Flexible Solar Panel - Will This Wire Cause Problems
FedEx just delivered my 100W flexible solar panel. I noticed this wire sticking out. Do you solar gurus think it will cause issues/problems down the line when it's out in the weather?
Forum Discussion
The rule of thumb for PWM charge controllers and 12V solar panesl is that we are not interested in watts of output from a panel... when you run with a PWM charge controller, you should always be comparing AMPS output from your 12V style solar panel at "Isc" reading. Since watts is Volts x Amps... getting more amperage at 17.0V is more important than getting less amps at 18.5V, since the wattage is the same, giving up a little bit of voltage for more amps results in more amps output, and less volts being thrown away by the charge controller. Amp rate is important in recharging batteries, a bigger number of amps, in marginal systems, is better, provided you can get 14.8V at the battery for flooded lead acid batteries, or 14.4V for AGM batteries.
