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  • Mike90250
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    • May 2009
    • 16020
    #61
    Originally posted by mikejh
    I am going to connect two panels in parallels and two in series, thus boosting the voltage to a better level for the charge controller, and reducing the amps on the wire back, but I am not positive how to wire this. Is there a site, or some diagram that would help me with this?
    DANGER Will Robinson !

    To learn this stuff, you really need to have a basic electricity course. If you just "ape" a sketch of a wireing diagram, and don't see a blatant typo in it, or make your own typo, you can really mess yourself and your gear, up big time.

    It's about the same as watching a video once on how to re-line brakes, and then buying the tools and parts. While you may get things apart and back together, if you don't notice you kinked the brake line, you get to learn an expensive mistake the first red light you blast though.

    See photo 10 on this site for a good idea of what's needed.
    Powerfab top of pole PV mount (2) | Listeroid 6/1 w/st5 gen head | XW6048 inverter/chgr | Iota 48V/15A charger | Morningstar 60A MPPT | 48V, 800A NiFe Battery (in series)| 15, Evergreen 205w "12V" PV array on pole | Midnight ePanel | Grundfos 10 SO5-9 with 3 wire Franklin Electric motor (1/2hp 240V 1ph ) on a timer for 3 hr noontime run - Runs off PV ||
    || Midnight Classic 200 | 10, Evergreen 200w in a 160VOC array ||
    || VEC1093 12V Charger | Maha C401 aa/aaa Charger | SureSine | Sunsaver MPPT 15A

    solar: http://tinyurl.com/LMR-Solar
    gen: http://tinyurl.com/LMR-Lister

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      • mikejh
        Member
        • Aug 2011
        • 44
        #62
        I have done quite a bit of electrical work, but being that this is my first solar project, I don't want to blow my panels up! Here is what I think I should do:
        solar panel diagram.jpg

        Is that correct?

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          • Mike90250
            Moderator
            • May 2009
            • 16020
            #63
            It's correct if you want 3 panels in parallel, and one in series. ??

            solar panel diagram.jpg
            Powerfab top of pole PV mount (2) | Listeroid 6/1 w/st5 gen head | XW6048 inverter/chgr | Iota 48V/15A charger | Morningstar 60A MPPT | 48V, 800A NiFe Battery (in series)| 15, Evergreen 205w "12V" PV array on pole | Midnight ePanel | Grundfos 10 SO5-9 with 3 wire Franklin Electric motor (1/2hp 240V 1ph ) on a timer for 3 hr noontime run - Runs off PV ||
            || Midnight Classic 200 | 10, Evergreen 200w in a 160VOC array ||
            || VEC1093 12V Charger | Maha C401 aa/aaa Charger | SureSine | Sunsaver MPPT 15A

            solar: http://tinyurl.com/LMR-Solar
            gen: http://tinyurl.com/LMR-Lister

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              • mikejh
                Member
                • Aug 2011
                • 44
                #64
                Haha. Sorry about that, I just drew it up on MS Paint and copied and paisted the panels. Yes, I would do two in series and two in parralels.

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