Can I use this little Victron charge controller with this setup?
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Bought a couple 48V 20A 100V Victrons last year. Unsure what I was thinking.
Just need more solar in July and August - 8 fridges and freezers. #PreparedPrepper
Wanting to use four 190 watt solar panels with one controller. They put out ~40. volts in optimal conditions.
Think I’ll point these panels to the east at ~ 20 degrees. Have steel racks made.
Just need more solar in July and August - 8 fridges and freezers. #PreparedPrepper
First Bank:16 180 watt Grape Solar with FM80 controller and 3648 Inverter....Fullriver 8D AGM solar batteries. Second Bank/MacGyver Special: 10 165(?) watt BP Solar with Renogy MPPT 40A controller/ and Xantrex C-35 PWM controller/ and Morningstar PWM controller...Cotek 24V PSW inverter....forklift and diesel locomotive batteries
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First Bank:16 180 watt Grape Solar with FM80 controller and 3648 Inverter....Fullriver 8D AGM solar batteries. Second Bank/MacGyver Special: 10 165(?) watt BP Solar with Renogy MPPT 40A controller/ and Xantrex C-35 PWM controller/ and Morningstar PWM controller...Cotek 24V PSW inverter....forklift and diesel locomotive batteries -
It should be fine as long as you don't live in a very cold climate. Cold sunny days increase a panels output.
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Battery bank voltage?
2.1 Kw Suntech 175 mono, Classic 200, Trace SW 4024 ( 15 years old but brand new out of sealed factory box Jan. 2015), Bogart Tri-metric, 460 Ah. 24 volt LiFePo4 battery bank. Plenty of Baja Sea of Cortez sunshine.
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Gets to -20F here. And the eastern orientation amplifies that challenge. Oh well, I have two and they are pretty cheap. Probably why this penny pincher pounced.First Bank:16 180 watt Grape Solar with FM80 controller and 3648 Inverter....Fullriver 8D AGM solar batteries. Second Bank/MacGyver Special: 10 165(?) watt BP Solar with Renogy MPPT 40A controller/ and Xantrex C-35 PWM controller/ and Morningstar PWM controller...Cotek 24V PSW inverter....forklift and diesel locomotive batteries
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littleharbor2 said:Battery bank voltageBeen having sunny weather lately. Sitting at 53.2 volts at 2:12pm with some clouds.First Bank:16 180 watt Grape Solar with FM80 controller and 3648 Inverter....Fullriver 8D AGM solar batteries. Second Bank/MacGyver Special: 10 165(?) watt BP Solar with Renogy MPPT 40A controller/ and Xantrex C-35 PWM controller/ and Morningstar PWM controller...Cotek 24V PSW inverter....forklift and diesel locomotive batteries
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Adding panels is maybe 75% of the work of doing an entire system. Anxiety when voltmeter read 0 volts - due to being in wrong voltage range. Plus combiner box was missing the fuse for some reason. Unbelievable amount of work involved.First Bank:16 180 watt Grape Solar with FM80 controller and 3648 Inverter....Fullriver 8D AGM solar batteries. Second Bank/MacGyver Special: 10 165(?) watt BP Solar with Renogy MPPT 40A controller/ and Xantrex C-35 PWM controller/ and Morningstar PWM controller...Cotek 24V PSW inverter....forklift and diesel locomotive batteries
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