Voltage drop from solar controller
or: Here we Go Again. Still trying to get my 420 Watts of solar to fully charge my 484 AH of battery. (Currently in southern Mexico.) Layout: 2 80 Watt panels and 2 130 Watt panels in paralle...
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The hardest part is covering the hole it will leave in the kitchen.
Leaves 3 options IMO.
#1 move controller: If there is any slack in the wire you just remove controller and wire nut ++ & -- at the controller location.
Then cut the wire in the battery compartment and insert controller. Just toss it in somewhere.
Make it nice when you get home. Still optional the pull big wire and re-install into the kitchen or remount properly in the electric compartment.
#2 Ground the negative output from the controller and repurpose the negative connection as positive. This assumes you have two wires from controller all the way to the battery.
Pull a proper single wire upon return.
#3 Live with it.
Leaves 3 options IMO.
#1 move controller: If there is any slack in the wire you just remove controller and wire nut ++ & -- at the controller location.
Then cut the wire in the battery compartment and insert controller. Just toss it in somewhere.
Make it nice when you get home. Still optional the pull big wire and re-install into the kitchen or remount properly in the electric compartment.
#2 Ground the negative output from the controller and repurpose the negative connection as positive. This assumes you have two wires from controller all the way to the battery.
Pull a proper single wire upon return.
#3 Live with it.
