boondox
Chief Engineer, RedNeckTech Industries
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Howdy All,
I am upgrading my golf cart, which is the hardest working golf cart in the country, to LFP. I have the battery on the way and I need to figure out a charge controller. It is a 36V cart and is charged from a small 350 watt dedicated array.
The problem is finding a charge controller that doesn't mind the battery being disconnected while the solar is still plugged in. The old charger never minded this but it does not support LFP. It seems like the new chargers all warn of disconnecting the battery while the solar is plugged in.
The way the cart is used the charging cable is hooked up unless it is being used. When you need it, pull the charge cable and go. Could I put a big cap on the output? Or is there a CC that doesn't mind having the battery disconnected?
I could see some kludgy work-arounds but it needs to be idiot proof as a number of people use the cart and relying on them to disconnect the solar first with be problematic.
Thanks!
I am upgrading my golf cart, which is the hardest working golf cart in the country, to LFP. I have the battery on the way and I need to figure out a charge controller. It is a 36V cart and is charged from a small 350 watt dedicated array.
The problem is finding a charge controller that doesn't mind the battery being disconnected while the solar is still plugged in. The old charger never minded this but it does not support LFP. It seems like the new chargers all warn of disconnecting the battery while the solar is plugged in.
The way the cart is used the charging cable is hooked up unless it is being used. When you need it, pull the charge cable and go. Could I put a big cap on the output? Or is there a CC that doesn't mind having the battery disconnected?
I could see some kludgy work-arounds but it needs to be idiot proof as a number of people use the cart and relying on them to disconnect the solar first with be problematic.
Thanks!