Solar install
My day has finally come! I've been piecing together a system over the last 6 mos and am ready to begin the install.
I have 4 105ah agm wired in parallel, 2-210w Evergreen 12v panels
and 2-145w DM solar panels 12v for 710 watts.
Controller is a Xantrex 60-150 MPPT.
I've been reading solar threads for quite some time and it seems when you think you have the best route planned out, another post makes you re-think things.
The plan, as it stands now, is series both sets of like panels for a 24v input to the controller. The trailer (40'toybox) is pre wired with 8 ga wire. Isc on the 210w panels is 12.11a, Isc on the 145w panels is 8.37a so 20.48a @ 24v.
I will continue the 10ga wire from both sets to a combiner box and use the pre wired 8ga to the controller approx 15-18 feet. Then 6ga from controller to batts. 60 amp Bussmann hi-amp fuse/circuit breaker before controller and 70 amp of same from controller to batt. They make 60-70-80 amp. Manual said 75 amp at batt's.
I am close to max on the 8ga from combiner to controller but there is still a little wiggle room according to wire chart in manual.
It states, 20 amps of 8ga @ 12v is good for 11.1 feet. For 24v DC system multiply distance by 2.
No plan to upgrade, only wanted to cry once :B
What say ye ! Thanks
I have 4 105ah agm wired in parallel, 2-210w Evergreen 12v panels
and 2-145w DM solar panels 12v for 710 watts.
Controller is a Xantrex 60-150 MPPT.
I've been reading solar threads for quite some time and it seems when you think you have the best route planned out, another post makes you re-think things.
The plan, as it stands now, is series both sets of like panels for a 24v input to the controller. The trailer (40'toybox) is pre wired with 8 ga wire. Isc on the 210w panels is 12.11a, Isc on the 145w panels is 8.37a so 20.48a @ 24v.
I will continue the 10ga wire from both sets to a combiner box and use the pre wired 8ga to the controller approx 15-18 feet. Then 6ga from controller to batts. 60 amp Bussmann hi-amp fuse/circuit breaker before controller and 70 amp of same from controller to batt. They make 60-70-80 amp. Manual said 75 amp at batt's.
I am close to max on the 8ga from combiner to controller but there is still a little wiggle room according to wire chart in manual.
It states, 20 amps of 8ga @ 12v is good for 11.1 feet. For 24v DC system multiply distance by 2.
No plan to upgrade, only wanted to cry once :B
What say ye ! Thanks
