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Re: Help
Agreed, it's a fake MPPT of questionable/low quality, no inductor, mosfets relying on interference contact with "heat sink" back panel , poor soldering on minimal pc board, it's not surpris…1 · -
Re: Basic electrics calculations.
Sometimes it's better to work with one rating, let's use Ah as an example, your battery is 1200Ah at 12 V, but in order to stay within 50% depth of discharge, in reality it is 600Ah. So a 1Kw load at…1 · -
Re: True of Fusing system for solar panels
That's the way, just remember if using fuses a means of disconnect, preferably at the controller is a useful addition.1 · -
Re: Wisdom of underground shed/shelter instead of above ground shed for the off gridder?
@softdown this may be of interest to you http://metro.co.uk/2015/05/28/theres-a-whole-town-in-australia-that-lives-underground-5219091/1 · -
Re: Questions regarding combiner and overcurrent protection?
Agreed there is no need to have separate breakers, but it is a convenient way to monitor each strings output once in a while, without having to climb up on the roof, a few bird bombs could drag down …1 ·