Recent content by Jhp230gr45

Thank you... Yes you are correct... A friend of mine suggested series wiring for the PV panels... I'm just afraid to try until the loggers can take down some of my larger trees close to the yard (log prices being low right now)... As for now I'm keeping them parallel for that reason and...

The one in your picture is the newer one... Mine is black... Yes it should handle 3S...and youre right... The system is challenged on days above 80deg F... I open the sidewalls and let air flow through on those days... Most summer days in upper Michigan are in the 70's but we get those hot...

This would be all i have on the AIMS 60amp mppt controller... If the VOC is 30.3 it should handle being wired in series...

Will that be too much for my Mppt 60 controller?

You are right... It does specify on the data tag... Hope this helps... Yes, I've always thought 29.0 should be the ideal standard as that would be an optimal 7.25 per battery...

I have added another panel in the past but it didnt seem to help... Again it could be inconsistent sunlight... And we do get a lot of gray days here especially in the fall time...

I guess Iwill have to do a measurement with my multimeter to get you an accurate output... Yes, i could be struggling because i am in the woods and some intermittent shading could be hurting me... I do need some trees cut to maximize sun time...

It will hover around 24.6 - 25.0 overnight if you leave it alone and are not using any power... This is provided its had a good charging day...

Thank you!... The batteries are enclosed in the trailer but are at the mercy of outside temps... Charging is affected by hot days.... Not so much in the cold..

Parallel... The panels are 250w and i believe 8.3 amps each... (3 x250= 750)

I haven't done it on a regular basis... I have disconnected it as a test to see if batteries drop significantly but isolated to themselves they dont seem to lose much more than 1/2 volt or slightly more... So i believe it could be a draw from controller...

You are correct... They are in parallel... I was told that unless you have constant sun it is not good to wire in series... Any thoughts on that? The charge controller is an AIMS MPPT60 which works but the instruction manual is vague and tech support is clueless... My panels are AIMS 250w @...

No its not a large capacity... I dont usually let them go under 70%...but we usually only do a few led lights and tv in the evening...

Sorry, they are flooded lead acid...

Im Sorry, they are lead acid, flooded