alliemac9 wrote:
on cloudy evenings, the solar was still keeping up with us. So, if we're not anticipating significant electrical loads on a trip, we may opt to park in partial shade or something. I did put a lot of watts on the roof, so I anticipate we have lots of power - guess I'm just curious to see it! :)
Be careful, checking controller display can become an addiction. Some things (many!) you just don't need.
You were able to tell - with Trimetric and LED indicators on TS 60 - that solar was keeping up with your needs. What else could you wish for...
Yes, you will get additional data with controller display - not important data. With Trimetric you can see the power (amps, whatever) generated by solar when only charging, no loads running. I said this before - you
CAN see this power on Trimetric. But not always. With controller display you will also see this power when battery is full. No big deal.
You will also see funny numbers of "peak power" in the daily log, ex. 700W if you array is close to that size, so you'll be able to brag about this before your friends, but this is all that this data is good for.
I purposely installed my MPPT 30 with its nice 4-line display in the hatch of the front under-bed storage on the left side of trailer, where I rarely go, because there is NO need to look at it every day. It's just doing its work - like somebody said "so well that it's boring".
