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Old 07-09-2021, 07:12 PM   #10
Chateau_Nomad
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Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Chateau 24F
State: Ohio
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Originally Posted by DavidEM View Post
Good explanation CN. One thing I would change however. Is you wire your two panels in series rather than parallel as you did, this doubles the voltage and cuts the amps in half. Watts are the same either way.

With lower amps the voltage drop and wiring power losses are less. Only works with an MPPT controller though.

David
Actually I misquoted that... Mine ARE wired in series. I just went out and checked - the controller is showing 20.9 volts (and it's overcast here in Ohio) being fed from the panels into the controller. I was going by "feeble" memory...
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