It says "Connect the solar panel positive side to the solar controller ARRAY + (this is marked by a "+" tag). Not tagged. Which is "+" &amp; "-"?
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The + tag indicates the positive wire and the - tag indicates the negative wire. The wires on the controller with the red sleeves are the + (positive) wires.
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The Controller I purchased did not have a particular plug, just two bare wires that need to be spliced to the wires from the solar panel. I used a crimp style wire connector, I imagine a wire nut could work as well.
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Rogerthe control box that I received with my opener at two locations for charging the battery they were identified in the control box the one I hooked my solar panel up to indicated solar hookup I hope this helps. Have a good day.
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As indicated by other reviewers, the solar panel connects to the left two terminals. Battery to the middle two. Be sure to observe proper polarity.
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This panel comes with MC4 connectors on the end. To use those connectors, you'll need these:HQRP Pair MC4 Solar Panel Connector male & female (M&F) for PV / Photovoltaic System plus HQRP CoasterHowever, you could also just cut off the factory connections and wire it with whatever other connectors you want. The MC4 connectors are nice, but are also very expensive.
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Sorry- looked at my controller and the positive is shared. Hook the negative from each panel to separate neg (-) terminals. Both positives share one terminal.
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Mine said the se Thing. Don't work. We have to spend more money for better solar charger sorry mate we lost out on this.
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The charge controller should have two pairs of wires: one pair each for input from solar panel(s) and output to battery. There should be words or symbols indicating which pair connects to which device. The wires should be color-coded red, yellow or white (+) and black (-). A 20-watt (also called 18 watt) is good for charging 1 cellphone and 1 tablet PC at the same time in full sun by connecting outputs to a female 12v DC recepticle and then using a male 12v DC plug with 1 or 2 USB recepticles. Do not expect more from this unit. I live completely off grid; so, if you need more solar power, ask at alolmstead at g m a i l d o t com.
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You have to then connect a jumper wire from the positive and negative 'round buttons' at the top to the rails on the grid you want to be negative and positive, usually the red and blue rails. Lemmie know if you still have trouble I'll upload a pic
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Rob M. is correct. It has wires and ring connectors for the battery posts but just a pair of wires to connect to your solar panels. i had extra connectors that came with my panels so i used wire nuts to splice one onto the controllers wires then plugged it in.
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Neither. The charging current is pulse modulated to the battery and the voltage rises indicated by two constant green LEDs. When charge is achieved the right green LED flashes. The two digit LED in the window indicates the WORK MODE. If you really want to know charge voltage, charge current, charge watts& more, I'd put a Turnigy 130A wattmeter between the Solar panel and the controller.
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Without seeing the schematic for the hook up, it is hard to advise you. There should be a charge input, that would go to the solar panel. There should be a load, that should be the device you are running, and there should be a battery connection, which is of course the battery. Make sure you observe the correct polarities on all of them. They should me marked + and -. If you are not sure, use a volt-ohm-meter to check.
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What are you using "load" for? I plugged the Schumacher solar panel into the "power" connector and the "load" connector is not used. If you are using the "load" connector for an accessory and polarity is important to you, examine the leads on this item. It shows the positive and negative terminals. The red wire is positive and the black is negative.Schumacher WM-12 Cable Connector for Battery Charger/Maintainer
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I dont know exactly but I put directly to my solar panel its working just fine no problem at all
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Thanks for the answer. Re: solar power, go to Amazon and check out the specifications and under Power Source it says "solar". Very confusing since I saw no Solar panels on anything. Kinda makes my crap detector go up the scale.
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The charge controller should have two pairs of wires: one pair each for input from solar panel(s) and output to battery. There should be words or symbols indicating which pair connects to which device. The wires should be color-coded red, yellow or white (+) and black (-). A 20-watt (also called 18 watt) is good for charging 1 cellphone and 1 tablet PC at the same time in full sun by connecting outputs to a female 12v DC recepticle and then using a male 12v DC plug with 1 or 2 USB recepticles. Do not expect more from this unit. I live completely off grid; so, if you need more solar power, ask at alolmstead at g m a i l d o t com. The charge controller should have two pairs of wires: one pair each for input from solar panel(s) and output to battery. There should be words or symbols indicating which pair connects to which device. The wires should be color-coded red, yellow or white (+) and black (-). A 20-watt (also called 18 watt) is good for charging 1 cellphone and 1 tablet PC at the same time in full sun by connecting outputs to a female 12v DC recepticle and then using a male 12v DC plug with 1 or 2 USB recepticles. Do not expect more from this unit. I live completely off grid; so, if you need more solar power,... » Read More The charge controller should have two pairs of wires: one pair each for input from solar panel(s) and output to battery. There should be words or symbols indicating which pair connects to which device. The wires should be color-coded red, yellow or white (+) and black (-). A 20-watt (also called 18 watt) is good for charging 1 cellphone and 1 tablet PC at the same time in full sun by connecting outputs to a female 12v DC recepticle and then using a male 12v DC plug with 1 or 2 USB recepticles. Do not expect more from this unit. I live completely off grid; so, if you need more solar power, ask at alolmstead at g m a i l d o t com. « Show Less
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I don't understand your question. From left to right. First two are + - solar panels. Second two + - battery. Third two + - is for a amp meter or volt meter readout. I use a digital volt readout on mine.