Recommendations for solar charge/controller
It appears a buddy of mind is going to donate two used 300 watt panels. They are rated at 30 volts with about 8 amps open voltage (he got them for a song - used I should say) We’ve been out in t...
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jodeb720 wrote:
Will a sudden disconnect and reconnect from bank to bank cause a failure?
Do I need to disconnect the feed from the Panels first to the controller, then switch over, then reconnect the feed from the panels?
Thanks so much!!
it can and yes.
add a switch between the panels and charge controller also, that is handy to have anyways and should be on every installation so you can just turn off the panels if you want to work on something. I used manual resettable breakers for mine, so they act as a proper breaker also but I can manulay trip them when I want the panels off.
