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Setting Up a Dual Pole Circuit Breaker | DIY Solar Power Forum
You could use a 2-pole breaker between charge controller and battery, wired so one has the correct direction of current flow for its arc chute. And each pole is rated for full …
Dual Pole Breaker (or switch?) between PV array and Charge Controller?
Some controllers are negative ground, some are positive ground. That means they go strait thru that side and switch/regulate on the other side. Positive ground will have …
Do batteries get hot
Yes it is normal for batteries to get warm when charging. But there is "warm" and then there is "something is wrong". This is one of the reasons remote temperature …
Is it normal for LiFePO4 batteries to warm up while charging?
TL;DR: Batteries are getting warm (34°C) but not hot. How warm is too warm and are my batteries safe to use?---Charging 2 206aH 12v SOK batteries using the factory …
Battery Positive Terminal Getting Hot
Keep in mind, when the black battery tray cover is screwed in, it is electrically connected to the negative pole of the battery (via the chassis ground connection near the …
Overheated Negative Terminal on battery and start issues
Your negative battery terminal gets hot, which to some of us means the issue is at, or near enough to that connection, for heat to be conducted to it. Click to expand... Even though I found several faults in wire(s) under …
Hot wires!!!
However just realized the negative wire is also very hot, which does not have a circuit breaker on it. It has a shunt instead, which is also hot. (and rated for 100amp) The …
Battery cutoff switch on negative or positive cable? | DIY Solar …
Positive or negative? I am using a LiFePO4 51.2V rack battery and a battery... Forums. New posts Registered ... the packs will be reconfigured and put in some sort of …
Negative Wire extremely hot
Today I noticed the negative wire fron the panels had gotten so hot it had melted the screw clamp connection at the charge controller. What would cause this? Thanks!
Newbie needs help with solar charging. Negative terminal melting ...
I was trying to charge each battery individually with my 400 watts of solar panels and thunderbolt charge controller before connecting in parallel. The negative connector got so …
Solar Panel Not Charging Battery: Causes and Solution
Here are some common faults with solar panel. Hot Spots: ... The wrong setup includes improper connections, bad connections, and messing up the positive and negative pole connections. …
Charger negative connection getting hot + inverter question
I am currently charging up a battery bank made up of 6 x 2v 1550amp/h cells. I noticed today that the connection on the negative terminal was getting warm (not hot hot just …
Charger hot spot
The issue is the cable on the output side of the fuse get hot to the touch (just so you know the fuse is on the positive cable). Fortunately I put a switch in the control line so I''m able to turn off …
Newbie needs help with solar charging. Negative terminal …
I was trying to charge each battery individually with my 400 watts of solar panels and thunderbolt charge controller before connecting in parallel. The negative connector got so …
Breaker from controller to batteries getting too hot!
The thing is its not hot where it comes out of the controller, not hot at the batteries, just at the breaker. The wire is 4 AWG and about 2 feet long with no more than about 33A at 12V. How …
Solar Panel Not Charging Battery: Causes and Solution
If your solar panel is not charging your battery properly the likely culprit are mainly: Wrong Solar Panel Setup, Equipment Problems, Internal Problems of the Battery or Faulty Battery, and …
Melting wires, Why?
I noticed that one of my negative wires running to my breaker box from one string had gotten hot and melted the MC4 going into the breaker box and no breaker tripped. I have …
When To Use a Negative Ground Solar Charge …
If you ground the battery at the negative terminal and the solar panel at the negative terminal, you would use the negative ground solar charge controller. Choosing to use the negative ground solar charge controller means that the …
Solar Chargers in Extreme Heat
How do Solar Chargers React to Heat? Just like your phone and other electronics, extreme temperatures can affect the performance of a solar charger. In this post we''ll go over how …
The Complete Guide to Campervan Solar Systems
A MPPT is a solar charge controller which digitally tracks the charge profile of the leisure batteries in order to be as precise as possible with its energy delivery. They are a lot more efficient than …
A Negative Wire Getting Really Hot. (Stator Winding...
A + BAT wire getting hot is normally caused an overloaded circuit. A - Bat wire or ground wire getting hot is caused by a poor / bad ground or possibly the system is trying to …
Question about Solar charge controller overheating
If you think you''re already overheating the charge controller, why would you add more panels? With your new panel configuration you''re going to reduce the input volts, but the …
Understanding current flow
When everything is connected - there is some solar charging happening and the generator powered charger is running: The red+ lead between the panels and the solar …
Overheated Negative Terminal on battery and start issues
Your negative battery terminal gets hot, which to some of us means the issue is at, or near enough to that connection, for heat to be conducted to it. Click to expand... Even …
Power Charging Cabinet
Indoor Outdoor UPS Solar Battery Safety Cabinet for Lithium AGM Customized Battery Charging Rack Cabinet. US$ 49-1299 / Piece. 1 Piece (MOQ) Hebei Shouke Yuantuo Technology Co., …
Breaker from controller to batteries getting too hot!
The thing is its not hot where it comes out of the controller, not hot at the batteries, just at the breaker. The wire is 4 AWG and about 2 feet long with no more than about 33A at 12V. How do I fix this?