Solar Boost 2000

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Going fishing up in Mammoth Lakes for a week.  We're leaving Sunday, so I thought I should replace my two T105 6V that could not hold a full charge since we plan on boon docking in one of the Mammoth area campgrounds still open this time of year and I didn't want to have any problems as my solar panels could not top off the old batteries.  Now I've replaced the batteries once before about 5 or 6 years ago with no problem.  However, this time after installation of the new batteries, the panel on my Blue Sky Solar Boost 2000 would not light up.  I'm thinking I screwed something up and I hope I can fix it.  Now this may not be related but I did remove the panel to take a look at the back on the panel and found a old wasp next covering about half of the circuit board.  The old dried mud is difficult to remove and I'm still working on that.  Any ideas about what I may have done wrong. I'm really a novice at this kind of stuff.

corvettekent · Answer

Did you unplug your solar panel before you disconnected the batteries? If not you may have burned up your charge controller.

bfl13 · Answer

EDIT I got the controller panel and the solar panel mixed up!
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Clean up the mess till you can get some readings just from the wires at the back of the panel (never mind the controller, disconnect that for now)

When cleaned up, aim the panel at the sun at high noon (1pm for now during fast time), and read the amps and volts. Should get rated Isc or more, and about 2 volts less than Voc for 12v panel or more for 24v panel (loss due to heat)

Now the panel is working right, connect up and see what the controller says. Probably ok.

westend · Answer

Make sure you have 12V from the batteries to the controller with a meter. Then connect the solar panels to the controller.

For cleaning circuit boards, I use a variety of soft brushes and compressed air. That is followed by a cleaner and Q-tips. After all is removed, I spray with a contact cleaner or a splash of alcohol. Let everything dry and test.

The wasps may have shorted the controller circuit board. Their wet mud on the board might be enough to short a component on the board.

mike-uswest · Answer

You probably have a loose wire at the back of the board.  That happened to me once.  Re-attach all of them and see if it doesn't come back on.Mike

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