Wire Gauge Required Question
For some reason I just can't understand the various wire gauge tables, and I have tried to, so I am hoping somebody will take pity and do all the work! :) One table that I can follow says that for...
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tenbear wrote:THIS HERE. This is ALWAYS the case no matter what voltage, current, aurora borealis, or whatever. Use a calculator to get into the wallets ballpark and let your credit card do the rest.
As far as what is an acceptable drop, smaller is better. Its a trade off between voltage drop and cost.
BFL13 wrote:P=IE
So now the question is, "How many amps will that cost me (if any) at the battery, where we assume no losses controller-battery?"
Watts = Current X Voltage
BFL13 wrote:Nope! I know you hate this but the answer is WATTS. See above. :B
If it takes the MPPT function to get the panel's amps from 8 to 16, then it yanks the MPPT, will that mean the amps drop to 8 all of a sudden?
