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Newbe question, parallel panels
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Is it ok to parallel panels of different wattage, but the same voltage?
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March 09, 2016, 12:03:39 PM »
You should be wary of the big one cooking the small one with back current given that they won't be identical, so I put reverse blocking diodes in when I do that (I have 2.5W and 100W in parallel with a bunch in between too).
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