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Re: Need some basic advise on panel urgently
Generally the ~250W 60 cell panels are the cheapest per watt, due to supply and demand, because they're used for grid tied systems, watch out for shipping costs on larger panels. By 100% solar are yo…1 · -
Re: How to best wire multiple charge controllers to batteries
@Christine said "Are they 60 cell panels or 36 cell panels?" How do I find out? The cell count is actually the square/retangular cells when looking at the panel 6 ×10 would be 60 cell or 6 …1 · -
Re: How to best wire multiple charge controllers to batteries
@Christine said, My friend and helper has been advocating for an MPPT controller and showed me a web page claiming that I'd immediately increase my power by 30%. I'm not sure that the 30% is an avera…1 · -
Re: Looking for some batteries that are available here in Central America
Second the golf cart batteries, especially flooded for their forgiveness, robustness and reliability. I'm assuming Nicaragua based on the latitude of 12° stated in your other thread, here is a link t…1 · -
Re: Anybody ever use 250mcm or 350mcm or 500mcm cable?
Running parallel conductors is often done for ease of pulling through conduit, pulling 500 mcm through 90° is tough, one 50' pull I did had 4 × 500 mcm conductors feeding a distribution in a 6 inch c…1 ·