More Solar for "Us"
Ok, I went off.the deep end? Bought 3 used 37watt uni-solar panels and a blue sky 2000e controller for the hefty price of $400, They were being listed as 75w panels, they are not The tested open...
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MrWizard wrote:
Tuesday Mar 8
okay I made coffee then i left the generator turned off until 4PM
todays numbers 88.36 AmpHrs, 1244.6 Watt Hrs
13.94 peak amps , 194.4 peak watts
panels flat on roof "like always" , I do NOT have tilt mounts
So you have <>320 watts of panels.
Are your readings :13.94 peak amps and 194.4 peak watts into the batteries or into the controller?
Your readings seem quite respectable, it's still winter, the sun is still low and your panels are flat!
Do you think that as your batteries are filling up that the solar has some reserve towards the end of the harvest or are the batteries still taking all the controller can convert?
When I am curious about the point where the batteries are not accepting all the harvest I turn on lights/loads to see. I watch the battery charge current as I turn on the lights...When the charge current begins to go down that gives me the indication that my solar has some reserve...
Don "Pianotuna" uses his excess to warm his hot water in the hot water tank. That is pretty neat!
Jim
