Small solar set up for TT.

Hi

I have a #10 prewire and my line losses are less than 1%.

I don't have an amp-hour counter--and if I did, the trimetric would be my dead last choice.

I do have an MPPT controller and nominal panel side voltage is 33.

There is a huge signal to noise ratio at the handy bob site with it being dated, sometimes misleading and mostly noise. For me it is the last place I'd send a beginner.

I managed just fine for 5 years with a MSW inverter.

allen8106 wrote:
This likely isn't what you want to hear but here goes:

First #10 wire from the roof to the batteries is too small, regardless of whether it was wired this way from the factory. Those idiots have no idea what they are doing when it comes to solar.
You need at least #6 wire from the panels to the batteries. You need a true battery monitor like a TM-2030. You need a charge controller like the Morningstar TS-45, you don't need MPPT. As a minimum you need the SC-2030 charge controller from Bogart Engineering. You will need a 500 amp/50 mV shunt on the negative side of the system at the battery for the battery monitor. You'll need a 300-1000 watt pure sine wave inverter. I'm using the Magnum MMS1012 on my system

Do yourself a favor and read BOTH Jack Mayer's and Handy Bob's web sites. Some folks deem Handy Bob a nut case but what he has to say about solar makes a ton of sense. I've actually talked to Bob and I'm modeling my solar system after his recommendations along with some inputs from Jack Mayer. These guys have lived full time on solar for several years and know what they are talking about. Bob has information on his web site for the financially challenged. I could likely spend any amount I want on a solar system but I value my money and don't want to waste it so I seek to spend it effectively. Bob's recommendations can help you do that.