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RE: Solar Panels
http://www.ebay.com/itm/A-pair-of-MC4-Branch-Solar-PV-Connector-Parallel-/280564405609?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item4152f11569If the existing panel has MC4 connectors you can get parallel connectors to make it plug and play.
Available in MC3 or MC$
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RJsfishin
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06/18/13 03:40pm |
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RE: Solar Panels
If the existing panel has MC4 connectors you can get parallel connectors to make it plug and play.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/A-pair-of-MC4-Branch-Solar-PV-Connector-Parallel-/280564405609?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item4152f11569
These are available in MC3 or MC4
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RJsfishin
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06/18/13 03:36pm |
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RE: Solar Panels
You are talking 10-12 amps on a good day. How undersized could the wire be ???
And even if it was 14 gage instead of 10 gage, what we loose, 1 amp ??
Parallel another panel and be done w/ it. The voltage or amperage doesn't have to be exactly the same either.
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RJsfishin
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06/17/13 04:55pm |
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RE: Renogy solar?
Just after they told me I wouldn't need my generator ever again !!
1.5 amps max !:?
http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y502/RJsfishin/Trees001_zps81fdd16e.jpg
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RJsfishin
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06/15/13 03:24pm |
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RE: Renogy solar?
W/o getting real technical (I don't like real technical) it seems to me like it would be a wash. But being as I'm set up to move the polar mount every hour (if I'm around) or 2 or 3, I don't see it helping any.
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RJsfishin
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06/15/13 08:20am |
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RE: Renogy solar?
BLF, thanks for your comments.
I have all the specs on the panels, even tho they don't mean much to me.
But I remembered the IMP specs at 5,12a on the 90 watt, and 5.35a on the 100 watt. Add them together for a total of 10.47. Seldom if ever do I buy anything that isn't exaagerated a bunch, so seeing 10.4 output, I was delighted. And that was w/ 2 near full charged batteries, w/ only a bunch of lites on to get the 10 amp output. Not long after turning everything off, the controller would start into float mode w/ only a couple amps output.
ISC 6,15 & 5.72
VMP 17.56 & 18.7
VOC 21.96 & 22.20
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RJsfishin
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06/15/13 05:46am |
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RE: Renogy solar?
Yep, its a whole lot better now, 10.4 amps out of 190 watts. It don't get no better.
http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y502/RJsfishin/AmpsOut003_zpse78acdff.jpg
http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y502/RJsfishin/AmpsOut001_zpsd861a29e.jpg
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RJsfishin
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06/14/13 03:25pm |
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RE: Renogy solar?
I been getting 2 amps/ out of 200 watts most the morning, partial sun, but panels mostly shaded from trees, But I think its looking better now, and the rest of the day.
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RJsfishin
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06/14/13 02:11pm |
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RE: Renogy solar?
I bought a similar 100 watt panel w. a 10 am controller. The panel was $147, the controller was 10 bucks. Then I gave it a little more thought and liked the sound of 10-12 amps rather than 5 amps. So when I bought the 2nd panel, I had to buy another controller (20 watt) at $15. So now I have a total of $25 in controllers. Big deal ! Ya never know, I mite buy another 100 watt panel just to put that first 10 amp'er to work.
And yes, I will always need a generator, no matter how many watts I have. Solar just doesn't work good in the shade,.....something about trees,......they give me trouble using my Kingdome too (;
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RJsfishin
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06/13/13 02:12pm |
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RE: New to Solar, Some Questons?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Complete-Kit-100W-100W-Watts-Solar-Panel-Charge-Controller-Z-Bracket-/271211938333?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f257dc21d
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RJsfishin
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06/12/13 08:00pm |
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RE: New to Solar, Some Questons?
And if you want the perfect finishing touch, add this to your system so you know whats going on at all times
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Digital-led-Amp-Volt-Combo-Meter-50A-4-5-30V-Voltage-50A-75mV-Shunt-F-12v-car-B-/290908896205?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43bb857bcd
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RJsfishin
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06/12/13 07:53pm |
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RE: New to Solar, Some Questons?
The lite bulb symbol is where you would connect a load,.....if you were loading it direct, instead of going thru the battery.
And the overload lite blinking probably means the batteries are full charged and going into float mode
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RJsfishin
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06/12/13 07:45pm |
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RE: Tires and pulling out my hair.
Yep, its a tough life finding 6 tires for a Motor Home.
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RJsfishin
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06/12/13 10:00am |
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RE: Is white or black to converter positive?
Seems if its a factory made component w/ B&W wiring attached, black is always positive. The sad part is, black is also used for negative, as in a red & black factory made component. I like houses better, as white & green & bare is always ground, and black & red is always HOT.
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RJsfishin
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06/09/13 05:42pm |
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RE: Should I install a solar panel on the roof?
One 100 watt solar panel is about the same as running a small 10 amp battery charger, but only when the sun is shining, and only if the panel is always pointing at the sun.
A single panel on the roof will be inefficient, because it will seldom be facing directly into the sun, therefore it will be like even a smaller than a 10 amp battery charger.
IMO, if you are going w/ just 1 panel, and you have a place to store/haul it, I would use it as a portable panel, then you can move it a couple 3 times a day, making it much more efficient.
Fixed panels on the roof are great, providing you have more of them.
Would I dare say that 1 portable panel, could put out nearly the same as 2 fixed panels on the roof, in a days time ?
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RJsfishin
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06/09/13 09:00am |
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RE: Solar Controllers--Don't be a Sucker! :(
My only rant would be the real rippoffs out there.
And there are those that think a $10-$12 controller off ebay can't possibly do the job, or last very long, when in reality they are exactly the same controller that solar dealers are selling for $59-$79.
I know one guy who recently bought 2 90 watt $375 suitcase portables, only to find later the controllers are $10 (free ship) on ebay.
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RJsfishin
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06/07/13 08:26am |
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RE: Black tank - small leak into drain pipe.
After empty, disconnect the hose, then backflush w/ hose nozzle while working the valves open and close. If that fails, replace seals in valves.
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RJsfishin
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06/05/13 02:37pm |
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RE: solar panels working?
The solar wires don't have to go to the batteries,.in fact most probably don't. They can go directly, or thru any large enuff wires that go to the 12v distribution panel.
But if the panel is 80 watts or more, wouldn't it go thru a controller first ?
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06/03/13 07:10am |
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RE: 140W 12V Solar Panel for $105
Add a few more bids, plus the shipping charge, it will be the going price.
I thought the cells in my china panels were made in Germany. But overall, The workmanship in my panels is superb !
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RJsfishin
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06/03/13 07:03am |
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RE: Power Converter Question
That 850 will not power a PD 9245 amp, unless you connect the pendant control, because you will need to be grabbing a lower gear when the Batts are down. It will probably not power a 40 watt B&D either.
My EU 1000 is maxxed out on a 9245, when the ammeter hits 45.
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RJsfishin
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05/28/13 08:44pm |
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