I'm testing these 260 watt panels:
Doing the usual test of connecting to an amp meter set on 10 amps. Getting 8 amps and 35.5 volts, which is 284 watts... I'm guessing short circuiting the panel like ths isn't a good measure of the actual expected watt output of the panel?
If not, is there a way to figure out the expected output of the panels when testing with a multimeter without a load or any other equipment? Would be handy knowledge when testing panels if so.
On a sidenote, excited about these panels, just picked up 3 of them for $75 each. Hardly a scuff on them and all have nearly identical output.
Doing the usual test of connecting to an amp meter set on 10 amps. Getting 8 amps and 35.5 volts, which is 284 watts... I'm guessing short circuiting the panel like ths isn't a good measure of the actual expected watt output of the panel?
If not, is there a way to figure out the expected output of the panels when testing with a multimeter without a load or any other equipment? Would be handy knowledge when testing panels if so.
On a sidenote, excited about these panels, just picked up 3 of them for $75 each. Hardly a scuff on them and all have nearly identical output.