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  • Re: MidNite Solar DIY Series

    The high voltage limit is usually determined by the filter capacitors. 63V is a common capacitor value. If the capacitor voltage went to the next higher voltage rating, then the capacitance would be …
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  • Re: MidNite Solar DIY Series

    Yes, China is getting WAY too good at this stuff ! They still miss the boat on some aspects though and the US, Germany, etc will still have their place. At least I hope so !
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  • Re: Outback Sleuths needed: charge controller down

    I thought I had read that Surfpath had been expecting lightning and so turned off the PV positive breaker... So I thought that I would mention that for lightning hits, both the positive and negative …
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  • Re: MidNite Solar DIY Series

    Yes, MidNite offers support for these Chinese inverters and controllers. They are not Renogy or Powmr. China is getting too good at this stuff and with support, it can help a lot of DIY'ers to get in…
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  • Re: Batteries bulging, What's up?

    I usually see this happen with AGMs or gel batteries but any one of them can bulge. They plump when you cook 'em ! I also found that in my case, the batteries become "unbalanced"... That is…
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