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A charge controller is a voltage or current controller which is used to keep the batteries from overcharging It maintain the rate of voltage and current coming from the solar panel to the batteries.

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This Low Dropout Voltage (LDO) solar charge controller uses a simple differential amplifier and series P channel MOSFET linear regulator –their compatibility seems like a marriage made in heaven.

Living on the road and off the grid is appealing to many, but it involves a lot more than just selling your home and powering off your phone. To get an RV ready for solar use, there’s quite a bit of ...

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