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J
Keep in mind, anytime you put over 2 strings in parallel, you have to fuse that string.
Fusing a 40W panel wastes 5 watts from the...
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J
Okay I see! That’s why series run panels are favored. OK good info to know about fuses in parallel groupings. And Yes I have my heart...
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J
Actually I don’t thing I’m not misunderstanding at all. The Nominal wattage from the panels will be 740 W. Minus the resistance of the...
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J
OK. Thank you for your response. Sorting through all this stuff is kind of nebulous sometimes. How do I make sure I don’t exceed the...
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J
At some point I’m very open to considering new/better/bigger panels. Like I said I’m not averse to spending extra money for reliability...
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J
Thank you. Good to know. Don’t want to fry anything.
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J
I echo the suggestion to look at new panels. They're so cheap today and they last much longer than batteries, inverters, etc. Over a 20...
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J
OK. I am planning to run all the panels in parallel to the charge controller. I know it will be more expensive to do that way as far as...
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J
OK. That makes sense I will have to look into a separate battery charger module. I am assuming that if I want to charge the batteries...
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J
Hello Eric.
I think you have some misunderstanding of a SCC (Solar Charge Controller). A 60 amp charge controller charges your...
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J
Yes, panels are cheap (per watt) nowadays. Some good deals can be found locally as well if only looking for a few.
I suspect once hes...
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J
You can buy a single 550 watt solar panel for about $200. You might spend more than that in connectors, fusing and mounting hardware for...
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J
Yup, that controller has no provisions to connect a generator.
Keep in mind this point in your calculations for storage needs...
The...
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J
New thing I learned! Thank you for conveying that important knowledge. I love some old school forums. So much better than short...
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J
FYI: the electrolyte expands as it charges, so you should only top batteries off when they are fully charged.
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J
Morningstar makes good stuff BUT they make both types of charge controllers , pwm and mppt. Not knowing your panel specs and mixing...
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J
While your heart is presently set on 12v, 48v may be easier to maintain over time as the trends of home batteries are all 48v that I've...
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J
Hi my name is Eric. My wife and I life far off and away in very off grid AZ. About 6000’ elevation so milder summers (about a week or...
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