Solarex 10 Watt MSX10 Rewired

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 I rewired as an attempt to repair

 "Solarex MSX10

  Voc(V) 21.1

  Isc(A) .62

  Pnoct  9.0

  Inoct  .58

  Vnoct  15.5

  Pnom   9.8

  Pmin   8.0

  Isc   .63"

This panel has never got up to 12 VDC,

 After contacting the E-bay seller and them checking all their panel in this lot, all tags listed as 10 Watts 12 volts but none would get up to 12 VDC so they gave me my money back less shipping and told me to keep this panel.

 After looking at it side by side with my

"Solarex SX10M

Pmax= 10.0 W

Voc=  21.0 V

Isc=  .650 A

Vpmax=16.8 V

Ipmax=.590 A

At (800 )W.m-2-AM 1.5 Cell,

T =    49` C

Will Produce:

Pmax = 7.10 W

Ipmax= .480 A

All the back tag Info."

 I saw that the MSX looked series parallel

while the SX is Series.

 After digging the plastic top off the little box I finally got around to digging down to see the wires and yep, wired as series, 18 cells paralleled to the other 18.

 So I rewired for series of all 36.

I hope it puts out the power when I test it tomorrow!

 This has been a major hold up on my tracking system, I wanted these about matching,(same size and shape), panels side by side with two mirrors "A frame" between them on the pole over pole.

 

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Well?

I figure it works.

G-

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ghurd-

 I'd like to say it did but,

NOPE !

 I'll have to try again with some sunshine to be able to find the pos and neg. Then try wiring it up

to get all series of the cells.

 teach me to rewire after dark and beer. LOL



 

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As my life and projects go-

 I finally got back to this and after

two more soldering jobs and a complete pull apart,

three of the four side frames and the white backing paper that was not even stuck to anything but just floating behind and held in place by the frame work.

 Do I have to put this back or can I use something else or just nothing???

 Anyway, I tested this morning and 18-19 VDC !!!!

One soldering spot just didn't was to connect but after working a stick pin under the liquid solder it finally got hooked up.

 So my free after shipping 10 Watt panel might work!

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As my life and projects go-

 I finally got back to this and after

two more soldering jobs and a complete pull apart,

three of the four side frames and the white backing paper that was not even stuck to anything but just floating behind and held in place by the frame work.

 Do I have to put this "backing paper" back or can I use something else or just nothing???

 Anyway, I tested this morning and 18-19 VDC !!!!

One soldering spot just didn't want to connect but after working a stick pin under the liquid solder it finally got hooked up.

 So my free after shipping 10 Watt panel does get above 12 volts and should work!