Background: Purchased a used coach, came with a solar panel/controller setup that's connected to Two 6-volt house batteries. I got no paperwork for any of it but scouring the interwebs I at least found out what kind of controller is in place (a Chin...
Sure appreciate that. Wondering if you guys could decipher some of this Greek I'm seeing in the controller manual? Between my lack of knowledge with these systems & their English as secondary (at best) language technical writing style it's tough sled...
So I got a hold of & used a hydrometer on the batteries last night. 1 battery = almost every cell quite weak; tested out at 5-point-something volts about an hour after sunset. The other battery was in better shape but not by a whole bunch. Will be sw...
wa8yxm wrote: First Though I now when you take 'em out and put 'em on the bench or in the back of the truck to haul to the battery store they are 6 Volt Golf Car batteries.. WHEN they are properly installed (See below) in the RV they are two halves o...
Any issue with putting a disconnect switch of some sort between the solar panel & batteries? If so, would that go before or after the controller?Thanks again everyone, I REALLY appreciate the assistance/education.
BFL13 wrote:That is a decent controller, similar to my Solar30, which is an older version of that one. It has an adjustable voltage feature. No reason not to use it with a pair of 6s. ( I did)BFL13 wrote:Note that this PWM controller is for 12v p...
