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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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You guys are not getting that Mr Wizard has a 120v fridge on inverter all day, plus other loads. He needs all the daytime he can get at 14.x to keep the batts up or from going down too fast after they get up, while there is still some sunshine.
The batts are not full when they reach Vabs--they need a long time at Vabs, even longer if that drops to 13.6. Even more difficult if there are loads stealing what could be going to battery
You are talking as though you just have to get the batts up before dark and it all should be so simple.
I have the same sort of thing in the summer when we are on solar for weeks at a time. Some days you want a shorter Vabs time if the batts are bubbling too much, and other days you can't get enough with all the clouds. You have to pay attention every day what is going on with the batteries and how to play the solar settings. It only takes a few minutes of the day but you have to do that few minutes. No big deal. The Trimetric gets used too.
The batts are not full when they reach Vabs--they need a long time at Vabs, even longer if that drops to 13.6. Even more difficult if there are loads stealing what could be going to battery
You are talking as though you just have to get the batts up before dark and it all should be so simple.
I have the same sort of thing in the summer when we are on solar for weeks at a time. Some days you want a shorter Vabs time if the batts are bubbling too much, and other days you can't get enough with all the clouds. You have to pay attention every day what is going on with the batteries and how to play the solar settings. It only takes a few minutes of the day but you have to do that few minutes. No big deal. The Trimetric gets used too.
