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If you feel the base is secure and the panels can be joined safely AND the additional hight won't leverage the lower panel off, its ok with me.  ( What state do you drive in ? )

  • Re: Energy management on a sailboat

    mike95490mike95490
    That's a very meaty and technical post, I'm halfway through the 1st part. Thanks Like Dr. House says : Everyone lies. Especially when they can sell you something At 375 pages, and starting…
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  • Re: need help for an on/off grid Hsolarsystem

    mike95490mike95490
    If only running 3 hours a day, you will not be getting 30% duty cycle except for the last 10 minutes. maybe the OP will come back and clarify things, but running 3 hours solid, will still suck power
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  • Re: Set Up Guidance

    mike95490mike95490
    Well, I'm out of luck. My 3 controllers have no load output. Cheap controllers have load terminals, makes users think they are getting something, Large professional controllers don't have l…
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  • Re: Set Up Guidance

    mike95490mike95490
    I would suggest you consider the Morningstar MPPT 60. It's a bit over power, but it has a very nice web interface for monitoring things. Over time, loads grow and you will want more panels. I wi…
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  • Re: Set Up Guidance

    mike95490mike95490
    Inverter too large, you list no loads needing that much power. 300W (600w surge) sure sine would handle it, with much less standby loss Wrong charger, you want a dead simple charger solely for BULK c…
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