Solar Guidance
Ok, I have done research and read what I could find. I am pretty sure the installation I have down, but I just want to make sure I am barking up the right tree on certain aspects of the build. I re...
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Salvo, ok I read all that but I am not convinced. Still pretty sure I got the effect earlier and later than at high noon with the panel facing South. One guy said maybe not as much as at noon. No way to know at the time (say 3pm) if you would have got more at noon. Interesting.
You can sometimes get more than the 1.25 allowance like they said, but how long "depends". I remember seeing the higher amps for more than five minutes straight, but this would not be enough to overheat the controller (at least not mine at the time!)
All this means is that you should build your set-up so the controller is not right up against its limits for current or especially, for Voc input, because it will overheat with high current or just instantly fry if it gets hit with over its rated Voc input from say, cold panels.
You can sometimes get more than the 1.25 allowance like they said, but how long "depends". I remember seeing the higher amps for more than five minutes straight, but this would not be enough to overheat the controller (at least not mine at the time!)
All this means is that you should build your set-up so the controller is not right up against its limits for current or especially, for Voc input, because it will overheat with high current or just instantly fry if it gets hit with over its rated Voc input from say, cold panels.
