Solar charger
We bought a 50 watt solar panel to put on our batteries when in storage. Today we went and checked it after two days hooked up and the wires by the controller were all melted! Why would this happen? ...
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no way a 50W panel would have enough current to melt the wires. Max current would be on the order of 4 amps, most likely in the range of 3A from a typical PWM controller. even 20ga wire can handle 3 A continous,
My guess is that the issue is with the connection to the battery, and it was reversed, damaged the controller, caused a overcurrent in the cables.
However, the controller should have protected against reverse hookup w/o any damage.
So.... w/o more info puzzling.
My guess is that the issue is with the connection to the battery, and it was reversed, damaged the controller, caused a overcurrent in the cables.
However, the controller should have protected against reverse hookup w/o any damage.
So.... w/o more info puzzling.
