solar wiring question
first off I am Using the Bogart Engineering gear. What is your opinion between using a fuse vs a circuit breaker (12V breakers) on the solar line as well as the battery line? I am only buying 20...
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towpro wrote:
I am only buying 200w of solar. Charger is rated for 30A. Do I use 30A fuses (or breakers) or would you use 15A (which is more than I expect the panels to put out).
Between PV array & Controller: use series fuse rating found in panel specs (or on the panel itself) . . . probably 15A . . . use one of these for each panel
Between battery bank & Controller: breaker size = 1.56 x Output Current (so 30 x 1.56 = 47A. Since MidNite's breakers are rated for continuous current, I think you can use 1.25 multiplier instead.
Regardless, check out the MidNite Solar Forum for info.
