A few more questions about solar panels...
As you may recall...I had some issues with my solar panels/batteries a few weeks ago. https://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/30348700.cfm I've since bought a new controller (beca...
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You can also test each individual panel separately two different ways....
One way is with a volt meter / amp meter. In sunlight, connecting the meter to the MC connectors of the solar panel you should be able to read the Voltage and then the amps. This way you know your panels are both good.
Another way is to hook them up to your controller by themselves (one at a time). Do each of them work (according to your solar charge controller)?
If your batteries are fully charged, you will not see a difference if you hook up 100w, 200w, 1000w....your battery can only accept a certain amount of amps and when fully charged that amount is quite low (usually .3 to 2 amps). Are your batteries also hooked up in your rig? If so, you can turn on a bunch of lights/etc to create a load (draw) on your batteries. This will allow more current to flow from your solar panels.
Keep us posted and good luck!
Chris
One way is with a volt meter / amp meter. In sunlight, connecting the meter to the MC connectors of the solar panel you should be able to read the Voltage and then the amps. This way you know your panels are both good.
Another way is to hook them up to your controller by themselves (one at a time). Do each of them work (according to your solar charge controller)?
If your batteries are fully charged, you will not see a difference if you hook up 100w, 200w, 1000w....your battery can only accept a certain amount of amps and when fully charged that amount is quite low (usually .3 to 2 amps). Are your batteries also hooked up in your rig? If so, you can turn on a bunch of lights/etc to create a load (draw) on your batteries. This will allow more current to flow from your solar panels.
Keep us posted and good luck!
Chris
