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pjfrog
Newbie Joined: 09 Aug 2015 Location: Panama City, FL Online Status: Offline Posts: 8 |
Topic: ZAMP solar plug in jack uage Posted: 24 Mar 2016 at 2:14pm |
I was passing by the boating stuff at the local Walmart and found a 10 gauge, SAE 2pin used as a quick disconnect for a trolling motor. I had to splice it onto the leads from my solar panels using crimp butt splices and it works swell.
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pjfrog
HR 171 F150 |
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jimqbaum
Newbie Joined: 11 Jan 2016 Location: Virginia Online Status: Offline Posts: 39 |
Posted: 24 Mar 2016 at 2:36pm |
Git-er-done!
A great idea. Who said the Yankees have one up on us Southern boys! |
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Have A Blessed Day
Pod 171 Ram Hemi tow truck. Got rid of the Jeep Wrangler. It was puny and girly |
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Oliveman
Newbie Joined: 16 Mar 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 23 |
Posted: 06 Apr 2016 at 12:58pm |
Just got an R Pod 178 last week. Dealer ordered plug and I bought after market 80Watt panel. Huge savings
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2016 R-Pod 178
2015 Pathfinder Platinum AWD Wife, Child and Dog on adventures |
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Rustler
Senior Member Joined: 07 May 2016 Location: S. Oregon Coast Online Status: Offline Posts: 100 |
Posted: 26 May 2016 at 4:18pm |
The reason for having a fuse on the charge side is due to requirements of the National Electric Code (NEC). The charge controller is sitting between a solar panel and a battery, which is capable of very high currents. The NEC considers the charge controller to be a potential short circuit during a fault condition. A fuse is required to protect battery wires during a short circuit fault condition. The NEC is complex and often hard to understand. But it is worth following for fire safety reasons as well as protecting expensive equipment. The following link takes you to a lengthy discussion of the code from a solar power system perspective. There are some practical examples discussed as to properly protect a solar system and comply with the NEC. The article is entitled: Photovoltaic Power Systems And the 2005 National Electrical Code: Suggested Practices |
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Russ
2009 Toyota RAV4 V6 w/ tow package 2016 Rpod 171 HRE |
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