Solar Outback FlexMax 80 SHUNT?

[Pelagic]

Originally Posted by 44'cruisingcat

The FM80 is completely silent unless the fan kicks in. With our solar panels configured to 24 volts, this rarely happens. When they were set up for 48 volts, the fan would run quite often on warm days.

The fan is a bit loud, similar to a hair dryer.

Mine is set at 24v also but today in Subic at the dock...
Temp was around 38°C or 100°F
Warmer in the pilothouse.

[44'cruisingcat]

Up around 40 the fan will run. We had a 40+ day in Sydney a few years back and the fan ran for hours.