solarstuff
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Thanks Chrisski, in fact I decided the same thing you did, and bought the same midnite solar you did!I almost ordered that and went with a mod it’s MNPV-6
I don’t know if this is certified for Canada, but I would not doubt it is.
I did not like the Ecoworthy for a couple of reasons. Mostly because it was pre-built for additional stuff they sold, which was not what I was using.
The first was the MC4 connectors on the outside. THat’s just an extra failure point. Instead, for the Midnite, the same hole is there except I install a cable gland in the hole I run wire all the way from the roof through the cable gland which gets connected directly to the circuit breaker.
For the midnite, I bought the exact circuit breakers I wanted, which as you and and take off panels can change. The Ecoworthy I was stuck to the C/B that came with it. If you don’t use a series of 100 watt 18 volt panels, more than likely you won’t require 10 amps.
Also, with the Midnite, I wired it the way I wanted. I ended up putting the panels 3S2P, but I plan on growing that to at least 3S3P. My original plan I bought it for was 6P.
I think the last part was the Midnite 150 VDC circuit breakers I installed were rated for constant shut off. When I store my RV between trips, the circuit breakers are rated to turn on and off as many times as needed. I’m not sure the Ecoworthy was rated for that. I may literally trip these circuit breakers 50 times per year for storage and maintanence, and for getting some power while wiring on projects while stored.
My plan is 4s3p (180w 12v panels wired for 24v) 10 awg to the combiner.
Question: any safety reason I couldn't install the combiner inside my house close to my Growatt?