I have seen some folks on here who are pretty savy about solar=20
applications so I thought I would pose this question here. I just bought=20
a 40 watt panel that came with this charge controller .=20
https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/7-amp-solar-charge-controller/6000086038819=20
.. I want to use it with a smallish ie. 18 AH battery . I wanted the=20
battery to be fairly portable and low maintenance so have been looking=20
at SLA AGM batteries . Unfortunately this charge controllers cut out=20
voltage is 14.2 volts  and from what I have read this is too low for AGM=20
batteries. I was thinking about hacking into the charge controller and=20
trying to change the cutoff voltage. Maybe not the quickest option. I=20
was also thinking of getting a charge controller with a higher cut off=20
voltage. My other option is to use a different battery. Just wondering=20
if others have thoughts on the direction they would go in this=20
situation. I didn't want to spend a lot for a new charge controller. I=20
was looking at this one.=20
https://www.amazon.ca/Samlex-SCC-1208L-Amp-Charge-Controller/dp/B00B2AT6ES=
=20
And of course there is the option of a PIC based home brew controller=20
.... Any thoughts?

Thanks,

Jim

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