2oldman wrote:
BFL13 wrote:
but then who cares if you are getting 1 amp instead of none? In four hours that would get you a whole 4 AH. Gosh! :)
I just can't see the point except for the wiring thing. If your wires are fat enough, why not just leave the panels in parallel in case there is some shading, since you (at least I ) get the same amps either way, even in "low light" ?
1 amp might matter to some, not me.
My coach was "solar ready" with 10awg wire from the roof to basement. For 6 panels that means higher voltage. And series wiring is so much simpler. Plus I just like doing things differently than most. You know, a bit "out of the box."
Your high voltage is for the wiring for sure. You were sneaky in getting around the controller efficiency by going to higher voltage everything.
As an aside, ISTR you had shading issues from having a panel behind another, and we discussed ways to get around that--even going to just five panels always un-shaded which might average out better over all. What was/is your work around for the shading?
