Ran genset, now seeing 19+ volts from solar
My MH has been sitting in the driveway for several weeks with the solar panels keeping it charged. NO shore power. Today I went in to run the genset. The voltage meter read 13.6v before I did anyt...
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MrWizard wrote:
...i think the solar connection to the batteries belongs on the other side of that fuse,
move the solar connection or the generator connection
so that either fuse doesn't blow or solar is always connected...
Sorry to thread jack, but I hadn't considered this before but it makes sense. My solar controller is currently wired like the OP where the controller connection at the battery is on the protected side of my catastrophic failure fuse. It made sense to me at the time for EVERYTHING to be on the protected side, but I guess not?. Does a DC circuit breaker care about the direction of current to do its job?
