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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KD4UPL wrote:
Clamps are a poor means of connection. Bad connections cause heat. However, that little panel shouldn't generate enough current to make much difference.
Did you install a fuse on the positive cable near the battery? It should have one to prevent this sort of thing.
Do you have a charge controller or did you just hook the panel straight to the battery? You really should have at least a basic charge controller to keep the battery from being over charged.
I'm going to guess a cheap solar panel that shorted out with no fuse or charge controller to protect it.
I'd say cheap fuse..... a length of 20ga or so wire as a fuseable link!!!! something shorted in the panel and the battery tried to light it up!!
