School me on these solar packages
I'm trying to do some more research on investing in portable solar panels. From prior discussion I've come to basic feeling that maybe 200 watts sitting in the sun for the day would suffice to offset...
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One of the advantages of a higher voltage system is that it produces usable current in lower light situations. We tend to camp in shady camp sites (kind of come with the mid west) and we have a 66 cell 185W panel with a Monringstar Sun Saver MPPT controller. We camped on the north shore of Lake Superior in a site that allowed only about an hour unshaded light to the panel each day. This powers out Waeco 12V refrigerator LED lights DVD/TV XM stereo... and at the tend of eight days we were at 64% SOC. Typically I see 35+ volts even shaded and 48+ volts in the clear.
Using higher voltages also means you do not have to worry about voltage drop and I used 10ga wire.
What a number of us are saying is that you can do much better assembling your own system with high quality components that will meet your needs batter. You really can't do better than Morningstar quality and customer service, and if you wish I can give you the technical explanation as the the advantages of a high voltage system.
Using higher voltages also means you do not have to worry about voltage drop and I used 10ga wire.
What a number of us are saying is that you can do much better assembling your own system with high quality components that will meet your needs batter. You really can't do better than Morningstar quality and customer service, and if you wish I can give you the technical explanation as the the advantages of a high voltage system.
