How to connect more than one solar panel
I have 3 ea, 55 watt, 3.5 amp solar panels, what is the best way to connect these together. What gauge wire do I need. I would like to use connectors that I can take apart, this will NOT be a fixed...
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BFL13 wrote:cj7365 wrote:
I have 3 ea, 55 watt, 3.5 amp solar panels, what is the best way to connect these together. What gauge wire do I need.
I would like to use connectors that I can take apart, this will NOT be a fixed system on the roof.
I do have a controller.
It works better for amps to the controller if you feed each panel's wires to a common point (which could be the controller itself) instead of connecting panel to panel and then run wires from the last panel to the controller. Not a huge amount, but it does make a difference.
MC4s make a good quick connect, but you need long enough finger-nails to squeeze them apart. Wire nuts work, but can get frazzled after a few times. Anderson makes some other types.
ok, will have to look to see if I can put 3 wires into the controller socket, might be too thick.
Thanks for the tip on the MC4 connectors
