Too many holes in solar panel frame?
My bad. Changed the design of PV mounts after had already drilled holes in the frame. So the panel is a lot lighter now, and plenty of ventilation :)... Big panel, 60x40", 40 lbs. I can see how it fle...
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After my last post the camp owner, senior Santos, has managed to "break" the internet. 3 connectors on his wireless gateway were broken off, don't know how he did that, perhaps moving furniture or had too much tequila on Christmas. So until somebody had fixed it, all the camp remained without internet for 3 weeks, a normal speed of repairs in Mexico.
West - yes, this is the site that I'm using for estimating the tilt. Will go for a twice-a-year adjustment. Right now I don't know why I even need any tilt, other than current ~4 degrees tilt of the "flat" position. Batteries are on Float by 11.00 am on a good day, and are 97% full by that time, judging by the AH they are taking by the evening. On a bad day which happens about twice a month - low overcast, no sun at all - they are on Float by sunset or trying to get from Absorption to Float, being ~90-95% full by sunset. 27 latitude, but in low overcast the latitude doesn't matter much. My overnight draw is under 50 AH. When the only 120V device after dark is TV/CD, the draw is very low. Daytime energy use I don't even know, with 490W array I could power up another 2 trailers like mine, in a daytime.
I probably overdid the brackets - too many screws - but this is a hurricane area. They normally come in summer when panel should be flat, though.
West - yes, this is the site that I'm using for estimating the tilt. Will go for a twice-a-year adjustment. Right now I don't know why I even need any tilt, other than current ~4 degrees tilt of the "flat" position. Batteries are on Float by 11.00 am on a good day, and are 97% full by that time, judging by the AH they are taking by the evening. On a bad day which happens about twice a month - low overcast, no sun at all - they are on Float by sunset or trying to get from Absorption to Float, being ~90-95% full by sunset. 27 latitude, but in low overcast the latitude doesn't matter much. My overnight draw is under 50 AH. When the only 120V device after dark is TV/CD, the draw is very low. Daytime energy use I don't even know, with 490W array I could power up another 2 trailers like mine, in a daytime.
I probably overdid the brackets - too many screws - but this is a hurricane area. They normally come in summer when panel should be flat, though.
