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--- opinion:frater_secessus:car_micropower [2023/06/01 10:25]
frater_secessus [wiring the controller] rewording
+++ opinion:frater_secessus:car_micropower [2023/06/01 10:26] (current)
frater_secessus [picking panels]
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 This kind of controller will [[electrical:solar:shunt_tweaking|harvest more power]] when used with panels that have a [[electrical:solar:panels#specifications|lower Vmp / higher Imp rating]].  Luckily these are often found on lower-priced [[electrical:solar:panels#polycrystalline|polycrystalline]] panels.  Big box stores like Home Depot often have 100w panels for $80 or less. Watch for sales. Otherwise [[https://amzn.to/3jgs1TS|$100 for 100w shipped]] is common on sites like Amazon.
-If you have the ability to mount "framed"((mounted in hard aluminum frames)) [[electrical:solar:car|on your vehicle]] I encourage you to do it;  the panels will always be deployed and working with no effort from you.
+If you have the ability to mount "framed"((mounted in hard aluminum frames)) panels [[electrical:solar:car|on your vehicle]] I encourage you to do it;  the panels will always be deployed and working with no effort from you.
-If this is not an option you may want to deploy portable panels which are stored when not in use.  Because of their light weight and storability (?) flex panels are often used as portables.  They tend to cost about 2x as much as framed panels, do not last as long, and can difficult to prop up in breezes.
+If this is not an option you may want to deploy portable panels which are stored when not in use.  Because of their light weight and storability (?) flex panels are often used as portables.  They tend to cost about 2x as much as framed panels, do not last as long, and can difficult to prop up in breezes.  DO NOT FLEX THEM or walk on them no matter what they are called.
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