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Old 12-07-2013, 12:31 PM   #1
pylon
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Default Electrical nerds help me. Need solar panel advice.

Ok, I bought 3 of these solar panels:





I want to charge a deep cycle 101 amp hour, group 27, 12V deep cycle RV battery with it.

With a 120 watt array (3 X 40 watt panels), how fast would it charge the battery in direct sunlight?

Do I hook up the panels in series or parallel? I know one is better than the other.

Will the built in 7 amp controller be adequate? Or is there a device I can attach that will allow me to monitor the battery and simplify it by just displaying a capacity bar like your cellphone does.

Help, me confuse by electricity thing.
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