back to 2022.08.14 new combiners and replacing some CCA

2 panels and combiners:




Here's a view of the solar array from a few different angles. This arrangement isn't as visually interesting
as some of my prior "flower petals" setups I've used, but is very compact and yet very accessible.

Four groups of four panels each connect to their respective panel combiner, and then those feed to the string
combiner in the middle. The output of that then goes over to the solar controller. Because the voltage is
kept pretty high (60-90v), current is kept down and so transmission loss is minimal. (using #10 OFC)

During these tests, the skies were continuously overcast, so despite my best efforts to keep the batteries
low and hungry for charge, the solar transmission line never got above five amps, which was good for 300w.
This controller is limited to 40a on the battery port, and at the current battery voltage, 300w was pushing
it to just over 25 amps. I have NO doubt that it would have hit 40 amps in full sun.

south high	south low car 2	west 1	west 2

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