Renogy Brand 30A Solar Charge Controller
In preparation for spending the upcoming winter in Baja boondocking on the beach with my little travel trailer and the pooch, I JUST finished putting together my very first solar panel - 100W Renogy w...
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solar controller is NOT going to pass power, because there was NO battery
battery has too be connected first
voc can be checked with out the controller
most likely solar light/led was off because of NO battery
try it with a battery and let us know the results
supplementary info
ok i looked up your controller
there 6 terminals, aka 3 sets of connections
they are normally labeled solar/panel, output/battery , load
normally you connect the battery to battery/output
load on a 3 set, is for a lamp or a gate controller maybe a pump
something to be turned on, or supplied power but disconnected if the battery voltage drops too low
Battery does Not connect to load
battery has too be connected first
voc can be checked with out the controller
most likely solar light/led was off because of NO battery
try it with a battery and let us know the results
supplementary info
ok i looked up your controller
there 6 terminals, aka 3 sets of connections
they are normally labeled solar/panel, output/battery , load
normally you connect the battery to battery/output
load on a 3 set, is for a lamp or a gate controller maybe a pump
something to be turned on, or supplied power but disconnected if the battery voltage drops too low
Battery does Not connect to load
Technical Information
12 Volt: Solar System: 12V 360W(max) / 24V 720W(max)
Rated solar input: 20/30A
Rated load: 20/30A
25% current overload: 1 min.
Load disconnect: 11.1V
Load reconnect: 12.6V
Equalization voltage (30 minutes): 14.6v
