System Test Day in T-24 hours.. Guess the wattage..

**ywhic** · June 9th, 2012, 15:02 PDT

Does anyone think hooking a 2nd panel to it would be good to see the numbers??

I would fathom it would be the same voltage but higher AMPS (or AH) getting fed into the battery..

I could drag a 2nd panel from my storage down the road and do a 2nd test on Wed/Thursday..

**Cariboocoot** · June 9th, 2012, 15:08 PDT

Originally Posted by ywhic

Does anyone think hooking a 2nd panel to it would be good to see the numbers??

I would fathom it would be the same voltage but higher AMPS (or AH) getting fed into the battery..

I could drag a 2nd panel from my storage down the road and do a 2nd test on Wed/Thursday..

Parallel panels and that's what you get: same Voltage, higher Amps. You will also see less time at Bulk & Absorb for the same SOC recovery as the higher current will recharge faster.

**ywhic** · June 9th, 2012, 16:04 PDT

Anyone got a suggestion for a 12v load I can put onto the battery.. so I can make this thing cycle abit??

I'm thinking a bulb on a socket maybe??

I won't have my inverter for 3 weeks as I am saving for the SW 2000 Xantrex..

**Generic** · June 9th, 2012, 23:03 PDT

Leaving your battery at near full capacity won't hurt it. But if you want something to do with it maybe you could use a 12v fan. I use mine every night while I sleep. It uses 1.1 to 1.8 amps depending on the speed. Cost me about $50 but it's probably run 3000 hrs so far and still going strong.
I also like the math. That's only about 1.7 cents an hour if it stopped working right now.