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Will a solar panel drain a battery in the dark.
As the name implies this new type of solar technology works in the opposite way as a traditional solar panel.
Sunguard prevents reverse current leakage at night so a blocking diode is not required in the system.
I guess that would mean either the controller is draining the batteries.
This question is in regards to a 100 watt solar panel that is less than a year old.
The solar panel was working fine but recently something happened.
The panel used to be charging my batteries but now it s pulling energy from them.
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All this is happening with the gate system completely disconnected.
The only things connected are the solar panels charge controller and batteries.
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Connect the red battery positive wire to the battery.
Be very careful not to short circuit the solar array or the controller will be damaged.
Also it prevents the power stored in the cells from running back to the panels and draining the batteries over the night.
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Now when i hook the solar panel up to my batteries the solar panel starts drawing energy from the battery.
Is a solar panel clamped to a battery a drain on the battery at night time.
Connect the solar array using the other black wire and the yellow solar positive wire.
Solar panels are great but when the sun goes down they turn into expensive slabs of metal.