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    Newbie with no power

    I bought them from Amazon and when I first plugged them into the solar controller that they came with it said 27.4v because we didn't have a battery or inverter at the time I immediately unplugged it and left it alone. Some of the responders did say that most of those type of control panels can...
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    Newbie with no power

    I was going to take a pic of me using the multimeter on the solar and the different settings that it provides but the sun decided to play hide and seek today. And by the way I tested it on every voltage setting and it maxed out each time. Including taking off the covered panel where the cords...
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    Newbie with no power

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    Newbie with no power

    That is not the panel set I bought.
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    Newbie with no power

    When it gets sunny tomorrow I'll get some pics.
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    Newbie with no power

    When I get paid Wednesday I can buy a digital multimeter and see what that says. Otherwise also payday I would like to purchase an mppt 50 amp but I'm wondering if I should hold off on that.
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    Newbie with no power

    I forgot to report that I tested all of the wires and they came out the same as testing the solar panels directly. That includes the Y splitters.
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    Newbie with no power

    So I used a multimeter on the panels battery and so on. Unfortunately the multimeter I have is a analog multimeter that only goes up to 300 volts. But the panels themselves were flying off of the radar. With a multimeter the battery was at optimal position. As for the solar controller I bought a...
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    Newbie with no power

    I have 3 flex panels that purport to produce 600 watts each (I originally had 4 but after a major thunderstorm I lost 1). I also have a 30 amp solar controller, a 12v battery bank, and a 12v 2000 watt inverter. I cannot seem to get my system to work. The controller will not show me that the...
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