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Solar Ecllips


For some reason, power from our solar panels is decreasing. We are in region of 75% total eclipse.

Reed and Elaine



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What a surprise. I'd make a complaint to the manufacturer. LOL
Dave

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dave48 wrote:

What a surprise. I'd make a complaint to the manufacturer. LOL
Dave


 Who? God?smile



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Cleaned.
Check Indiv connections, Panel to line in.With Multi.
output at Junct box into van.
Input to. and output from Regulator.
Regulator to battery bank at battery end.
Compare them going down the line. Dividing the output from each panel. then see if any drops out in line somewhere.

Multi's are the king.
a dead blocking diode can drain the rest of them. Specially at night.
Or a wire rubbing it's sheath somewhere. leaking into chassis
oof.
Separate checks down the line will isolate the area? a bit.

How old are they?.

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This was an attempt at humor (or humour) since we were in a solar eclipse that crossed North America.



-- Edited by Reed on Thursday 31st of August 2017 03:34:12 AM

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