Solar 30 Charge Controller?????
Is anyone here familiar with setting up a Solar 30 Charge contoller? Not knowing much about this stuff, and having directions converted from chinese, I could use some input on setting one up. Wh...
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StewB wrote:BFL13 wrote:
The voltage setting is both absorption and float. It gets the batts up to that and stays there till dark. I set mine to do 14.8v when camping and when not camping 13.4 as the float.
Pick the voltage according to your battery type and brand's specs.
First set-up, let it get the batts up and see what it really settles at. Mine and Niner's overshoots so to get 14.8 I set 14.3 I like this, since the max setting is 15.0 and I can actually get 15.5 If I want.
The voltage and amps on the display are accurate though. I don't use the AH or any of the load features.
So the " ceasing charging Voltage" is both absorption and float? Then this is the only adjustable parameter I would be concerned with?
Thanks very much for the help
Yes. In fact the controller does not cease charging once the batteries reach that voltage. That is actually the "absorption voltage" which is held while amps taper as battery charging continues in the usual way. The battery acceptance rate for that voltage will determine the amps the battery will take in. There may or may not be enough sunshine to get those amps.
