Solar charge controller confusion
Ok so I got an additional solar panel mounted today and I also swapped in my lithium battery. It was discovered that the SCC is actually wired directly to the main breaker panel and not the battery , ...
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CA Traveler wrote:StirCrazy wrote:X2 With that poor quality alone I'd want to do a in depth understanding of your setup.
I also see bare striped wire that isnt covered by the conectors. Steve
If you are saying the output of the CC goes to the panel lugs which are also connected to the battery then that can be OK. However a very important aspect is the total wire length and size which effects the amount of loss in the wiring. There is a general guideline of 3% maximum loss.
Plus it's not clear if you have adequate fuse protection for your setup.
It’s been a real process trying to figure out everything that was done to this camper. There is absolutely no fuse protection within the system whatsoever which is a huge concern to me. The people I went to today who told me they were proficient in installing solar panels had no clue what they were doing, but I was desperate to get my inverter and my additional panel installed so I could get off the grid. Down the line I plan to upgrade all the components and design a system that’s up to my standards
Yes the battery one and two slots on the back of the controller were wired directly into the panel battery slots , I hadn’t seen that before so I was confused
