3. Installation
Connect the solar charger
Connect the MPPT Control display to the solar charger using a VE.Direct cable.
It is not possible to extend the VE.Direct cable, the maximum length can not exceed 10 meter.
The rear of the MPPT Control display showing the power connection and the VE.Direct connection
Connect the display to the solar charger via a VE.Direct cable
Connect the power cable (only needed for old style solar controllers)
Note
The supplied power cable is only necessary when the display is used with some very early solar charger models that have been since long discontinued.
Connect the power cable as follows:
Connect the black wire ring cable lug to the negative battery terminal. If a battery monitor is used in the system, connect the black wire to the system side of the battery monitor shunt instead.
Connect the red cable ring cable lug to the positive battery terminal.
Plug the the RJ12 terminal into the power terminal on the back of the display.
Connect the display to an old model solar charger and the battery