Fisherguy wrote:
OK, so I think I'm getting somewhere, for the panels I have it narrowed down to
these (4-100's)
or possibly 2 of these (4-120's)
Or one of the dual 120's and an additional 120 watt for $136.
The Windy Nation ones seem like a deal with the free shipping in the US, 500 all in for 400 watts, 3 Cynergy 120's would be 458 all in, 4 would be $608 with shipping.
(I wish I could find some reasonably priced 140's, I don't have room for the 40" x 40" ones Solar Blvd sells, like the idea of 3 140's)
With 1 pair of Crown CR-235's what should I go with? The panels will be flat mounted on the front of our Komfort.
I'm going to talk to Bogart tomorrow about their controller, if they'll upgrade my 2025 Trimetric to the 2030 using their controller would be a no brainer.
If I ran new cable down the fridge vent, down through the floor underneath and up into the area under my sofa where my PD9280 and inverter are mounted, (about 25 feet) what gauge should I run?
I use the Trimetric system and been impressed with its opperation , adjustibility and Ralphs support of the system. I am using the windy nations 100 watt panels. They output as claimed. At times there store at ebay has been the best priced. Worth a look imo. Be mindfull of wire size. As an example #8 AGW at 25 feet using 30 amps will have a voltage drop of over 6% you would be tossing watts away heating the wire instead of charging the battery. Is this what you want out of your investment?
all solar charge controllers recommend less then 3% loss. I would shoot for less. Good luck with your build!
