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The group here is a wealth of knowledge but they need accurate input from you. More information is better then less. 1. PLEASE post a picture of the label or data on your solar panel. In a lot of cases saying you have a 300 watt 12v panel is not enough information. 2. Again a picture of your...

For those that live in places like me that gets snow, I thought I would share how I clean the snow off of mine. Buy yourself a Snow Brum( link posted below) . Take the handle comes off and it has the same thread as a paint roller so I just attached mine to an telescoping paint roller pole you...

Easy meaning I can tap the panel or using my snowbrum it pulls off pretty easy. I am retired so I am here and if they get covered I clean them off. The best way to keep a panel clean in my experience is mounting them on a wall under and over hang. Forget about output losses because of the angle...

Lets back the train up a min. 2s16p configuration 32 x 260 watts = 8,320 watts 2s configuration 31.1 volts x 2 = 62.2 volts 16p configuration 8.4 amps x 16 panels = 134.4 amps If you are talking about a Growatt 3k 24v all in one, that unit is rated for max PV input of 2000 watts. If you...

Before you invest in wind power invest in a good weather station and monitor the wind at your place for several months. I run an Ambient Weather unit which I am more then happy with. My station upload to their server and as do several others in my area. Use the link below and see if anyone had...

I put these up a few weeks ago as a test so I don't know about the snow thing but when we do get snow coverage I will monitor the output and post results. Now I tried to keep it simple so both panels are fasted to two pieces of Kindorf/Unistrut. I made a wall mount out of 2x6 pressure treated I...

Once you have radiant floor heat, nothing else will do. I have it in my house and new garage.

I built the panel racks and ran all the wiring at the end of Sept 2022. I got the system running the beginning of Oct 2022. 8 Axitec 290 watt panels, 6 Canadian Solar 340 watt panels, 2 Growatt 24V SPF 3000TL LVM - 3kW . Yes they are over paneled. It didn't take long to figure out that I needed...

You have to pick and choose your battles. I live in a high snow area so I have them at 70 deg off horizontal right now for ease of cleaning. Mine are adjustable and I found that I loose approx 8-10% output of I am off 35 degs from perfect. But I will tell you the colder air temps help with...

Next snow I will take a pic of all my panels. The vertical one on the wall is under a 18" overhang and stays almost snow free. If you have a cabin and your not there all the time I highly recommend that mounting arrangement.

Although I am retired I get called in for special projects from time to time so while I was in the shop I decided to cut some stuff for my solar project. I had access to 1/8" brass so 10 mins to draw it up and 11 mins of cut time and I have spare buss bars. While I was at it I drew up some...

I have had 2 remote solar power webcam units running for 6 years. Both have a 175 w panel, one has a Rich solar and one a Renogy charge controller. Max draw with webcam at night running IR is about 15 watts. Both units run 24 volts systems and I think the controllers cut off at 23.6 volts. I...

I have and tested a mini version of what you are talking about I call my solar load dump heater. On the floor in my basement which is spray foamed floor to ceiling I have a water filled a 55 gal plastic drum on it's side that I fitted with a 1400 watt 120v RV water heater element. If we get...

Let me spit ball for a min. I have a degree mechanical engineering. If you give me the length, width of the battery and psi your looking for I can calculate the load you need to apply. From there I need the diameter of the threaded rod and pitch of the screw you will be using to calculate the...

I suggest you double check the voltage and amperage with a Digital Clamp Meter Multimeter. .Check both the PV and battery and compare to the the unit numbers. That might help you understand if the calibration is off or a software glitch.

I have seen way too many crimps done with the wrong crimp tool, over crimped to the point where it cuts some wires, or under crimped to where is will not stay on long term. That being said, with the broad range of users on here and from what I have experienced in the field, I stick to how I do...

I pulled 2 out of storage and changed my configuration from 3S2P to 2S4P. I will mount the 2 on the lower left this weekend but that are hooked up and running. Now I am out of space.

My suggestion, buy a good MPPT controller and program it to voltages you need to correctly charge the batteries your using. After seeing a lithium battery catch on fire after being charged wrong I say NOT DO take short cuts.

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I connected all the cells in parallel and top balanced them. My power supply said 3.65 volts my multimeter says 3.63 volts. What started out as a 1mm buldge per side increases to 2.5 mm per side when fully charged. The load test was started with the cell voltage at 3.63 volts and shut off when...

Multiply V times A and that will give you panel watt output minus the charge controller efficiency.

If it was me, I would like to know the cause of the blown 300 amp fuse before I just replace it with someting bigger.

I don't know about a 96v system but I do know on my 12v system it requires a PV of 17v and on my 24 system it requires a PV of 36. IMO, if your PV is only 102v your not going to charge to 102.

You can feed a 110 vac breaker box from the inverter. 12ga will handle 20 amps but I would use 10 ga to give you a safety factor plus that will allow for the inverter some distance away. The only other thing I would recommend is you pound a ground rod into the ground and connect it to your...

Ok now I understand my confusion so let me try solar math again: VOC 53.61 x 4 panels in series = 214.44 volts Vmp 44.81 x 4 panels in series = 179.24 volts Imp 10.71 x 3 series sets in parallel = 32.12 amps 480 watts x 12 panels = 5,760 watts Always go with the highest voltage as that yield the...

Panels in Parallel configuration, the voltage does not add together just the current does. Adding or taking away panels of the same brand and wattage will not change the output voltage. Please post a pic of the lable on your panel and what brand/model SCC are you running?

1st Is the present charge controller and or inverter set up for 12v or 24v? The picture shows 2s3P config which is 12v 2nd PLEASE buy or make some real jumpers for the battery cables. The skinny wire you have on there will cause a fire if you start pulling any kind of load. 3rd Do yourself a...

Put these in your solar tool kit so you can change lugs as needed. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08PPD833J/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B017S9EINA/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I use the kit below where I can. Makes for a much cleaner job. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07K17VDF2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1