solar charge controller test
I installed a 100 amp solar panel and charge controller package on my 2008 camper, and shortly thereafter my converter went bad. Ive replaced the converter, but am unsure about hooking up my solar con...
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Hondacanoe wrote:
Is there a way to test polarity from solar panel?
Take multimeter, set it to 100V DC, hold panel to the sun, connect probes to the panel - without battery or controller.
If it reads ~18V, then red probe is on the Pos wire of the panel. If it reads negative voltage, then red probe is on the negative wire of the panel. That is, if you plugged red/black leads into voltmeter correctly. Some voltmeters have leads permanently attached.
As noted, never connect controller to panel when controller is not connected to battery.
