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JoshInReno
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Jul 16, 2018

Can I connect my charge controller to my panel?

Dear lord I have searched and googled, but I cannot find an answer. I am adding a small solar system to my trailer (I have done previous systems in previous trailers) and rather than connecting my ...
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red31
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Jul 17, 2018
A Morningstar manual might suggest 10' MAX from controller to batt.
Lower and lower sunlight tapers current, but a pwm controller does not, it sends FULL blast of current in pulses, their width or time averaged over time may be considered as tapering current but when power is sent to the batt it is all that is available, all or none. If you turn your 100w light on and off for equal time it is on for 100w when it is ON. the average over time may be 50w.

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