Solar - Upgrade or replace outright?
The new-to-us coach has a small solar panel system. I would like to upgrade it to the point where I could reasonably hope to capture 50 or 60 amp-hours per day in light conditions that are less than ...
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2oldman wrote:
Yeah, way too long for 12v. I'd go minimum 24v. I run 6 panels in series at 100+ volts @8amps thru 30' 10awg. Not much loss there.
I used to run 360w at 12v, but the connectors at the controller (and various other places) got hot from the amperage.
Yeah, my idea was to reduce the amps (and the necessary wire gauge) by increasing the voltage.
As I said, I have little experience with DC circuits. I'm more familiar with AC wiring considerations, where there is less loss over distance.
Wayne
