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xzyHollyxyz
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Aug 15, 2014

Solar Panel Spec - Can Someone Please 'Splain?

I was looking again at the specs on my new flexible solar panel: 21.7 Open Circuit Voltage 6.10A Short Circuit Current 19.9% Cells Efficiency 5.70A Optimum Operating Current 17.7V Optimum Opera...
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NinerBikes
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Aug 15, 2014
It's a 12V system. What is important, for battery charging purposes, is how to get 14.8V to your battery out of your charge controller, and keeping it flowing the near maximum amount of amps it is capable of, near 6 amps is what it looks like, for as long as possible, until your battery reachs a full charge.

You did buy it to charge your batteries, didn't you?

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