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Midsummer energy, semi-flexible panels

Mill scale is a bugger to remove, so we always use cold rolled steel tubing. It's stronger too. When we use sheet steel we use refrigeration grade steel. Zintec, this has better corrosion resistance than most other grades of mild steel. Can be welded with no issues.

I have a pair of the same technology and intend to buy another pair soon. Not tried in anger yet as they are for my Plaxton conversion. The price from bimble seems very good. Just remember they take up a lot more room. (Watts per square metre)

Love your draws ;)

Many coachbuilders commit this sin. A simple trick is to use an impermeable insulator between them.

So Anita tells me, nothing can compete with my snoring :(

Personally, if your thinking about a charger just for storage I'd be tempted by one of those smaller Victron ones. Say around 15amps. It's not like you'll be charging in a hurry to go somewhere. Once it's done it's business it goes into storage mode.

It could just about cope with the fridge kicking in, but sounded heavily loaded. That said it runs for about 6 hours on very little fuel so good for emergencies. Finally I returned home to find Murky's leisure batteries fully charged, funny what a little sun will do. This morning I switched on...

One thing I've thought about with big chargers, is the power required to run them. Ok the multiplus can limit the loading on an external power source, but it can still be a lot of amps if you rely on external charging. I remember using 3 7.5amp chargers with a 1kva silent smart generator...

Sun tomorrow, so should get some Wh’s ;)

Sadly that was Wh, about to edit.

I got 160Wh in Doncaster yesterday with 400watt array, though it is shadowed by the house until the afternoon. As soon as I'm mobile again I'll fit two more panels.

I can't confirm for sure, but that's a very deep pressing for steel if it is. The corroding fasteners above the windscreen also suggest it's grp. Well worth asking.

If I'm guessing right, it's got a glass fibre boat attached to the top. You could bond some fasteners to the roof and string some rails along it. If you make of adapt some set screws or machine bolts to have a large diameter head you could bond them to the surface of your roof with Glass fibre...

Watch out for that aerial casting a shadow Dave ;)

These are the type of conditions I'm hoping to improve performance in. I have read stories about PV harvesting from moonlight. I have noticed with Murky at home 1 watt of energy is been absorbed from somewhere. lol

That's my thinking, if you can get each series set in a row so that they are all subjected to the same light conditions. Some double sided carpet tape for safety and mock it up and see what happens?

If you can find 35 second heating oil, it's much closer to diesel than the lighter weight 28 second

Yes 5 panels in a mix can be fun. I had thought about 3 in series and the other two in series then paralleled. I guess if you like puzzles, brushing up on Kurchhoffs laws would resolve it. Sod being clever, simple is often best. Don't buy one extra panel, buy 2 smaller ones?