Battery cutoff with solar
Do you use the battery cutoff if you have solar. I just installed my solar and was wonder if I still need to cutoff the batteries because the solar will keep them charged and the little drain might he...
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Joel_T wrote:My manual says so. I believe others do also. Controller is designed to charge a battery not to be an open power supply. And when I pay $500 for a piece of equipment I try to go by the book. So read your manual.smkettner wrote:
No switch. My RV runs 24/365 on solar. And with 510 watts you should not have an issue. Off is fine too.
Always cut power from panels before you disconnect controller from battery.
What's the danger....overloading the controller? I have a fused breaker before and after the controller and shut the one off between controller and batteries occasionally so I can measure true panel output without the battery influence.
Panel Voc can be measured when disconnected from the controller.
