Voltage drop from solar controller
or: Here we Go Again. Still trying to get my 420 Watts of solar to fully charge my 484 AH of battery. (Currently in southern Mexico.) Layout: 2 80 Watt panels and 2 130 Watt panels in paralle...
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The importance of having the right setup.
Remote voltage sense and remote temp sensor is a must. It might sound that your current problem is the voltage drop, but in Mexico in winter the temp sensor is at least same important. When there is 70F in shade in daytime and 35F at dawn - what else can I say...
Don't rip anything out yet. Just run a length of #8 TNN wire from local Ferreteria, in parallel to existing wiring and see if it helps. Decent electrical supplies are a problem there, but when you are not moving anywhere you can use whatever you have.
Remote voltage sense and remote temp sensor is a must. It might sound that your current problem is the voltage drop, but in Mexico in winter the temp sensor is at least same important. When there is 70F in shade in daytime and 35F at dawn - what else can I say...
Don't rip anything out yet. Just run a length of #8 TNN wire from local Ferreteria, in parallel to existing wiring and see if it helps. Decent electrical supplies are a problem there, but when you are not moving anywhere you can use whatever you have.
