Solar crunch time! Please review my plan.
I would like begin my first post with a big thank you to all who have shared their knowledge and experience on this forum. Without that, I probably wouldn't be entering the solar jungle! I hope yo...
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Hi,
Welcome to the forums.
Since the battery bank is tiny for the purposes of boondocking I'd compensate by having more solar wattage. 350 or more would be my choice.
I would choose poly panels rather than mono. A few folks here have found that poly appears to be better at low light levels.
I would not bother with an amp-hour counter such as the trimetric, but rather would choose a simple volt meter. Spend the money saved on the battery monitor on led lights, or other conservation items.
The charge controller is fine.
Welcome to the forums.
Since the battery bank is tiny for the purposes of boondocking I'd compensate by having more solar wattage. 350 or more would be my choice.
I would choose poly panels rather than mono. A few folks here have found that poly appears to be better at low light levels.
I would not bother with an amp-hour counter such as the trimetric, but rather would choose a simple volt meter. Spend the money saved on the battery monitor on led lights, or other conservation items.
The charge controller is fine.
