What do you use your DC solar controller outlets for?
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sunshine_eggo
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DC loads over which you wish to exert any additional controls the controller may provide. Some allow for turning the ports on/off based on sunrise/sunset or simply cut off at a given battery voltage - serving as a battery protect of sorts.
DBarr
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I have a PowMr 60A solar Charge Controller, I have Googled it and ask several places but cannot find information on the LOAD terminals.
I would like to know what the output amp limit is. To be able to use it for anything, that info should be included in the manual but isn't.
If anyone here knows please let me know. Thanks
I would like to know what the output amp limit is. To be able to use it for anything, that info should be included in the manual but isn't.
If anyone here knows please let me know. Thanks
efficientPV
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Load terminals are less than 10A and in most cases should only be used to drive a relay.
sunshine_eggo
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Rednecktek
Solar Wizard
Depends. My PWM controllers are all 5a but most of my MPPT are whatever the SCC is rated at, I.E. my 40a SCC can do 40a, my 20a SCC's can do 20a.
As for what to use them for, I've used mine for driveway lights and battery tenders. I set the low voltage cutoff well above the SCC min voltage and wire the load ports to SAE plugs on my riding mower and my motorcycle. Since the load ports = battery voltage and my small systems have 12v batteries this keeps the batteries nice and full until the end of summer when the sun goes away for 9 months.
pollenface
Solar Wizard
I use the streetlight function to trigger a relay for a night time load.
I use the relay as a layer of protection so there's not a potential for the load to exceed the output of the controller.
I use the relay as a layer of protection so there's not a potential for the load to exceed the output of the controller.
DBarr
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I will be trying mine (PowMr 60a 48v) to charge an Ecoflow Delta pro through the XT-60i port. Unless someone lets me know if that is a bad idea.
DBarr
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I have the HHJ-60A, Thanks. I am hooking it to an SOK 48v Rack Battery (Battery Terminals) and LOAD terminal (maybe) to the XT-60i port of an Ecoflow Delta Pro.
underdog5004
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The charge controller load output powers a relay that interrupts or doesn't interrupt the power supplied to an inverter. It's a cheap and simple way of implementing a low voltage disconnect for an inverter that doesn't have one integrated.
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