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OregonTRX4
Explorer
Feb 04, 2014

Safe to leave solar hooked to batteries unattended?

I leave my trailer in a rural area where we camp with no hook ups. I have been looking into solar. A friend leaves his batteries hooked up to his solar and the batteries disconnected from the traile...
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2oldman
Explorer II
Feb 05, 2014
The only real danger I can see is overcharging. If you have a decent quality functioning controller, that will not happen. Be sure the battery water is up to level before leaving.

RoyB wrote:
all solar panel cables should be protected by high current fuses so that short circuits will blow the fuse
Would this happen by two wires crossing, or some other way?

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