will the controller block a discharge at night?
1425219
it keeps my battery charged and it has a red light that blinks on low sunlight and runs steady on full sunlight. the light goes out at night. I believe it does block discharge at night.the panel is poly not mono so parts of it might look different but still puts out 10w of power.
1425220
it should but these are cheap china kits, be very careful with controller as the wire is molded in, one/two bends kaput.
1723433
I don't know Vera but if its like any Z-Wave controller (I have HomeSeer) you can create an event or manually turn the outlet on & off. For any typical device I would put about a 1 or 2 second delay in the toggle that the device fully shuts down.
786205
Our charge controller is mounted inside a storage locker so it stays dry. Once the panel had been in service for a few days, I taped some plastic over the electronics area on the underside of the panel to help keep water out. Months later I added a bead of clear caulk around the frame, for the same reason. Figured it couldn't hurt.
1381606
It could presumably vampire a bit of electricity. I guess it depends on how easy it is for you to get to the plug. Not sure if it still draws power with the controllers off of it or not, you'd have to find that out from the manufacturer. I wouldn't think it'd be much so long as you don't keep the controllers attached where it is keeping the green light lit.
2032988
No, not at all. The best way to do it is to fill it up, let it sit for a few minutes, then fill it a little more. Then you can unplug it, and it will be fine for the rest of the night.
267274
No, it has a blocking diode to prevent it from discharging the battery at night but no auto shut off
536949
Thanks for your inquiry. The panel can be left outside, however the charge controller cannot be left outside.
403732
Be sure you put a 'charge controller' (regulator) between the panel and the battery. If you don't, you will overcharge the battery daytime, and fry the panel at night (because the battery will back up into the panel and fry it).
2028322
Mine controls our outdoor lights. Is not near the bedroom but is not noisy at all.
99420
No. You do not need a charge controller until you exceed 15watts of power. The discharge protection is a simple diode that prevents the battery from draining back out to the pane at night. But because of that diode, DO NOT START THE CAR WITH THE PANEL STILL CONNECTED TO THE BATTERY! You will destroy the diode and weaken the panel's charging ability.
1293709
Yes, I have found that the lights will go off but when it is connected into a active connection it will work as normal.
481701
Yes. I turn the lights off at night. It really is a nice little tank. We have had it going for two months now.
1880047
not that I have noticed. It sits in my garage, but seems to only discharge when I attach something.
261651
Yes. The "load" outputs on this controller can be programmed to come on at different times of the day for different lenghts of time. As for not putting out power when there is not enough sun, it does that automatically by monitoring the incoming voltage from both the battery and the solar panel. If it is too low the "load" outputs will disconnect automatically and only reconnect automatically when there is sufficient voltage coming in again.
527505
Yes, mostly. This provides a kill switch which stops all electricity to devices connected to it, that way you can connect multiple devices and shut them down completely ensuring you are not being charged I have done that for my tv, cable box, xbox, etc as turn them off at night completely. Saves some money.
1832509
I've never run it all night, but it has an on and off switch. I turn it on when I want it to run and turn it off when I am ready to stop it. If I didn't turn it off, I'm sure it would run all night.
2018123
There is a little piece of plastic that needs to be pulled out that is protecting the battery. There is also a switch on the board that you can press to turn it on when it is plugged in. I used this method if I'm using my board at night because I don't want to loose the remote control.