I also ran two charge controllers (blue sea 75/15) so that if there is
shading on one panel, you don't get hit with a net zero input..
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We have 2x 100w semi-flexible mounted in soft frames (sailrite does an
excellent tutorial on this) on our Bimini since March and have been out on
a few week long cruises since then, I can pleasantly report not running out
of juice. We have 2x 8D agm batteries and also have autopilot, an isotherm
Looks great..Doug Mountjoysv Rebecca Leah C Landfall 39Port Orchard yacht club
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Pictures of my solar installation.
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B8pEh5lnvP1yLXU5RzRyWjZXTDA
Josh Muckley
S/V Sea Hawk
1989 C 37+
Solomons, MD
On Wed, Sep 9, 2020, 13:28 Dave S via CnC-List
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> Hello all,
>
> Need to replace my batteries and am contemplating an upgrade to
Dave, I live aboard full time in Puget Sound, and often will shut off my
battery charger for a week at a time. I have 2 140 watt rigid panels mounted
flat on my dinghy davits, with 2 Gensun in MPPT controllers in parallel. This
is in conjunction with the 6 group 27 AGM house batteries. With
No YouTube... I don't think. The 2 controllers just allow for more
reliability. In order to handle 200w I would need a larger single
controller but a single failure would cause a complete loss of my solar
charging system. 2 smaller controllers allow me to us high quality Genesun
boost
Josh,
Like you my cruising is in and out of the channel, however with a bit more time
to go, and some amazing full days soloing Halcyon I am considering few week
long trips to and fro! And ... adding a few 100 watt flexible panels
Did you do by chance do a youtube vid on that install process?
Solar power literature will indicate that you can expect to get the equivalent
of 6 hours per day of rated output on a clear summer's day, but that assumes
that you have a fixed mount with the panels mounted facing south and at an
angle approximating the latitude. My experience with 2 panels
Dave,
I added a GoPower 100 Watt system last summer at the same time I added a new
Isotherm Ref. System. I found that the most I was getting from the panel was
about 3.5 to 4 amps according to the GoPower controller. Was still having to
run the engine a few times a day to keep the beer
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I have experience but my panels are flexible and total 200w. I am also
considerably
I have experience but my panels are flexible and total 200w. I am also
considerably further south in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay.
I have an Gensun MPPT-boost charge controller for each of the 2 panels.
They are rated for a 105w panel but I think based on the angle of the solar
impact and
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