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  1. shaniac

    Solar Panel Mega Mystery (need a sherlock!)

    I have a 24V DC Light Bulb, I can use do place a draw on each panel. I will add that between the volt meter. How does one distroy a panel anyways? For example what would hapen if I reversed the wires in teh compiner box? Pos to neg and then neg to pos? Can that be tested or if there is juice...
  2. shaniac

    Solar Panel Mega Mystery (need a sherlock!)

    How do I check if the new shipped panel is open circuit?
  3. shaniac

    Solar Panel Mega Mystery (need a sherlock!)

    Thanks for the advise. I will check it out first thing in the morning before the sun get too potent. :) I am not sure how this is possible, as I checked the line several times, but I suppose it is possible that the manufacturer switched the terminals from the older 120W panel to the new 130W...
  4. shaniac

    Solar Panel Mega Mystery (need a sherlock!)

    Greetings, I just replaced a 120W panel with a new 130W panel via a warranty. 130W was all the manufacturer had. When I hooked the system back up, my charge controller read 0.00. The second I removed the new panel, it went back up to normal of around 20.3. That is the mystery. Here are some...

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