The power/solar/batteries/generator thread

[offgrid]

Interesting. Aren't there people on here who are totally off grid with solar? Also, some parts of the article talk about zero output, while others talk about 75% output. That's a pretty large difference.

I'm one of those people who's been offgrid with solar for eight years. One of my neighbors has been offgrid for 20+yrs. Had our solar panels performed as suggested by this article, our wives would have been gone along time ago.

[Irving]

I'm one of those people who's been offgrid with solar for eight years. One of my neighbors has been offgrid for 20+yrs. Had our solar panels performed as suggested by this article, our wives would have been gone along time ago.

You were whom I was referring to, but I didn't want to single you out.

[jerrymrc]

"The reduction in power from shading half of one cell is equivalent to removing a cell active area 36 times the shadow's actual size."

I for one am not believing it. When I did some testing on my panels I saw a proportional drop off in current. Shade 1/4 of the panel and see a 25% reduction in output.

And if they did not work at all then many would be in the dark and people would have stopped using them years ago.

[Wulf202]

I for one am not believing it. When I did some testing on my panels I saw a proportional drop off in current. Shade 1/4 of the panel and see a 25% reduction in output.

And if they did not work at all then many would be in the dark and people would have stopped using them years ago.

I think he's quoting an old test of an outdated panel style from the 80's to make his point.

Journalists....