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dewey02
Explorer II
May 08, 2017

Portable Solar being set up - Please check my plans

I will be installing a portable solar system and want to check with folks to see if the set up I have planned is correct. While this will be a home-built portable unit, I will be installing an elect...
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red31
Explorer
May 10, 2017
dewey02 wrote:
They are 12 volt (Vm 20V; Im 6.0A; Voc 22.8V; Isc 6.65A)


I call em 6A panels. it ain't no 7A+ panel.

Just like I call my 3.85A Isc panel a 4A panel. it makes 4A at times! It don't make Isc no more, that would be 50% (C/2) and the batt just can't take that by the time the sun is right.

The OP has 'special' panels, 20v vs my 17v! your 'relationship' is bogus for such panels, and they likely will never make 120 watts!

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