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learningsolar
Explorer
Apr 14, 2014

newbie trying to build solar system on a budget

hello everyone.....I was pointed here from popupportal as I am trying to create a decent pv system.....I used to work at a manufacturing plant and so I have 72 cell 240 ish watt panel i am trying to u...
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BFL13
Explorer II
Apr 14, 2014
I can't quite see what the OP is able to do so can't help. needs some sort of series/parallel and then see what controller(s) needed.

usually, two or more lower amp controllers are cheaper in parallel on the battery than one big amp controller. the rub is the Voc limit of any controller--that's what fries them--one second over the Voc limit and it fries.

BTW, while I am tweaking, PT is twerking :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgoyVRO0A0E

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