Hi to all ....
Need a bit of informed advice on regulator 'siting' for my folding
solar panel.
My existing regulator was/is permanently fixed (adhesive'd) to the actual
panel and has recently 'spat the dummy' (all indicator lights flickering constantly and only 'putting out' less than 8 volt) ..... after many years of good service.
Possibly my own negligence in leaving it exposed during a recent rainy period whilst charging a boat battery. The regulator was a relative 'cheapy' - but it did the job OK.
Have now purchased a replacement and see conflicting (to me) recommendations on whether to put this new regulator where the original one sits, (on the actual
panel itself)
or, as many members alternately suggest, mount it close to the battery it will be charging ........
Had no troubles with the original sited on the panels themselves and note that almost all folding
panel seem to have this same layout .
FYI : my normal cable is around 7 metres long, with Anderson plugs at each end but I occasionally use shorter lengths, for different functions.
So .... which is the 'best' way .... or does it not really matter ??