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Easy electrical installation, Selecting the correct battery – Nature Power 40 Watt Solar Charge Kit (50042) User Manual

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Nature Power Products

Nature Power Monocrystalline Solar Cells are manufactured in Germany by Bosch and Solar Panels are assembled in China.

Manual Printed in China

Nature Power 8 Amp Charge Controller

is an easy to connect and easy to read charge controller with LED light indictors for battery

charging cut-in voltage 13V and battery full cut out voltage 14.2V. The 8 Amp Charge Controller

is compatible with solar system arrays rated up to 130 Watts.

Protections:

Reverse Current

Over Charge

Low Voltage

High Voltage surges

Nature Power 28 Amp Digital PWM Charge Controller

With Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) technology this charge controller helps to maintain a

higher charging efficiency, thus maintaining a higher battery reserve and capacity than the

standard on-off 8 Amp charge controller. The 28 Amp Digital PWM Charge Controller

features a digital LCD display and adjustable voltage settings.

Protections:

Short Circuit

Low Voltage

Overloading

Discharging

Reverse Current

Discharging

Selecting the correct Battery

Nature Power does offer batteries. However, please choose a 12 Volt rechargeable battery. Do not attempt to

recharge non-rechargeable batteries. 6 Volt battery configurations may also be used if connected in series

(Negative to Positive). You may choose a Sealed Lead Acid battery, a Gel-Cell or a Deep Cycle 12 Volt battery.

Batteries come in all different sizes, Please converse with your battery dealer for more information on which

type of battery you should use for your system. Note your solar panel amperage rating when selecting your

battery size.

Easy Electrical Installation

Please confirm that you have all parts to your system before

starting installation.
Figure 1 shows how to connect the solar panel to the 12 Volt

batteries

Step 1

Connect the charge controller to the solar panel

Step 2

Connect the battery clamps to the charge controller

Step 3

Connect the battery clamps to the battery in parallel.

(Parallel connections = Positive to Positive and Negative to

Negative)

FIGURE 1