I have the most basic 12v/10a kit from ecopower/solar or whatever they are called.
I have a 600W inverter connected directly to my battery (through a shunt). This will charge my ebike battery which, while not the kits intended purpose, is one of mine.
I was advised to totally isolate the charge controller from the batt when using the inverter. So I have, but the battery is not being charged during this time. It's not pulling 6amps (according to the shunt) depending on the battery's charge. The controller load output is 10A. Could I not simply run the inverter through that as it's not pulling 10A or doesnt it work like that?
Oh, when I did reconnect all the breakers to the controller I got a fast flashing LED which could mean anything as the instructions are pretty terrible.
Obviously, I would want to have the battery charging all the time to take advantage of the miserable overcast we get here on a regular basis. At least it's not raining.
Am I in need of a beefier controller?
I have a 600W inverter connected directly to my battery (through a shunt). This will charge my ebike battery which, while not the kits intended purpose, is one of mine.
I was advised to totally isolate the charge controller from the batt when using the inverter. So I have, but the battery is not being charged during this time. It's not pulling 6amps (according to the shunt) depending on the battery's charge. The controller load output is 10A. Could I not simply run the inverter through that as it's not pulling 10A or doesnt it work like that?
Oh, when I did reconnect all the breakers to the controller I got a fast flashing LED which could mean anything as the instructions are pretty terrible.
Obviously, I would want to have the battery charging all the time to take advantage of the miserable overcast we get here on a regular basis. At least it's not raining.
Am I in need of a beefier controller?