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"Geoff Schultz" wrote

Once again, use the controller in PWM mode. Solar panels don't need a

load,
only devices like wind generators do.


Not all controllers have PWM.

I am considering a marine kit made by Soltek in British Columbia. It comes
with their own controller called a GPR-22 - also sold for RV use under Go
Power name.

The company packages this controller with their kits and presumably it is
satisfactory for basic systems and presumably cuts out panels once batteries
reach full charge and cuts back in at some lower voltage.

GBM