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Fixed_Sight_Tra
Explorer
May 24, 2014

Connect cables from solar closer to converter than batts?

Hello all, I have a unisolar 136 watt panel and a morningstar prostar 30 controller. IF I run the wires from the panel down the convenient place above the controller were there are already holes...
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time2roll
Nomad
May 26, 2014
Fixed Sight Training wrote:
Okay, last question. Maybe. Does anyone know of an inexpensive charge controller that will handle the 24V panel?
Inexpensive is relative.
I recommend MorningStar SunSaver MPPT-15L about $240.
You can certainly spend more but this works.

http://www.solarblvd.com/Charge-Controllers-MPPT-Charge-Controllers-Morningstar/c6_46_228/p2000/MorningStar-SunSaver-SS-MPPT-15L-Charge-Controller/product_info.html

Gets cheaper if you feed it with two or three of those panels.

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