Installing solar panels by yourself can be a cost effective and rewarding experience.
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However for the aspiring solar diy er knowing how to install solar panels can seem daunting.
The direction of solar panels should always be facing towards equator of earth.
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Each 100 watt solar panel would put out max of 22 5 volts and around 5 29 amps.
In the example above as we have shown we had 4x 100 watt solar panels putting out 400 watts max so we are going to match that with the appropriate solar charge controller.
All 4 being wired into parallel we would have 22 5 volts max and about 21 16 amps max.
I recently installed a 6 24kw solar panel array on my roof.
This video documents the install including a time lapse portion showing the entire roof install.
Capturing and converting the sun s energy with this old house energy expert ross trethewey.
Here are simple steps to install solar panels.