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No, a short. Or closed circuit.
by rhaps0dy 10y ago
No, a short. Or closed circuit.
- klodolph 10y agoThe short in the battery was the original problem. The short eventually became open 21 years later, which made things work.
- LeifCarrotson 10y agoThe solar panel, battery, and load are all in parallel. Like this: https://www.circuitlab.com/editor/#?id=swpddv https://www.circuitlab.com/editor/#?id=swpddv There's probably some charge control electronics, but that's the gist of things. When the battery is discharged or shorted, the solar panel would need to raise the voltage to power the load. When the battery fails as an open circuit, the solar panel can power the load directly.