Cleaned up a Little bit.

[s4w2099]

Just some pictures with the setup a little bit more neatly organized. I got a breaker box from homedepot for 25 bucks. I emptied it and put all of the boards inside for dust protection. My garage is very dusty because of the high winds in the area and dust blows from all the edges.

Below is data gathered until Fri. 13th. Notice the temperature when I put the setup inside the completely unventilated box and all closed up (from day 5 on). Before day 5 The converter was still outside. During day 2 I disconnected the fan for a few minutes to test something out, then it was connected soon after test was done.

I suspect the converter will be alright even in summer with my current power level and an enclosed case. If I add another panel however I expect it to be a bit upsteep. I will ventilate the box anyways but I did it like that just as another test for the converter.

Friday was a cold day with temperatures around 0C, it was snowing. Snow would melt instantly as it touched the panels. Still My 260W array managed to put out a bit over 50W. The rest of the days have been partly cloudy or bright overcast.

[dnix71]

The converter may not have been intended to be mounted like that. Does the fan/fans blow from bottom up?

[ghurd]

He should definitely contact the company and talk with the head of the engineering team which designed the converter for a definitive answer about the mounting orientation, and ventilation requirements.

My main concern is the obvious lack of an airborne silicon detection unit.

G-

[s4w2099]

LOL

[dnix71]

I meant inverter not converter. Having his 110 source mounted end up over the battery bank didn't look like the best way to do it.

[s4w2099]

I bet its not, this is not all finished. I expect that gases would corrode the inverter and the danger of sparks would be problematic. But I am not too worried because of the same thing. There is plenty of airflow inside the garage and very little charging current into the batteries (gassing is minimal).

I will have that inverter moved away from the batteries as well when time permits.