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Owen Kellog wrote:
Looks like the solar controller sees to much of a current draw and shuts down. This shutting down affects the whole system. http://support.morningstarcorp.com/ Did you find a document there that says this could be a problem? Put the solar on the house battery only, not the starter battery. Isolate the house from the starter battery. Clearly this is a more sophisticated setup but the OP says that the two bats are switched together, so he actually has only bank. Also, he implies that flipping a switch on the control allows it to start, so the real issue here what could cause the problem, not how to work around it. Since I use solar panels and controllers, and have considered upgrading to the one mentioned, I'm quite curious about this. BTW, The controller I use in the summer (I forget the name, but it has a nice volt/amp display) flakes out in the winter (below 50 degrees) so I switch back to an older basic Morningstar Sunsaver to keep the batteries charged while the shrinkwrap is on. |
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