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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pianotuna wrote:
Hi grizzzman,
From the owner's manual
"dump loads and consume power from the battery bank to prevent the battery bank from being overcharged by the renewable energy source(s) (e.g.wind turbine, hydro, and solar).
7. Connect a cable from the controller’s other terminal marked COMMON NEGATIVES to the negative terminal of your DC diversion load. This is the black wire marked “7” in Figure 3 below.
8.Connect a cable from the controller’s terminal marked PV+/LOAD+ to the positive terminal of the DC diversion load. This is the red wire marked “8” in Figure 3 below."grizzzman wrote:
C35, C40 and C60 charge controllers can be used as a charge, diversion, or load controller.
"Or" you would need to buy two for charge and diversion.
Hi ya pianotuna
From the same Manuel
Right out of the Manuel "The C35/C40/C60 (C-Series) controllers can be used with 12-volt, 24-volt, or 48-volt DC systems (depending upon model) as Charge Controller or a Load Controller."
Important: The C-Series controller cannot operate in more than one function at the same time. If several functions are required in a system, a dedicated controller must be used for each function.
