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--- electrical:solar:status [2017/11/25 13:24]
frater_secessus [Is my solar working?]
+++ electrical:solar:status [2018/05/19 08:20]
frater_secessus [Is my solar working?]
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-[[lifestyle:words_of_wisdom|Words of wisdom]]:  "If you want to see lots more amps coming out of the [charge controller], put on a 5-10A load and drop the battery to 50% depleted in the middle of a sunny day." -- John61CT((http://www.cheaprvliving.com/forums/Thread-Troubleshooting-solar-issues?pid=343191#pid343191))
+[[lifestyle:words_of_wisdom|Words of wisdom]]:
+> "Watching how many amps a charging battery is accepting at absorption voltage, is very indicative of state of charge, the less the amps the more charged." -- sternwake((https://vandwellerforum.com/showthread.php?tid=673&pid=11316#pid11316))
+>If you want to see lots more amps coming out of the [charge controller], put on a 5-10A load and drop the battery to 50% depleted in the middle of a sunny day. -- John61CT((http://www.cheaprvliving.com/forums/Thread-Troubleshooting-solar-issues?pid=343191#pid343191))
 ====== Is my solar working? ======
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   - solar is $$$; and
   - solar can seem magical; and
-  - **both poorly running systems and mostly/fully charged systems show low levels of output**.
+  - both **poorly running systems** and **mostly/fully charged systems** show low levels of output for different reasons.
 The last point may be counterintuitive.  A **fully charged system** is observed to deliver very little power because the bank is already charged;  the system is loafing, waiting for a load.  It only cranks up power when you add a big load or start charging a depleted battery.  With lead chemistry batteries this also applies in [[electrical:12v:charging#absorption_stage|Absorption stage]], when the battery reduces the amount of current it will accept.

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