โJun-06-2016 10:08 AM
โJun-07-2016 04:24 PM
Almot wrote:
There is nothing to make up. MC4 takes a bit of effort to disconnect. Dust, salt from marine air, cold weather making plastic stiff - a lot of factors in play. Controller should be connected to battery first, not at the same time with panel. That's why there are disconnects.
โJun-07-2016 02:46 PM
โJun-07-2016 02:28 PM
red31 wrote:
that why he makes stuff up about portable.
I bought a 100w ecoworthy suitcase for <$200 delivered.
Perfect the ignorant person I bought it for, trailer storage.
โJun-07-2016 01:20 PM
wbwood wrote:
Have you owned the suitcase? I do and you do not have to disconnect and reconnect wires after the first time... They stay connected with the alligator clips.. you clip them on the battery and voila...disconnect when done...roll up cables place back on side and then fold over the panel and snap shut. Then you put back in it's protective case....very easy....and no connecting or disconnect the mc4 connectors that come with it.....
โJun-07-2016 12:11 PM
โJun-07-2016 12:01 PM
Almot wrote:
And again, MC4 is not a good choice for quick disconnect. Inconvenient in frequent use. They are OK for semi-permanent interconnects between the panels though.
โJun-07-2016 06:13 AM
profdant139 wrote:
We have a Chinese no-name 120 watt portable suitcase thing -- it is wonderful. Free juice from the sky!
Yes, we have to deploy it and store it -- but it means we can park in the shade and put the panel in the sun. If you decide to use a longer cable, get a thick one -- a thin cable will have a lot of resistance and will cause a voltage drop over a longer run.
โJun-07-2016 05:43 AM
โJun-07-2016 01:08 AM
red31 wrote:
Try MC4/aligator and a very programmable controller with LCD
but there you go again.
OP should stop by solarblvd and get the 140 or 160 watt, the view star would need to come from somewhere eles, tray cables and as much MC4 cable as needed.
โJun-06-2016 07:49 PM
โJun-06-2016 06:58 PM
wbwood wrote:
Renogy 100watt solar suitcase....
โJun-06-2016 06:29 PM
Almot wrote:red31 wrote:
:?
OK, maybe for some people this suitcase will not be an "easy" introduction ๐
Anderson was on the pigtail with alligator clips. Now - cheaper 2-pin connector.
โJun-06-2016 02:03 PM
smkettner wrote:
160 watt panel $129
Controller $50
โJun-06-2016 01:59 PM
red31 wrote:
:?
โJun-06-2016 01:54 PM