Help with Solar install for 2016 Rage'n?
My Trailer is prewired for solar but I can't figure out where the wires terminate. My hypothesis is that it's the 3 wires with ring terminals hanging down from the front of the bumper-pull hauler nea...
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I'd look closer at the controller specs to see if it will equalise, unless you will always be using agm's. You dont need mppt for 200 watts. Use Pwm like Bogart or morningstar and put the price difference in another panel. You arent going to get 30% more from an mppt.
10% in ideal conditions and often doubtful if you will be in those conditions.
I'd also wire large if you have any intention of going to more panels down the road. I did my Bogart system with 4 g from the roof down frig vent to controller and 4 g to the battery 3 feet away. Its terminals are for 6 g but you can squeeze 4 in them. It gets the voltage drop as low as possible and let's you go to 560 watts later. I went with 520 and it works really well. More is better. If you can stretch the money pain do it now.
When you start going over 600 watts and lots of wire then many will suggest mppt. I understand that having all the panels identical is important depending on how mppt is wired. Down the road if you want to add slightly different rating panels, pwm may be more forgiving. Others may be able to better clarify some of this as they have been doing it longer.
10% in ideal conditions and often doubtful if you will be in those conditions.
I'd also wire large if you have any intention of going to more panels down the road. I did my Bogart system with 4 g from the roof down frig vent to controller and 4 g to the battery 3 feet away. Its terminals are for 6 g but you can squeeze 4 in them. It gets the voltage drop as low as possible and let's you go to 560 watts later. I went with 520 and it works really well. More is better. If you can stretch the money pain do it now.
When you start going over 600 watts and lots of wire then many will suggest mppt. I understand that having all the panels identical is important depending on how mppt is wired. Down the road if you want to add slightly different rating panels, pwm may be more forgiving. Others may be able to better clarify some of this as they have been doing it longer.
