configure Morningstar mppt 45 controller - 24 volt panels to 12 volt battery bank

[Virtual400]

I have 2 Grape Solar 12 volt panels wired in series to a Morningstar mppt controller. I have a 12 volt battery bank. How do I configure the controller?

[Mike90250]

What is the Voc spec for the Controller you have ? Morningstar has many MPPT controllers varying from 50-600V input limit

[Virtual400]

It's a Tristar TS-MPPT-45.

[Virtual400]

150v.

[Sunking]

Easy wire the panels in series. Just be sure to connect the battery to the controller first before panels as that will set the controller for 12 volts.

[littleharbor]

The ts mppt45 controller has an auto system voltage setting, OR, manual voltage settings(see page 20). You really need to set up the controller correctly before connecting it. There are a number of settings for various charging voltage setpoints, battery types, etc. Here's the manual,

http://africanenergy.com/new/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/tsmppt_english-manual.pdf

[Sunking]

The ts mppt45 controller has an auto system voltage setting, OR, manual voltage settings(see page 20). You really need to set up the controller correctly before connecting it. There are a number of settings for various charging voltage setpoints, battery types, etc. Here's the manual,
http://africanenergy.com/new/wp-cont...ish-manual.pdf

Why would anyone read the manual or directions? That would just confuse them.

[J.P.M.]

Why would anyone read the manual or directions? That would just confuse them.

You're assuming they know how to read.

[littleharbor]

Why would anyone read the manual or directions? That would just confuse them.

As a last resort.

[J.P.M.]

As a last resort.

Yea, that's like admitting defeat. Sort of like asking for directions from a stranger when you're lost. How humiliating.

An alternate: have a women read the manual and spoon feed the answer to the problem - they seem to do better at such tasks than most men. SWMBO helps me like that all the time.

[littleharbor]

[QUOTE=J.P.M.;n380507]

Yea, that's like admitting defeat. Sort of like asking for directions from a stranger when you're lost. How humiliating.

GPS has largely eliminated the, lost and need directions problem, as long as you know how to operate your GPS. I have a few myself. Magellan seems pretty straightforward. I have a Tom Tom for Baja. It is not as user friendly.