描述
- About this item
- Uses energy from a solar panel to charge a 12V battery. Rated for up to 3 amps of charging current (approximately a 50 Watt solar panel). Charges using boost, equalize, and float stages; uses Pulse Width Modulation (PWM). Low standby power consumption (0.001 miliAmps). Includes color coded click-connects to connect solar panel, battery, and load (e.g. Yeti Solar Exclamation Light, USB Adaptor, etc.).
A charge controller charges and maintains the battery, and keeps the solar panel from overcharging it. It also prevents connected power loads from over-discharging the battery and damaging it. Essentially it is the brain of a solar power system. Yeti Solar charge controllers come with an in-line fuse which will trip in case of a short circuit on the load wiring. A tripped fuse will then glow red.
