Charge Controllers & Solar Power: Things You Will Need To Know

The Sunsei CC-10000 10-Amp Charge Controller

Now that you got the Solar Panels you will need to hook them up to your Deep Cycle Optima AGM Blue Top Marine Batteries. But be for you hook up the Solar Panels to the Batteries, your going to need a Charge Controller so the Solar Panels do not overcharge your batteries and damage them or make them explode. So if you got one SE-1500 you connect the output of your solar panel (s) to the input of the Sunsei Charge Controller as shown on left. Then from the output of the Sunsei Charge Controller (Battery Icon) to your Batteries or if your just starting battery. Then as the Solar Panels start making sending DC current to your Batteries the Charge Controller will light up with a Green LED light indicating that your receiving power to your batteries. I really like the LED feature. Sunsei CC-10000 10-Amp Solar Panel Charge Controller For SE-1500, SE-4000,SE-6000, SE-8000 Panels

Now I own (4) Sunsei SE-1500 Amorphous Solar Panel that can produce 1.5 Amps each, a total of 6 Amps combined so the Sunsei 10 Amp CC is sufficient

for this set up. If you make a Solar Generator that will create more than 10 Amps then you need to goto a higher Charge Controller like the Sunsei CC-25000 25-Amp Solar Panel Charge Controller For Sunsei Solar Panels. Just make sure you have a Charge Controller for any Solar panel that can create 12 Watts or more. Now when your done with that, your now ready to hook up to your Battery or Batteries. And soon you’ll have your own clean quiet Solar Generator charging your Batteries.

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