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Re: How to best wire multiple charge controllers to batteries
Do you have a DC Current Clamp DMM (digital multi meter)?: http://www.sears.com/craftsman-digital-clamp-on-ammeter/p-03482369000P (~$60 and "good enough" for our needs) https://www.amazon.c…1 · -
Re: How to best wire multiple charge controllers to batteries
It sounds like he put on a DC Watthour\amphour meter of some sort. They are frequently rated to 100 amps or more, but in reality, much more than 15 amps is the maximum continuous current I would use.…1 · -
Re: How to best wire multiple charge controllers to batteries
It looks like a ground wire from the shunt (negative side of battery bank) to the meter\whatever device that was. When you have heavy and light ground wires in a system, you have to be very careful. …2 · -
Re: What happens to excess solar energy at midday with SoC at 90%?
Short Answer, as long as there is enough sun (and everything is configure/working correctly). The charge controller supplies the energy needed to run the AC inverter and whatever charging current is …1 · -
Re: Acceptable line loss
Voltage drop is not a simple x% answer... If you are using a MPPT (maximum power point tracking) charge controller (which is more expensive than a PWM pulse width modulation controller), The line los…1 ·
