Review on ACOPOWER HY010-12M 10W Monocrystalline Solar Panel for 12V Battery Charging in RVs, Boats, and Off-Grid Applications by Walter Day

So with battery clips. So connect directly to the battery, right? (I connected to the charge controller so I didn't use it). But if you did, it would back-discharge the battery during the absence of sunlight. Even though I'm hooked up to a charge controller, this still caused a problem as I had a PAM-1 relay connected to the PV (solar panel) input with coil wires. It worked great, hooked up and assembled during the day. However, during the night my PAM-1 coil shorted and is now garbage. Now I need to find and buy a Schottky diode, disassemble my panel and all connections. Go into the tiny junction box and solder one. Good job Acopower! THANK YOU Other disadvantages: - Junction box is tiny - Cable too short To Acopower: WHY SELL A PV MODULE WITH INTEGRATED BATTERY TERMINALS BUT NO BLOCKING DIOD IN THE JUNCTION BOX? blackboard