[Rhodes22-list] Another Solar discussion

[Peter Nyberg]

The smaller solar panels are connected directly to the batteries (or, more specifically, to the batter monitor shunt).  I decided to put my controller in the lazarette, so in order to connect them to the controller, I would have had to run more wires between the cabin and the lazarette, which in my boat is not easy.  Since I’m not worried about the small panels overcharging the batteries, I took the path of least resistance.

—Peter

> On Apr 2, 2019, at 8:31 AM, Mike Riter <mike at traildesign.com> wrote:
> 
> Thanks Peter. Did you wire them to the same charge controller? Series or
> parallel?
> 
> Michael Riter
> President, Trail Design Specialists, Inc.
> Lead Instructor, Trail Master and mechanized training
> mike at traildesign.com
> 678-410-8021
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, Apr 1, 2019 at 10:56 AM Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com> wrote:
> 
>> Mike,
>> 
>> For now, I’ve kept the smaller factory installed panels.  More juice is
>> more juice.  On the other hand, they do kind of clutter up the cabin top,
>> and interfere with hand rails, so I may remove them some day.
>> 
>> Peter Nyberg
>> Coventry, CT
>> s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)
>> 
>> 
>>> On Apr 1, 2019, at 8:42 AM, Mike Riter <mike at traildesign.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Rhodies. I just purchased a 110w solar panel and Victron MPPT charge
>>> controller. My Rhodes has one of the factory panels on it. For those of
>> you
>>> that have added solar panels, did you keep and add in the factory panel
>> or
>>> just remove it?
>>> 
>>> Michael Riter
>>> President, Trail Design Specialists, Inc.
>>> Lead Instructor, Trail Master and mechanized training
>>> mike at traildesign.com
>>> 678-410-8021
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