Flexible Solar Panel - Will This Wire Cause Problems

greenrvgreen wrote:
I've got mine paralleled at the end of 50 feet of 12 ga wire, so I can camp in the shade and still get solar power. I reposition them every hour and get peak sun performance all day.

Did you build some sort of mount for them (maybe PVC?)

Here's another issue when I was testing the panel (I had to watch a video on how to do it - Testing PV Panel

I took the panel outside, with my trusty-yet-unknown-to-me-how-to-use-it multimeter...

Even though it wasn't close to noon, the voltage measurement appeared to be working.

However, when I got to the isc (short-circuit current), I don't know if it's a panel problem, or a multi-meter problem, or a Michelle problem.



I had it set like the pic above. I put the red lead into the positive thing on the panel. The meter would either read "1" or fluctuate between a bunch of decimal numbers. when I put the black lead into the negative panel thing, my meter went blank. Every time.

So, do you think it is the panel, me, the meter, or perhaps because it's not close to noon (although I had the panel full facing at the afternoon sun).

Thanks for your help.

Regards,
Michelle