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Post by Jim on Aug 10, 2018 16:55:50 GMT
92A! Using big wire for inverter and battery interconnects? nice big lugs and clean tight connections.
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Post by captainstone on Aug 10, 2018 21:21:20 GMT
Awesome let us know what you find out... Best of luck.... Also check your water level.... This time of year that's critical.... Checked with hydrometer today and every cell is perfect. Turns out there were a few loose connections on the inverter which I tightened down and now the draw is in the low-mid 40s. The voltage hands around 11.9-12.1 while the compressor is on and causes the orange light and but I hope this is acceptable.
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Post by captainstone on Aug 10, 2018 21:23:06 GMT
92A! Using big wire for inverter and battery interconnects? nice big lugs and clean tight connections. A few loose connections was the problem. Tightened them down and now it's draw is in the 40s and voltage around 11.9-12.1.
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Post by Jim on Aug 11, 2018 0:36:23 GMT
You do understand that a 9A @ 120v is 90A @ 12v plus the ineff of the inverter and the loss in the wires from inverter to battery?
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Post by tattoo on Aug 11, 2018 0:41:51 GMT
The voltage hands around 11.9-12.1 while the compressor is on and causes the orange light and but I hope this is acceptable. Yep it's acceptable as long as you don't mind killing your batteries before they should be......
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Post by captainstone on Aug 12, 2018 1:41:58 GMT
The voltage hands around 11.9-12.1 while the compressor is on and causes the orange light and but I hope this is acceptable. Yep it's acceptable as long as you don't mind killing your batteries before they should be...... I *really* don't want to kill my batteries. I'll add an 8th panel and 2 more 6v batteries and hope for the best.
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Post by Jim on Aug 12, 2018 12:24:25 GMT
would an 8th panel in parallel exceed the input voltage limit? 7 probably does in cold conditions.
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Post by tattoo on Aug 12, 2018 15:30:35 GMT
would an 8th panel in parallel exceed the input voltage limit? 7 probably does in cold conditions. Don't do them in parallel I didn't..... I have 8 panels on a 60a CC........
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Post by captainstone on Aug 12, 2018 18:59:43 GMT
would an 8th panel in parallel exceed the input voltage limit? 7 probably does in cold conditions. Don't do them in parallel I didn't..... I have 8 panels on a 60a CC........ Do them in series? Wouldn't that double up on the voltages? Isn't that bad?
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Post by bupkis on Aug 12, 2018 19:04:45 GMT
would an 8th panel in parallel exceed the input voltage limit? 7 probably does in cold conditions. In parallel the voltage stays the say as the amps add from each, 7 times 6A or 8 time 6A is still less than 60A In series (all in series) 8 time 22v is 176v which is over 150v. nothing stopping 2 strings of 4 panels in series, or 4 strings of 2 panels in series.
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Post by captainstone on Aug 12, 2018 19:06:18 GMT
would an 8th panel in parallel exceed the input voltage limit? 7 probably does in cold conditions. In parallel the voltage stays the say as the amps add from each, 7 times 6A or 8 time 6A is still less than 60A In series (all in series) 8 time 22v is 176v which is over 150v. nothing stopping 2 strings of 4 panels in series, or 4 strings of 2 panels in series. 2 strings of 4 parallel panels is what I'm going for.
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Post by tattoo on Aug 12, 2018 19:32:32 GMT
In parallel the voltage stays the say as the amps add from each, 7 times 6A or 8 time 6A is still less than 60A In series (all in series) 8 time 22v is 176v which is over 150v. nothing stopping 2 strings of 4 panels in series, or 4 strings of 2 panels in series. 2 strings of 4 parallel panels is what I'm going for. Yep that's what I told you to do and that's what I have..... It works great...
I'm glad people read my post...
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Post by adorakalb on Aug 13, 2018 17:34:11 GMT
Hi...i am a new user here. As per my knowledge you should not put any load on it until you see it in float mode and even then don't put to much of a load on it all at one time.Just a little at a time and watch what your lowest voltage is on the CC each day. percent calculator
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Post by tattoo on Aug 13, 2018 17:53:58 GMT
Hi...i am a new user here. As per my knowledge you should not put any load on it until you see it in float mode and even then don't put to much of a load on it all at one time.Just a little at a time and watch what your lowest voltage is on the CC each day. Yep that's what I've been saying for about a year now..... That way you don't kill your batteries right off the get go...
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