Electronewbie
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Hey! Long post but there’d be a super grateful small English person if you read it and answered ?
I'd like your honest opinion/advice please.
I am a female with little knowledge of electrical circuits but I currently have a simple solar panel set up to power two lights in my stables and plug in devices to an inverter.
I would like to know if you think it's easy enough for me to upgrade my system to a 40W panel.
I already have the panel, I already have the correct charge controller (both have been at home for 18 months until someone helps me with them) the lights are already wired in and just have a plug running from the switch (which is usually plugged into the inverter) and I already have the right inverter.
I know that the inverter is man enough for everything I need as it already works well, it's just that the solar panel is too small to trickle charge the battery without me having to lug it home every two weeks to charged it manually.
I would like to know if you guys think it’s possible for lil old me to set this up.
Nb… im not stupid ? but Im not massively experienced. If there was a step by step guide I’d be fine to follow it but people seem to have different opinions of in which order to connect things and whether I need fuses for example.
I’d like the solar panel on my stables roof (I have the bracket and correct adhesive (don’t want to make holes).
So questions are
1. Do I need any fuses? If so where?
2. I’m going to need to extend the wiring from the panel. What type of wiring? Specific thickness?
3. What order to connect everything? Solar panel last so I don’t fry the controller?? All electricians are telling me the opposite but what I’ve read suggests otherwise.
Am I nuts for thinking of attempting this? Haha! I’m just sick of waiting for help and I’m pretty sure if I knew how To do it (rather than everyone telling me different) I’d be fine!
I’d be massively grateful for any advice and your honest opinions, thank you
Inverter is 2kw continuous and 3kw peak.
Charge controller pic attached and solar panel particulars attached.
I'd like your honest opinion/advice please.
I am a female with little knowledge of electrical circuits but I currently have a simple solar panel set up to power two lights in my stables and plug in devices to an inverter.
I would like to know if you think it's easy enough for me to upgrade my system to a 40W panel.
I already have the panel, I already have the correct charge controller (both have been at home for 18 months until someone helps me with them) the lights are already wired in and just have a plug running from the switch (which is usually plugged into the inverter) and I already have the right inverter.
I know that the inverter is man enough for everything I need as it already works well, it's just that the solar panel is too small to trickle charge the battery without me having to lug it home every two weeks to charged it manually.
I would like to know if you guys think it’s possible for lil old me to set this up.
Nb… im not stupid ? but Im not massively experienced. If there was a step by step guide I’d be fine to follow it but people seem to have different opinions of in which order to connect things and whether I need fuses for example.
I’d like the solar panel on my stables roof (I have the bracket and correct adhesive (don’t want to make holes).
So questions are
1. Do I need any fuses? If so where?
2. I’m going to need to extend the wiring from the panel. What type of wiring? Specific thickness?
3. What order to connect everything? Solar panel last so I don’t fry the controller?? All electricians are telling me the opposite but what I’ve read suggests otherwise.
Am I nuts for thinking of attempting this? Haha! I’m just sick of waiting for help and I’m pretty sure if I knew how To do it (rather than everyone telling me different) I’d be fine!
I’d be massively grateful for any advice and your honest opinions, thank you
Inverter is 2kw continuous and 3kw peak.
Charge controller pic attached and solar panel particulars attached.
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