Solar Wire Size..??? Fuses on panels...??
Ok, ready to install my solar system and I need to buy wire to go from panels to the solar controller Two, 140W panels, wired in parallel Here are the specs on the panel: The wire lengt...
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RJsfishin wrote:
Yeah, whats a lousy 71 bucks? Go ahead, overkill it w/ 4 gage, but don't come cryin back when you realize you made a costly mistake, when you have to fight that heavy stuff at every connection you will be making.
And if you think you need 4ga on the roof, that means you will need 1 ga from the controller.
Not even 20 amps, run is a bit long, but yeah, 10 gauge or 8 gauge to controller is fine. I don't know why folks with adjustable Voltage Charge controllers don't compensate for loss in voltage from controller to battery, due to wire size, at the charge controller?
