12 V light doesn't work from CC

[Positron]

Hi,

Got a solar system on my shed as follows:

2 x 100 Watt panels (connected in parallel to maintain the 12 V)
1 x 30 Amp CC
1 x 12 V motion light (10 W) (two wires, black and red)
1 x wet filled, acid deep cycle (80 amp/h) battery

Now, when I connect the 12 V motion light directly to the battery, it works fine, But when I connect it to the CC, it doesn't work. The CC controller has an output for a 12 V DC light (at least that is what the manual says), so why doesn't it work?

thanks

[Mike90250]

Some charge controllers use the PV panel to sense nightime, and that triggers the Lighting Channel.

Most controllers require battery connection first, to boot up from a stable source, and then after a minute or 2, you can connect the solar PV.

[Positron]

I don't know what I did, I was fiddling with the controller settings in the deeper menu's and now it works as it should. I'm now getting the light to work via the controller.

Thanks

[littleharbor]

You should be able to set the duration of the light operation in the menu. Operation is triggered by darkness unless you set the duration to 24 h