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SkullAndSquirre
Explorer
Nov 12, 2018

170w GoPower solar only supplying 1.5 amps in direct sun.

We had the dealership install two 6v batteries (they are in series) and a 170w Gopower Panel (overland kit) with a 30 amp pmw controller. We were always floating at 40% batts and getting 1 amp in th...
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wa8yxm
Explorer III
Nov 12, 2018
FIrst never expect full rated power from teh panel. that is delivered into an "Ideal" load and those do not exist outside the lab

Second. Several reasons listed above affect output. Direct sunlight on the equator art high noon on a cloudless dustless sky. Perhaps. You are north of the equator and the air is getting dustier all the time. Several causes. Including the Town of Paradise, CA. which is no more due to one of the causes.
And though you may find my wording funny.. IT IS NOT funny.. Not one bit.

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