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This is the other end of the solar panel installation. The solar panel controller is the digital display module with the blue facia. Basically, it controls the amount of charge going into the battery and prevents the battery from overcharging. The size of the solar panel is small (10 watts) so it is only a step above a trickle charge maintenance type set up. I have one battery which is the diesel engines crank or starter battery. The only other down stream consumer of battery power are the cabin and navigation lights and the Single Side Band Radio (of intermittent use). I don't run a fridge, freezer or any of the other whizz bang electronics such as a chart plotter or other electronic fan dangles that demand a continuous flow of electricity when underway. I work on the KISS principle - Keep, It, Simple, Stupid! - So simple it is and that's the way I like it.