smkettner wrote:
JiminDenver wrote:
The three panels were pointed well but not pitched back far enough to be really lined up with the mid day sun. Even so I saw 48 amps in MPPT and 45a in absorb. 660 watts was the highest I saw out of the three 250w panels and may have seen more had the panels been leaned back farther.
This is why I have said the 45 amp is really enough for this size system. Fourth panel needs the MPPT-60.
Thanks for the test. Looks fairly equal at the single panel level. Not going to lose much with MS SunSaver MPPT-15. MSView programming will be superior.
I use serial to USB for programming. I leave the wire in the lower section so it is ready anytime.
I use an XP computer.
The features and control offered by the MS controllers is certainly something to consider if you need them. It's a steep learning curve compared to the inexpensive plug and play Eco-w.
Over paneling the TS-MPPT-45 would have been ok but it would kill me to think that there was power up there still. I was pleased that after running at 45 or 48 amps for hours, that the controller wasn't even warm.
I have a XP laptop still, if I can't get the netbook with win7 starter to work I'll dig it up.
