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Offline tomw

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Re: solar laminates
« Reply #45 on: March 27, 2012, 08:04:40 am »
Quote from: Wolvenar on March 27, 2012, 05:33:13 am
Brilliance found in simplicity, is what comes to my mind Ross.

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Re: solar laminates
« Reply #46 on: March 27, 2012, 08:16:12 am »
  Just have to admire footwork like that ;)
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Re: solar laminates
« Reply #47 on: March 27, 2012, 07:34:27 pm »
No RossW, It is very obvious your mind is not simple. You came up with an elegant solution using off the shelf parts anyone can buy.  :)
Wolv said it best.
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Re: solar laminates
« Reply #48 on: April 01, 2012, 08:42:17 pm »
A quick check of the panels yesterday showed no signs of either panel warping. I'll be looking at them all summer.

We had cloudy to partly cloudy skies on Friday. The Classic recorded 1.2 Kw from the 2 laminates  in 24 hrs. I'd say that's not too bad considering they are lying flat on a zero pitch roof. The batteries were at 12.7 at the beginning of the day.
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Re: solar laminates
« Reply #49 on: May 05, 2012, 10:37:39 pm »
Yesterday I added two more panels in series for a total of four. The sky was overcast most of the day.


The panel voltage doubled to 136 Voc. The classic is in control.


Today, the system went to 24 volts. The classic detected the change and went into the setup mode. The xantrex C-40's I had before don't hold a candle to the classic. Sorry for the bad pictures.
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