2 x 100W Flex Panels - 2 Different "Finishes"
Original 100W flex panel was a Renogy (purchased about 2 years ago) with VERY shiny black cells. There had been a protective film that I needed to remove. Just received new 100W flexible panel and ...
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Someone told me in order to test the new panel, I "should short the outputs together on each panel (in heavy shade), then prop them both up to decent sun and compare readings on your clamp on meter. Even with less that optimum sun, they ought to track reasonably closely."
So, that means to plug the two connectors on the panel together and bring it to the sun and measure with clamp meter? (and all my life, I thought that "shorts" were bad (not the clothing type; the electrical type).
Someone told me in order to test the new panel, I "should short the outputs together on each panel (in heavy shade), then prop them both up to decent sun and compare readings on your clamp on meter. Even with less that optimum sun, they ought to track reasonably closely."
So, that means to plug the two connectors on the panel together and bring it to the sun and measure with clamp meter? (and all my life, I thought that "shorts" were bad (not the clothing type; the electrical type).
