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Re: Newbie - just need to power refrigerator during power outage
Makes your 12 volt battery bus wiring and wiring to the inverter 1/2 as thick (or less) at 24 VDC vs 12 volts. Say 1,200 Watt AC inverter and 5 feet of cable at 12 and 24 volts: * 1,200 Watts * 1/0.8…1 · -
Re: Newbie - just need to power refrigerator during power outage
Assuming your 45 amp controller is MPPT with 150v Vpanel input rating... (voltage looks good, but you should always confirm that your 3x panels in series in the coldest weather you plan on--That Voc-…1 · -
Re: Unknown Hot Wire in Van
You are between a rock and a hard place... Yes, cutting the end of the wire and folding/using electrical tape is a start. If the run was not done carefully/correctly, you could end up with a short ba…1 · -
Re: season panel angles
There is a very simple calculator I use here all the time: http://www.solarelectricityhandbook.com/solar-irradiance.html And a more complex calculator (that allows you to pick any location by city/la…1 · -
Re: Panels unhooked in the sun
Pretty much 100% of the consumer grade panels (mono and poly crystalline) will be fine up plugged (just keep connectors from sun/water/dust if unplugged themselves). The only panels that I know of (a…1 ·
