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New car...er, VanPort

Yol Bolsun

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Installed this morning. Solar panels are not critical with ambient light? I should be able to install my panels without fear of too much power if under the vanport, right?
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I'm not sure exactly what your question is. Are the panels going on the van or the vanport? If you are asking if you can connect the panels to the van whilst the sun is up, but you are under the vanport, you should be fine. I would go for the extra safe route and install everything, but plug in the MC4s and power stuff up in the dark if you can. I may have misinterpreted your question.
 
I'm not sure exactly what your question is. Are the panels going on the van or the vanport? If you are asking if you can connect the panels to the van whilst the sun is up, but you are under the vanport, you should be fine. I would go for the extra safe route and install everything, but plug in the MC4s and power stuff up in the dark if you can. I may have misinterpreted your question.
I think you got it. Panels will be on the van. guess I can put altogether EXCEPT tape cable ends pending dark hours before connecting to Renogy DCC50S.
 
Honestly you'll be fine, but somebody will get their panties in a bunch and tell you to make the MC4 connections in the dark. I'd just make sure the sun is high in the sky and not at a low angle (sunrise, sunset) where the panels may be picking up more sunlight.
 
If you are leery just put a blanket, cardboard etc on the panel(s) - anything that will block the sun (I use cardboard/tarps all the time). But doubt you'd have an issue anyway as Schlagger said.
 
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