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opinion:frater_secessus:beginner_mistakes [2024/10/16 14:33] frater_secessus [believing that "I don't know anything about electricity" means there are easy answers to power questions] |
opinion:frater_secessus:beginner_mistakes [2024/11/26 15:14] (current) frater_secessus [mounting or deploying tilted panels facing the wrong direction] |
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| If you " | If you " | ||
| - | * [[electrical: | + | * [[electrical: |
| - | * buy random stuff and hope (depressingly common after 2018);((if/when the system breaks later you will know where and what everything is and how to replace it)) or | + | * buy random stuff and hope (depressingly common after 2018); |
| * sit in the dark with no power; or | * sit in the dark with no power; or | ||
| * pay someone to design and install a system for you | * pay someone to design and install a system for you | ||
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| ==== believing 100w of panel will make 100w all year ==== | ==== believing 100w of panel will make 100w all year ==== | ||
| - | Solar harvest is greatly affected by the position of the sun in the sky (see above) and how many hours of that sun are available. | + | Solar harvest is greatly affected by the position of the sun in the sky (see above) and how many hours of that sun are available. |
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| + | Note: folks who will use the rig year-' | ||
| ==== believing 100w of panel will make 100w in all conditions ==== | ==== believing 100w of panel will make 100w in all conditions ==== | ||
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| Rules of thumb: | Rules of thumb: | ||
| - | * if panels are tilted and won't be repositioned they should face south in the northern hemisphere, and north in the southern hemisphere. | + | * if panels are tilted and won't be repositioned they should face south in the northern hemisphere, and north in the southern hemisphere. |
| * if they *will* be repositioned then you have to keep up with the moves or harvest can be worse than just facing south. | * if they *will* be repositioned then you have to keep up with the moves or harvest can be worse than just facing south. | ||
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| - | >> I have [a Renogy DCC50S with a 25v input limit], 6x 100w panels, currently wired as 3x 2 panel **series** | + | >> I have [a Renogy DCC50S with a 25v input limit], 6x 100w panels, currently wired as 3x 2 panel **series** |
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| If you are asking for help don't make the helpers guess: | If you are asking for help don't make the helpers guess: | ||
| - | * what gear you have and how it is connected & configured | + | * exactly |
| * whether or not it has ever worked | * whether or not it has ever worked | ||
| * what you are trying to accomplish | * what you are trying to accomplish | ||
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