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Fixing solar panels?  Reason to believe in middles diode is bad. Common cause of panel failure due to operator error?

  • Re: Choices!

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    There are very, very few scenarios that would involve swapping out a newly installed Magnum 12V for a 35 year old MSW 24V. Unless it really was the 'greatest unicorn ever'. How many watts of PV are u…
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  • Re: Average Cloudiest Month Map

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    Clearly...at some point I might be inclined to simply give up on PV solar. I am in solar paradise and still wonder about the merits of going on the grid...there is a line about 3/8ths of a mile away…
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  • Re: Inverter Settings

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    Don't know enough about your loads. The majority should use more panels, larger battery bank, and smaller inverter. #1 Costly Solar Mistake: Killing the batteries via undercharging and over using. Th…
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  • Re: Inverter Settings

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    I recommend 11.5/23 volts for the low voltage disconnect level. Some say 12/24 volts which looks good *in theory*. In the real world, a 12/24 volt disconnect level will produce a lot of shutdowns whe…
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  • Re: To much charge voltage?

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    My cheap Chinese controller simply blazed away at a constant voltage of ~31 volts...as memory serves. As long as the sun was good, my ~1650 pound forklift battery was simmering with only 360 watts ch…
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