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Larry
 
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Default Increase Solar panel output or What the heck is an MPPT?? -Mic

(Mic) wrote in :

but will it cause problems for me when
the voltage drops below 24 volts


No, the controller simply disconnects it so it doesn't discharge backwards
through the panel. Those of us with lesser panels one human can lift use
just a diode in series with the power cable so it only conducts in
charging.