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Hi, I know this issue has been covered many many times. I would be interested in reading authoritative studies that recommend NOT performing both a high quality crimp plus high quality soldering for high amperage DC lugs. Coming from a marine and aerospace environment I am very very familiar...

Hi I would like to build a portable solar power generation system that can accommodate up to 8000 watts of solar panels feeding a hybrid all in one controller/charger/inverter that can provide 6000 watts of power and contain all the breakers and wiring and even outlets in one case requiring only...

Interesting. Thank you for that info. With solder there is also the introduction of a dissimilar metal to the copper so I can see how that can be problematic as well. I wonder how tinning fits into the equation, theoretically the tinning of copper is itself the introduction of a dissimilar metal...

In the following diagram I list the specs for the 24 panels I have. My question is among the many different voltages listed and the various current specs listed, exactly which one would I use to calculate the total voltage and current for each of the two examples of wiring, on the left, a series...

Thanks for your response. I see there are two sets of electrical properties (STC) and (NOCT) and each has an Isc rating that is slightly different. For the purposes of making calculations for wire size for the 125 foot run from the Inverter to the panels - and for calculating ratings for...