solar panel not putting out amps

[grumpybear]

suggestions taken

after careful considerations and suggestions from everyone here I have killed the idea of running a heater all the time
I have switched out all my Florissant lights and replaced them with led bulbs { installed all new fixtures }
so I went from using 616 watts of lighting to 120 watts and I plan on using a small propane heater that I already have which only uses 120 watts to run and only for about 15 min max
with that said I will only need 120 watts for about 4 hours per day an 120 watts for 30 min a day and the occasional use of power tools
also I am switching to a 24 volt system . I have relocated cc and bb and now will only have a 48 foot run and plan on using 4 awg wire to a junction box where all the panels will tie into that will get me down to a voltage drop of 2.96%
the panels will be switched to 6 awg wire to achieve this also

did not get to test panels today due to lack of sun . cloudy day but will do so before everything is permanently installed

i am possibly testing the panels for amps the wrong way also so that could be my fudge factor

i do appreciate all the help given here and have learned allot in the past few days
so hopefully i am on a better track than i was lol

thanks again to everyone for your help

[grumpybear]

panel output amps

finally got some good sunshine to test my panels
all three panels are putting out 5 amps
all checked individuealy
will do further testing before final install

now on to the next newbie question
if i go to a 24 volt setup ( from what i understand so far )
i will need to series my panels in pairs then parallel the pairs to keep it at 24 volts correct ?
i haven't read a way to series 3 panels and end up with only 24 volts i always come up with 36 instead

thanks again for all the help

[Naptown]

or move to an mppt controller.
5 amps at 24V = 120W with two panels
Go to Mppt and you can use the third panel
Actual is 130W x 3 x.95= 370 watts
With PWM amps in = amps out
With MPPT watts out =watts in - about 5%

[grumpybear]

thanks

ill look into that
thanks for the suggestions and help