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SuaveGato
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Oct 09, 2014

Recommended Solar control module for 50W solar panel?

Hello, I have a small 50 watt solar panel on my TC but it was never hooked up? The wires run into the TC but are just cut. And taped to another set of wires that run down to the batteries. (not conn...
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drc5900
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Oct 09, 2014
P.S. When feeding your solar panel direct to battery/ies, make sure to disconnect after sunset, or install a diode: otherwise your solar panel might drain your battery/ies at night.
Some solar panels have built-in diodes: if your solar panel has a built-in diode, your "direct wire" set-up would be OK, and don't worry about my P.S.

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