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Me first kWh lol , everything working good

Ah thanks,I should have checked back here sooner,I had nice 10mm Rod with hole in it to bolt earth wire .Well hooked up and running and lots of sun,TV and tablet on and still good voltage holding on the inverter, the inverter fan sure working but no heat anywhere. Everything will be tidy when...

Yip you tryed ,should have said rubbish straight away , I know nothing, you guys are onto it and know . but learning now after lots of reading and couple more small purchases after your last post so I was listening, couldn't get 4awg local but brought 5awg till I get new inverter (story next)...

I'm getting egger now but getting dark lol, This panel was heavy on me poor caravan roof so used length of steel(no alloy) across width if roof and mounted panel to it ,solid,but hey it's what I had about,eventually will fit tilting brackets,roof flimsy skinny allow sheet and feels like no frame...

Ok FIXED wire was not hard up in controller,,its now working....your reply made me pull on the wire so big thank you sir. My test will come tomorrow,,just tryed running TV through inverter and a tablet , it's super cloudy here 5.44pm and inverter holding at 11.5v so definitely have improved it...

It wasn't first choice ,its a $$$ game. Really appreciate the info in pointing the right direction , caravan is home unfortunately and not many items to run through the inverter,,I will slowly upgrade things for the safety side of things ?

Todays update Well bugger me something worked Bit of cloud but full sun , using power and battery sits on 13.3v and inverter holds on 13.2v full sun,no spikes of power,even the inverter fan now runs like it should, did get the charge limit to 13.5v . Makes my day if continues to work like...

Another dark wet day but managed to lower charge limit to 14.6 and finally it saved it , Sure didn't work how manual shows,now waiting for fine day for test ?‍?

Myself I dont think they rubbish but I'm a rookie at this , the price sure ain't rubbish so much be ok, lots have $$$ to play with and get top brands which seem to do the same thing, My set up us basic and doesn't work hard so I expect my money's worth out of it From my learning of using it...

Ah sorry forgot that part..normal car battery (brand new) Century 400cca--42Ah my 3 panels still running with controller set at 13.7 and dont charge past that Batt 601 Full voltage 14.4 but set at 13.7 Discharge reconnect 12.6 Discharge stop 10.7 I got a isolation off on switch ,I just...

This is in the budget range $ 167 ( was the cheapest)

ah thanks yeh it just didn't look right having a red negative color wire,to me negative is black colour Thanks again ,good info,I do have this comingbut slow due to couriers, Not even sure if this correct breaker off on switch but still looking to improve my little project ,its been running...

Yes I have been looking at decent batterys and sure not cheap,but know I need one,I better call Santa This batt was 200 , found a used deep cycle solar batt but at 700 phew,,new cheap one over 1000. Thought this power was free lol.catch 22. Anything in NZ has gold plated prices.will keep...

Thanks yeh I was wondering if I should get a better controller, now you said that I will..To be honest I was bit confused on panel specs when I brought it,saw the word RV and presume this ok , Hey its mounted to the roof now ,just waiting on wire set Good explanation too I can understand that ,,,

Wow great info here ,mind boggling Not sure on wording but got some cheap solar panels as pic shows 12volt 10 watt .83amps ( low) ..I'm running 3x12v panels wired in PARALLEL running into 30amp PWM solar controller into 12volt car battery with a 600w power inverter to run 42' TV in a caravan...

New solar gland and cable arrive ,much better ,this time the positive cable is red lol Inside, my home made solar wire holders

Thanks, I had another go at settings but need the ok before I turn solar on Over voltage disconnect voltage 14.1v Charging limit voltage 13.5v Over voltage reconnect 14v Equalize charging voltage 13.3v Boost charging voltage 13.0v Float charging voltage 12.4v Boost...

Update. Rain all morning .only charge to 12.6v Afternoon sun out TV test 13.6v on controller and inverter read 12.7 holding,,inverter fan louder than normal(600w) No load the controller did pass 14.4 which it shouldn't have right,hit 14.6,,tryed for photo but never happen again,,I guessing...

Thanks & thanks for confusing me some more lol,Wow taught me something,I had no idea voltage varys globally so had a look and interesting. Looked at many cables all over the web now and under it most say same amps but some change,different specs for same wire so been bit confused by it all...

Ha thanks.Well panel arrived, wire probably arrive tomorrow looking at tracking Hey you think this big enough lol I'll do brackets soon and mount it tomorrow Just ask also is this safe ? I do have a fuse on the battery, but no main off on unless I disconnect battery lead which I do when not...

Was reading this before too and thanks to @mikefitz for a detailed explanation ,should sell that to them to put in the manual ? This helps me so much understanding what these settings mean without confusion

that's good I thought it's to old for the new stuff, yeh the inverter fan never starts till 12.9 ,,,12.8 or 12.7v its silent , 13+ and fan is going constant with rpms increasing then back to constant rpm which keeps repeating, full sun it's gota turbo ,I should record it,,its just annoyingly...

Well electrocute me,late courier order arrive of the 4awg arrive, makes the 5awg look small on the inverter, DC switches should be here today or in morning,just hope this cable not to fat for the DC switches, I did plan to have 2,just so all components can be turned off(mppt.inverter,) not that...

Thanks Yeh the 2 inverter thing bit over ,I forgot about a thing called double plug adapter but this particular question was more if the new cheap inverter done the same symptoms as my old inverter with fluctuating fan but to my surprise it's still silent ,its cloudy with bursts of sun,27 to...

Emailed seller , no reply yet,I'll keep for spares as I brought another set ,hopefully these right way around lol,different seller Was just goin to get plain box but this had wires fitted That way can run through the wall properly, new controller should arrive in the morning Here's what I did...

Well fun day,new 4awg on inverter, not sure what size goes to MPPT controller, I had 8awg in there before but only just got the 5awg wire in the terminal, 4 to big to fit there but dont know what should be there got some decals to,but they AC instead of DC ,I look at those later,few things to...

Thanks yip I'm weary to, I'd never use those leads anyway, scrap, I'll just wire to existing cables.My inverter wire with household wire per recommendation from mtr 10 since no 12v battery cables in stock,premo wire Yeh I hate cheap stuff ,especially the shocking type,,had my Fair share,12 and...

Well this what I was doin,,forgot me dimmer for lights. Shorter cables ,my join was sweet,just trimmed insulation down to fit before crimping Turned on for test and working well,it was working well before to lol,but much more semi organized, had wires all over the place ?. Yip its basic but doin...

Looked at many but this panel was reduced in price and it was around same price as 100w ,good stuff here is top $$ and not rich by any means . Compared to what I seen here my set up bit of a laugh but gota start somewhere, Dont want no expensive set up but simple and easy to follow and reduce...

Ok I'm with you now,I did find these before,2 look like inverter leads but dont know what they come off I cut the ends back to see strands not solid . If this type ok I'll change now but if not me will buy some, is this house with dangerous like this ? Shall I disconnect it,,,inverter still cold...