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?
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It would be worth knowing for others who might order that controller (how much was it anyway?), just how it works now that you might have it working right. EG, a picture like the other one of the read-outs, only now with some action (PV amps etc) showing on it.
If any of the settings are adjustable, such as Absorption and Float, we can suggest some good settings to choose depending on your camping situation (latitude and time of year) for using the solar. EG, on the Solar30 for while camping, I chose to make my Float voltage the same as Absorption voltage because I wanted some time at that voltage before dark, where otherwise it would have dropped to whatever lower Float was set too soon for my situation.
OTOH, had I been using solar for storing the trailer and just wanting battery maintenance, I would pick Absorption and Float both to be in the low 13s depending on seasonal ambient temperature.
Just how it behaves without you changing any settings should be in the "charging profile" If not, then you have to let it run for a day and note what it does.
If any of the settings are adjustable, such as Absorption and Float, we can suggest some good settings to choose depending on your camping situation (latitude and time of year) for using the solar. EG, on the Solar30 for while camping, I chose to make my Float voltage the same as Absorption voltage because I wanted some time at that voltage before dark, where otherwise it would have dropped to whatever lower Float was set too soon for my situation.
OTOH, had I been using solar for storing the trailer and just wanting battery maintenance, I would pick Absorption and Float both to be in the low 13s depending on seasonal ambient temperature.
Just how it behaves without you changing any settings should be in the "charging profile" If not, then you have to let it run for a day and note what it does.
