best low light performance

JiminDenver wrote:
Harold


I've asked nothing of PT, if the man says he gets those numbers, I have no reason to question him. I would also be thrilled to get those amps in low light. I know I live in "sunny Colorado" but I've seen plenty of overcast days here while camping. Especially in the spring and fall when we need the amps to run the furnace at night.
My concept is meet your needs in low light and you will always be happy, meet your needs in only bright light and one day you will meet my lil friend... Mr Generator.

BTW

The question was asked of you, not PT. You were the one that side stepped it, PT has been upfront with real world experience. You have only dismissed or discredited anything that doesn't support your position.

So here is a different question of the real world for you. What kind of amps do you get in shade or sun blotting out overcast and yes even in the rain? How long can your batteries last in those situations before you find a alternate means of charging? A week? Two weeks?

When you give the answer please add how many watts, how many AH and daily use.

Thanks

I will do the best I can.
Battery bank AH 735.
860 watts of solar.
I do not bother calculating our daily use, never found a need to.
The amount of amps being produced it totally dependent upon the amount of sunlight, not the amount of shade, and I do not have a means of measuring shade.
If I am not using any power the battery bank only looses at a rate of 1% per month. Otherwise the length of time varies greatly depending on power consunption.

I did not side step the question, I can not answer for what PT claims. Only he can answer that.

It is 12:55 right now and my array is producing 30.43 amps in full sun.
I have also seen days when the best being produced was 3 amps.

Solar charging batteries is like filling a bucket with a hose. A firehose will fill it faster than a garden hose. If water is being used out of the bucket it takes a bigger hose to keep it full.

I have heard many claims over the years about this or that panel being superior, but the fact remains, if one is using more than can be produced, the only answer is to produce more, and the answer to that is an array that will produce the most power with the available realestate.