12v 7 amp charge controler question
Saburai
Solar Expert Posts: 32 ✭✭
Hi gang,
Quick question:
Should my little 12v 7 amp global solar controler limit the voltage output when it's not connected to a battery? I'm going through some camping gear and connected it to a 62w folding panel and it's outputting the same 24+v weather I read volts at the panel directly or after the cc.
Many thanks for the help!
Quick question:
Should my little 12v 7 amp global solar controler limit the voltage output when it's not connected to a battery? I'm going through some camping gear and connected it to a 62w folding panel and it's outputting the same 24+v weather I read volts at the panel directly or after the cc.
Many thanks for the help!
Comments
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I don't know about that unit but all the others I am familiar with need to be connected to a battery first, then the PV. That way the CC reads the battery voltage and knows what it is supposed to do.Northern NM, 624 watts PV, The Kid CC, GC-2 batteries @ 24 VDC, Outback VFX3524M
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A lot of charge controllers have instructions that tell you not to try and use them with out a battery connected.
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Thanks for the help gents!
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