whatever the battery wants. If the solar can do 10a at the time, and the battery wants 3a, then you can run a 7a load without taking anything from the battery's 3a. So recharge your laptop in the afternoon.
