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frater_secessus [Mismatched panels] 		opinion:frater_secessus:beginner_mistakes [2024/05/12 13:10] (current)
frater_secessus [buying random stuff]
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   * [[https://www.reddit.com/r/vandwellers/comments/u0pd8y/j1772_bev_plug_for_non_solar_users/|reddit thread]]   * [[https://www.reddit.com/r/vandwellers/comments/u0pd8y/j1772_bev_plug_for_non_solar_users/|reddit thread]]
 +  * [[https://www.reddit.com/r/vandwellers/comments/1by62k7/j1772_port_free_power/|an overview of someone doing it]] **off-peak**  and **with no waiters**
  
 ===== Solar ===== ===== Solar =====
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 ==== Mismatched panels ==== ==== Mismatched panels ====
  
-Mismatched panels (different voltage or current [[electrical:solar:panels#specifications|spec]]) on the same controller will hamstring one another.  It's [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_tennis_terms#unforced_error|an unforced error]] which you can avoid by:+Mismatched panels (different voltage or current [[electrical:solar:panels#specifications|spec]])((or partial shade or different location/orientation)) on the same controller will hamstring one another.  It's [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_tennis_terms#unforced_error|an unforced error]] which you can avoid by:
  
   * running //identical//((not close, not same maker, not same wattage, not kinda  look the same, IDENTICAL)) panels on the same controller; or   * running //identical//((not close, not same maker, not same wattage, not kinda  look the same, IDENTICAL)) panels on the same controller; or
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 >> I recently got a portable kettle that’s collapsable, it’s perfect for being on the road, but my power bank can’t run it >> I recently got a portable kettle that’s collapsable, it’s perfect for being on the road, but my power bank can’t run it
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 +>> I have [a Renogy DCC50S with a 25v input limit], 6x 100w panels, currently wired as 3x 2 panel **series** in parallel, [and destroyed the controller].  I already replaced it once for the same issue and I can’t figure out what’s going on...
 ===== Advice ===== ===== Advice =====
 Good advice can save time, money, and heartbreak. But getting good advice is not simple or even natural. We have to slow down and force ourselves to think about the issues, our questions, the existing body of knowledge, the answers we receive. Good advice can save time, money, and heartbreak. But getting good advice is not simple or even natural. We have to slow down and force ourselves to think about the issues, our questions, the existing body of knowledge, the answers we receive.
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