I finally did it. I found time to tear into the Mac and address the wiring so I can add the little creature comforts for my wife and kids (reading lamps, USB charge ports) and relocate the batteries to the V-berth.
My question is regarding the solar panels. I have four 40 watt panels for now that I will connect to a Victron Blue Solar MPPT 75 | 15 charge controller. My question is this - how do I gang the four positives and four negatives off the panels into the charge controller, how close should the controller be to either the batteries or the panels and do I use the panel specs in determining wire gauge (multiplied by four)?
The panel specs are:
I have two spare buss bars I could combine the positives and negatives off the panels to. Then it’s just a matter of the wire run either up to the controller near the batteries or from the controller near the panels and then up to the batteries.
My question is regarding the solar panels. I have four 40 watt panels for now that I will connect to a Victron Blue Solar MPPT 75 | 15 charge controller. My question is this - how do I gang the four positives and four negatives off the panels into the charge controller, how close should the controller be to either the batteries or the panels and do I use the panel specs in determining wire gauge (multiplied by four)?
The panel specs are:
- Maximum power output: 40 Watts and 2.3 Amps under ideal conditions
I have two spare buss bars I could combine the positives and negatives off the panels to. Then it’s just a matter of the wire run either up to the controller near the batteries or from the controller near the panels and then up to the batteries.
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