Hi everyone,
My parents have a cabin with a solar system in it and they do not know the ins and outs of the system. It was installed by another cabin owner on the beach ...
After upgrading to 4 panels they had to get a new solar controller and got the Morningstar MMPT 45. Trying to diagnose some things was a real pain and the guy that did the install insn't a whole lot of help.
I ordered and installed the digital meter for the controller so we could get some stats on the system.
My question is, on the display it shows value for WATTAGE. I am assuming that this is the incoming wattage being generated by the panels. If that is the case should it be close to the wattage of what the panels are? If it is supposed to show close to the wattage of the panels at peak time and isn't does the voltage of the panels matter for what is shown on the display?
Thanks in advance, the panels are on a pole mount and roof mount and I haven't wanted to climb up there yet as they have no spec sheets on their panels.
My parents have a cabin with a solar system in it and they do not know the ins and outs of the system. It was installed by another cabin owner on the beach ...
After upgrading to 4 panels they had to get a new solar controller and got the Morningstar MMPT 45. Trying to diagnose some things was a real pain and the guy that did the install insn't a whole lot of help.
I ordered and installed the digital meter for the controller so we could get some stats on the system.
My question is, on the display it shows value for WATTAGE. I am assuming that this is the incoming wattage being generated by the panels. If that is the case should it be close to the wattage of what the panels are? If it is supposed to show close to the wattage of the panels at peak time and isn't does the voltage of the panels matter for what is shown on the display?
Thanks in advance, the panels are on a pole mount and roof mount and I haven't wanted to climb up there yet as they have no spec sheets on their panels.
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