# Solar charger not on

**URL:** <https://community.victronenergy.com/t/solar-charger-not-on/36535>\
**Category:** DIY\
**Tags:** solar\_panel, rv, domestic, campervan, beginner, offgrid\
**Created:** [20 June 2025 05:47 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/solar-charger-not-on/36535 "2025-06-20T05:47:10Z")\
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**Post date:** [20 June 2025 15:29 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/solar-charger-not-on/36535/14 "2025-06-20T15:29:41Z")

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Multimeter to check the voltage at the solar input terminals just in case the MPPT has been damaged and has a fault which is why it is not reading a voltage. Without a multimeter can not do any real fault finding.

Link below is a full troubleshooting checklist for solar systems.

> [@A call to all panel experts and installers - checklist for checking arrays](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/a-call-to-all-panel-experts-and-installers-checklist-for-checking-arrays/20774):
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> It seems to me that it would be easier to help users with problems if we had a standardised list of array checks we could point users to. For computer issues (my previous occupation a lifetime ago) there are a number of forums where they point users to a standardised bunch of commands they can run which collect all the data that answers almost all the forum expert’s questions. The forum experts won’t touch a user’s issue unless they have attempted to collect that info, and it really cuts down on…

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