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howardwheeler's avatar
Jul 26, 2013

460 watt solar setup: wire sizes?

I want to change out my old 50 watt panel and 10 amp controller with at least one and hopefully two 230 watt 24 volt panels and whatever controller would be best. Right now the roof on my fifth wheel has two 10 gauge wires going through it down to the present controller. I hopefully won't have to replace that because I don't see how to run a new wire. If the panels are in series for 48 volts, is that wire sufficient? I estimate the distance from the present panel to controller to be around 15 feet. Any thoughts or suggestions?

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