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BFL13
Explorer II
Jan 16, 2019

Solar on Roof -- How You Park-Series vs Parallel ? UPDATE

Update 8 March -------------- Got my second 255w on the roof and went camping where I could check it all out. Solar here in January with such low sun angle is not worth much, but I was able to ge...
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CA_Traveler
Explorer III
Jan 16, 2019
BFL13 wrote:
Normally, you can't tell how much each panel in an array is providing towards the total array output. After this, I now picture all you folks up there with clamp on ammeters poking at your combiner box inputs to find out! Too bad for those with panels in series and the junction boxes out of reach under the panels :)
I've never had any need to break out the clamp on and the ladder.

I'm more interested in total serial power which is easily checked via watts or amps and volts from inside the rig as desired.

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