Greetings from a newbie in Colorado who knows just enough about solar to be dangerous.
I have a rewire/upgrade question. I recently added a 120v AC fridge (specplate says 0.65 amps) that oddly will start and run fine while the sun is out, but when on the battery bank alone, the inverter beeps and rejects the startup compressor load. Looking to rewire the battery bank from 12v to 24v and go to a 4000 watt 24v AIMS inverter charger. The question is this: Do I need to rewire the panels to 24v as well? A tech at a supplier says the present charge controller (12v or 24v EPEVER Triron 3210N - LINK to manual) separates input and output and that I don't need to rewire the panels. Does that sound right? If possible, I'd rather not, because I have an odd number of panels and I'd have to drop one presumably, and I won't have to get on the roof. I will attempt to attach hastily drawn present and proposed schematics (Proposed shows if panels are rewired also). The schematics identify the various components. If you see anything out of whack, please bring it to my attention. Help and advice greatly appreciated! ~PhotonJack
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I have a rewire/upgrade question. I recently added a 120v AC fridge (specplate says 0.65 amps) that oddly will start and run fine while the sun is out, but when on the battery bank alone, the inverter beeps and rejects the startup compressor load. Looking to rewire the battery bank from 12v to 24v and go to a 4000 watt 24v AIMS inverter charger. The question is this: Do I need to rewire the panels to 24v as well? A tech at a supplier says the present charge controller (12v or 24v EPEVER Triron 3210N - LINK to manual) separates input and output and that I don't need to rewire the panels. Does that sound right? If possible, I'd rather not, because I have an odd number of panels and I'd have to drop one presumably, and I won't have to get on the roof. I will attempt to attach hastily drawn present and proposed schematics (Proposed shows if panels are rewired also). The schematics identify the various components. If you see anything out of whack, please bring it to my attention. Help and advice greatly appreciated! ~PhotonJack
Proposed-Revised.jpg
Present Setup.jpg
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