Re: Solar panel backfeed...
-> > So I connected a permanent diode in a lead from each of the panels.
-> > Problem solved.
->
-> CH>But you lost the .7 volt drop across the diode in the process...
->
-> Use a Schottky diode (Digi-Key part #95SQ015ND, $3.81 each, 9 amps)
-> or similar.
-> These have a forward voltage drop of only .25 volts.
Yes, though it's still a loss.  And a drop of that much might make the
difference in the number of panels required..
-> Digi-Key
Yup.  I get their catalogs every few months.  I appreciate it, but I
have no solar stuff at the moment.
-c-
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