Confusion About 12V Disconnect
Hope all is well My solar charge controller is not pulling any amps , it lights up and clearly has power but no amps are being drawn from the solar panels , after review of the troubleshoot tips fr...
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CA Traveler wrote:moonlitsouls wrote:Solar charges the battery and IF the house is connected to the battery then solar will also supply power to the house. The house charger and loads also influence the CC charging.CA Traveler wrote:
Typically the CC bypasses all battery switches. I installed a switch on the panel side and a CB switch on the battery side of the CC.
so you're saying the solar charge controller works completely independently of the 12v system? but the wires i disconnected from the SCC were for "battery 1 +" , if i used the 12v disconnect then why did the battery have power ? unless it was still receiving power from the panel , but in that case , then why the 0.0 amp reading , smh
Your post suggested to me that your CC bypasses your disconnect switch. Some RV appliances like a smoke detector do not have a switch to disconnect from the battery. If there is a full battery disconnect switch then that is equivalent to removing the battery cables.
Some/many CCs require disconnecing the panels first then the battery and reconnecting the battery first and then the panels. For this and maintaince reasons it's often desirable to provide CC switches
That's why I installed a toggle switch between the panels and the charge controller, beats going up on the roof.
