Imeirish
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[font=Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]I have a Renogy 200 watt solar suitcase direct connected to my Jackery 1000. Its a 200 watt solar panel, but the Jackery says I'm only pulling 115 or so watts. I know I can expect a 10 percent lower or higher output than what it is sold as, but this is not acceptable.[/font]
[font=Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]The suitcase is two 100 watt panels hinged together. From the back, right panel has a ip65 junction box with a single wire connecting to the IP65 on the left side. Then a single wire comes out of that. that wire used to go to the controller. I unsnapped the connectors for the controller and snapped a cable onto it which plugs directly into the Jackery as it already has its own controller. Which is most likely:[/font]
[font=Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]1) the Jackery is just plain wrong (its only had 3 uses)[/font]
[font=Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]2) the solar panel is defunct (its brand new)[/font]
[font=Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]3) the Jackery will only accept this wattage???[/font]
[font=Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]4) the cable or something else?[/font]
[font=Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]The specs for the Jackery are 200 watt max and 30 amps. The panel is 200 watts and 20 amps. [/font]
[font=Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]I've tried every angle that the panel can be positioned in. Its supposed to be 15 degrees plus or minus the latitude of the current location depending on the season. Right?[/font]
[font=Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]This is not my idea of an ideal setup, but I cant do a more permanent setup on the roof until I get my spare tire holder up there. Gets too costly to keep switching stuff out. And it could be months before my rack comes.[/font]
[font=Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]The suitcase is two 100 watt panels hinged together. From the back, right panel has a ip65 junction box with a single wire connecting to the IP65 on the left side. Then a single wire comes out of that. that wire used to go to the controller. I unsnapped the connectors for the controller and snapped a cable onto it which plugs directly into the Jackery as it already has its own controller. Which is most likely:[/font]
[font=Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]1) the Jackery is just plain wrong (its only had 3 uses)[/font]
[font=Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]2) the solar panel is defunct (its brand new)[/font]
[font=Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]3) the Jackery will only accept this wattage???[/font]
[font=Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]4) the cable or something else?[/font]
[font=Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]The specs for the Jackery are 200 watt max and 30 amps. The panel is 200 watts and 20 amps. [/font]
[font=Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]I've tried every angle that the panel can be positioned in. Its supposed to be 15 degrees plus or minus the latitude of the current location depending on the season. Right?[/font]
[font=Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]This is not my idea of an ideal setup, but I cant do a more permanent setup on the roof until I get my spare tire holder up there. Gets too costly to keep switching stuff out. And it could be months before my rack comes.[/font]