Diy Rv install

[Sunking]

I could use some help please.
I have 6x100watt 12v panels for my rv build. My plan is to run them in parallel.
My issue is: I wanted to have each panel on a breaker but then I got stumped as to how I can then run them in parallel after the breaker.
In a combiner box would I simply take the positive of panel 1 to positive buss bar, neg panel 1 to neg buss bar then
pos of panel 2 to neg buss bar and neg panel 2 to positive buss bar and repeat for panels 3,4 & 5,6 ?
Or is there a combiner/ breaker box that automatically can do this? Any feedback is appreciated.

You need to stop right now. Make sure your insurance covers FOOLS WHO BURN UP RV's WITH SOLAR. If you knew what you were doing you would now to wire the panels 3 in series with 2 strings in Parallel using a MPPT controller and no need for any fuses. Not only are you throwing money away, but a lot of wasted power (changing your 600 watt panels into 400 watts, and begging for a FIRE.

My bad on second thought, GOFER IT.

[Mike90250]

At this point you should stop working on this, and read up some basic electricity and solar wiring. If you are not able to grasp the concepts here, it is dangerous for you to be plugging wires into things and guessing what is going to happen, I can't teach this over the message board.
Midnight Solar has many good training videos

http://www.midnitesolar.com/videoDisplay.php

and they also manfuacture and sell top of the line gear. They have true DC breakers that will prevent large battery banks from starting a fire.
See their DC breaker video http://www.midnitesolar.com/video/vi...videoCat_ID=16
In the Off-grid section of this forum, we have many "stickie" topics but they do not cover basic electricity,

[Scottparrish3k]

Ok. I figured out what my issue was. I knew I wanted the panels run in parallel but going over everything in my head I got confused as my 6 volt batteries are to be hooked up series/parallel. So. I am all set with this question for now. Thanks.

[Scottparrish3k]

to parallel all the panels.
Tie the - side to a buss bar. Each + lead goes to a breaker. The other side of the breaker goes to your + buss bar.
Be sure to use DC rated breakers, and that will be good. Now you have to decide if 6 panels is correct for your needs. There are some stickies in the off-grid section that help size your batteries to your loads, and your PV to the batteries.
Good luck

My next guess is.... Am I making my parallel connection first and then I only have 3 breakers?

[Scottparrish3k]

to parallel all the panels.
Tie the - side to a buss bar. Each + lead goes to a breaker. The other side of the breaker goes to your + buss bar.
Be sure to use DC rated breakers, and that will be good. Now you have to decide if 6 panels is correct for your needs. There are some stickies in the off-grid section that help size your batteries to your loads, and your PV to the batteries.
Good luck

Thank you for the post but I'm still unclear how that puts the panels in parallel.
If all the panels wire to the breakers, I'm drawing a blank.
Could you please clarify, if each panel has a mc4 connector attached to it presently and I'm going to get mc4 extensions ...I think, stripping the other end and going to a breaker, as if I were doing my home AC work and since I've never seen a dc breaker I can assume from your post the positive wires from each panel are going to the breaker screw and each panel negative goes to the negative -bussbar

Could I get a dumbed down detail as to how I'm connecting the wires in parallel panel 1 positive to panel 2 negative etc etc. theres not much distance I want this to all happen in if I'm not mistaken so all of these panel wires get combined in parallel so I can get them combined and then to a large gauge wire to my charge controller.
Thanks again.

[Mike90250]

to parallel all the panels.
Tie the - side to a buss bar. Each + lead goes to a breaker. The other side of the breaker goes to your + buss bar.
Be sure to use DC rated breakers, and that will be good. Now you have to decide if 6 panels is correct for your needs. There are some stickies in the off-grid section that help size your batteries to your loads, and your PV to the batteries.
Good luck

[Scottparrish3k]

I could use some help please.
I have 6x100watt 12v panels for my rv build. My plan is to run them in parallel.
My issue is: I wanted to have each panel on a breaker but then I got stumped as to how I can then run them in parallel after the breaker.
In a combiner box would I simply take the positive of panel 1 to positive buss bar, neg panel 1 to neg buss bar then
pos of panel 2 to neg buss bar and neg panel 2 to positive buss bar and repeat for panels 3,4 & 5,6 ?
Or is there a combiner/ breaker box that automatically can do this? Any feedback is appreciated.