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phemens
Explorer
Aug 16, 2015

Validate final setup (solar, batteries, inverter)

I have 4 T-125's wired in series and parallel on my trailer tongue. I have the solar controller sitting in the storage compartment adjacent (at max 3' wiring distance), and I was planning to put my Ki...
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2oldman
Explorer II
Aug 20, 2015
phemens wrote:
so I'm not sure I see the advantage of switching to 24v @ 420w total vs staying at 12v and 490w total?
Higher voltage allows for slightly less line loss PV to controller, and smaller wire to work with. No big gain, really, although it's pretty cool to run 100+v ! Watch those fingers!

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