Renogy Adventurer / Wanderer fault codes

The 3 fault codes below are the ones that apply to this Renogy solar charge controller family. The other 5 Renogy solar charge controller codes in our database belong to different model families — they are listed further down so you do not troubleshoot against the wrong table.

Covered model numbers

AdventurerWanderer

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Fault codes on the Renogy Adventurer / Wanderer

E1 warning
The controller has detected that the battery is over-discharged (its voltage dropped below… E2 warning
The controller has detected battery over-voltage: the battery voltage has risen above its … E4 danger
Load short circuit: the controller detected a short across its load output terminals and s…

Codes that do not apply to this model

These 5 codes exist on other Renogy solar charge controllers. If your unit is showing one of them, it is not from this family — re-check the model number on the label before acting on any of these.

E3
The controller reports a battery under-voltage condition: battery voltage is below normal … E5
Load overload: the current drawn through the controller's load output exceeded its rated l… E6
Controller over-temperature: the controller's internal temperature exceeded its safe limit… E8
PV (solar) input over-current: the current coming from the solar array exceeded the contro… E10
PV (solar) over-voltage: the solar array's voltage exceeded the controller's maximum input…

Where the model number is

On the back or side of the controller housing, next to the terminal block.

Sources

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