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Solar panels
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2018 9:54 pm
by Salty
Ordered six 150 watt solar panels and a combiner. Ordered a Torklift Aluminum battery box. Holds three 200Ah relion or five Battleborn 100 Ah GC2 batteries.
Re: Solar panels
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2018 5:06 pm
by KulaHem
Looking forward to seeing pics of your setup. Im hoping to go solar next year
Re: Solar panels
Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2018 7:47 pm
by Salty
Re: Solar panels
Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2018 1:11 am
by Razorback
For us solar illiterates, where does that box go in the system? Is that the same as a “charge controller”?
Re: Solar panels
Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2018 1:19 am
by Salty
A diagram is worth a thousand words.
This is the combiner, meaning, it receives multiple solar panel power inputs and outputs a single pair of power cables that has the cumulative current of all panels.
Within it you will find a fuse for each panel, a lightning arrester and a GFI
Re: Solar panels
Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2018 2:38 pm
by Salty
Re: Solar panels
Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2018 7:01 pm
by Razorback
It’s a little grainy, but the meter says 20+ volts?
Making progress! You’re going to have it all installed before you know it!
Re: Solar panels
Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2018 8:38 pm
by Salty
In full texas sun, yes, it reads 20 VDC. a little haze and it drops to 18.1
Re: Solar panels
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2021 8:21 pm
by tomkiser
Did you ever install the solar panels? Would love to see pics. I plan to put solar on my 34w.