New camper with solar and battery disconnect
My new 'foot has a remote battery disconnect. The control is handily reached from the door, and it disconnects the battery from the converter, alternator, and loads. The solar controller, though, is w...
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A properly working solar charge controller should be fine connected to the batteries always, except as was noted above when you are working on them (12V will not shock anyone, but might make some sparks). For fusing, solar panels are an inherently current limited device, and the wiring should be sized to handle all of the current they can produce short circuited. However at the battery end, there should be a fuse or breaker, since the batteries can effectively source current without limit. If you get a fault in the wires between the battery and first fuse/breaker, it could start a fire.
