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landlordy
Explorer
Oct 31, 2017

Solar panel support..do i leave em hooked up no matter what?

As a beginner w solar with a small class b, I went w the simple 100 watt kit from harbor freight that comes with everything you need to just try to learn solar. I have it all mounted and hooked up and...
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valhalla360
Navigator
Nov 01, 2017
Does the kit have a charge controller? If not, add one. Harbor freight doesn't give me the warm and fuzzy.

Overcharging can kill a battery and months with no draw but the panels pumping power in can do just that. If there is a decent charge controller, it will stop when the battery is full.

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