Deltron
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Hello,
I have been trying to solve my system issues that I have been having in my van and am hoping you guys could offer some advice.
I have 3 100 watt solar panels connected in parallel with (3 to1) connectors and one fuse up on my roof between the panels and the charge controller.
My issue is that I am producing voltage but Apperently no amps. I have tested that volts are entering my solar charge controller and also going to the battery all at the solar charge controller and they are present. This system has functioned without problems for three years now until now. I checked the connections and nothing has vibrated loose as far as I can tell. at first I thought it was my charge controller and troubleshot that and ended up replacing it just Incase and still no luck. The new controller I set it up, it connected and functioned and read that the solar array was hooked up but again only volts and no amps, after multiple resets amperage went through and it functioned for a couple of days and now has stopped working and shows only volts and no amps even in direct light.
should I get back up on the roof and test each panel individually for amperage? could I have a blown diode? I know this one is a silly question but, if my fuse between the panels and solar charge controller is blown would volts go through and amps would not? I’m assuming that neither voltage or amperage would flow, I just want to know if that fuse needs to also be inspected closer. Any help would be appreciated.
I have been trying to solve my system issues that I have been having in my van and am hoping you guys could offer some advice.
I have 3 100 watt solar panels connected in parallel with (3 to1) connectors and one fuse up on my roof between the panels and the charge controller.
My issue is that I am producing voltage but Apperently no amps. I have tested that volts are entering my solar charge controller and also going to the battery all at the solar charge controller and they are present. This system has functioned without problems for three years now until now. I checked the connections and nothing has vibrated loose as far as I can tell. at first I thought it was my charge controller and troubleshot that and ended up replacing it just Incase and still no luck. The new controller I set it up, it connected and functioned and read that the solar array was hooked up but again only volts and no amps, after multiple resets amperage went through and it functioned for a couple of days and now has stopped working and shows only volts and no amps even in direct light.
should I get back up on the roof and test each panel individually for amperage? could I have a blown diode? I know this one is a silly question but, if my fuse between the panels and solar charge controller is blown would volts go through and amps would not? I’m assuming that neither voltage or amperage would flow, I just want to know if that fuse needs to also be inspected closer. Any help would be appreciated.