Reinstalling outdoor solar charging panel video

How do I charge my solar panel?

• Turn the solar panel downwards so that it does not interfere with the charging process via the 12V-USB cable. • Plug the 12V-USB cable (included) into the 12 V jack on the bottom of the unit, then connect the other end to a 5 V wall outlet charger (not included).

Should I charge my solar panels in the winter?

Also, in the winter when the solar panels won’t be generating so much electricity, if you’re on an EV tariff (giving cheaper prices for electricity during the night) you will want to use the cheap rate to charge up your batteries.

Is solar mode a good way to charge a car?

In solar mode there’s no battery priority, margin or DC coupled mode to tell it only to charge the car from excess rather than drawing from the house battery. More fool me not buying a solar ecosystem product like the Zappi, but things have moved so quickly when I got the charge point (at which time I had no idea I’d be installing solar panels).

How much power does a solar charger get?

Also, when you’re charging in solar mode, you get anything between 1 up to 3kws - similar to a three pin plug so it will be charging very very slowly.

How do I connect my solar panels?

The solar panels come supplied with male and female MC4 connectors, so that they ca be easily connected to each other. But you obviously need to add a male and female MC4 to the DC extension cables at each of the string. For this, you need a crimping tool. I bought this one from Amazon…

How to connect solar panels to inverter?

The cables were at each end of the string, so that panels 1 and 7 go back to the inverter location. The solar panels come supplied with male and female MC4 connectors, so that they ca be easily connected to each other. But you obviously need to add a male and female MC4 to the DC extension cables at each of the string.