retroman
New Member
Hey Folks:
In my haste to get my new array going with my existing one I hooked up the new array wires to my new Outback MPPT without realizing that the array voltage was powered. I know better than this but....I was careless. I had not powered the MPPT to the 48 volt battery bank first.....stupid...stupid...stupid. In any event, the new MPPT will show the array voltage and my output voltage but, hardly any amps( maybe 1 or 2 from a 1600 watt array. Question is: What damage might I have caused, and what might need to be replaced.
When I did the deed, the array was pointing away from the sun. I can't imagine that the panels were putting out much juice but, I screwed up.
Bob
In my haste to get my new array going with my existing one I hooked up the new array wires to my new Outback MPPT without realizing that the array voltage was powered. I know better than this but....I was careless. I had not powered the MPPT to the 48 volt battery bank first.....stupid...stupid...stupid. In any event, the new MPPT will show the array voltage and my output voltage but, hardly any amps( maybe 1 or 2 from a 1600 watt array. Question is: What damage might I have caused, and what might need to be replaced.
When I did the deed, the array was pointing away from the sun. I can't imagine that the panels were putting out much juice but, I screwed up.
Bob