Solar charger not working. Hull #178, Blue Sky system.

[GrayGhost]

Thanks!....I was hoping to have redundancy by having the IPN ProRemote set also, but it looks like it is as good as its going to get.

[geokeg]

This thread has been a learning experience!  My solar controller issue has been resolved after a fair amount of time and effort.  The end result was controller replacement and modifying the four spade connectors with a 90 degree bend to resolve clearance issues inside the box which put stress on the controller causing the failure.

 

My thanks to those who offered info. and help and especially to Ryan at Blue Sky and Jason at OTT for helping to coordinate the efforts.

 

George

[Mike and Carol]

Hull #135, with the same issue as #178, is operational.  Ryan at Blue Sky was good to work with.  Oliver uses pretty heavy duty wires (good thing) going into the controller.  Because of the way the controller mounts in the box these thick wires are required to bend 180 degrees in about an inch putting excess pressure on the circuit board.  Ryan asked me to mail him my controller, they repaired and tested it and sent it right back.  Like George, I made a 90 degree bend in each of the four spade connectors which relieved the pressure.  All is well.  I've learned a great deal about this controller from both the manual and the videos on the Blue Sky web site.  Some explanatory pictures:

 

 

Above is my controller before I disconnected it.  I have removed the 4 screws holding it in the box and flipped it over.  The four wires (2 red, 2 black) are straight in this picture, but to reinstall it the wires are bent 180 degrees as the controller is flipped over into the box.  This is under the driver side bed.

 

 

The above picture is one that Ryan sent showing the 90 degree bend that relieves the pressure.

 

 

The above is another picture Ryan sent me showing the connections with the bent spades.  Once this was done there was no pressure on the circuit board when putting it back into the box.

 

Thanks to Ryan at Blue Sky and all the folks that posted on this thread.  Let the learning continue!  Mike