Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Building a 300 / 200 watt dump load for a Solar Charge Controller


Some viewers wanted more information on the dump load that I use with the Solar Charge Controller described HERE. For a 12v 7 Ah battery I use a 12 volt car brake light bulb.  For  the 100 Ah battery I use the dump described by the backshed.com available HERE.   It works great and is easy to construct from scrap lying around.


Source:  Homegrown Power / thebackshed.com

What to do when your antenna rotator needs a new "starting" capacitor?

  Image:  Antenna Rotator Control Unit.. Click on image for larger view. I overheard a conversation recently between two radio amateurs in t...