Calculate Solar Cost For Your Home - geni.us/solar_reviews IDEAL Clamp Meter 61-747 - geni.us/graKF0 Power Analyzer - geni.us/s86J Cheap Probes (MC4 Conversion) - geni.us/nDL6kFb iCrimp MC4 Crimper Kit - geni.us/gBJM27 DISCLAIMER: This video and description contain affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, I’ll receive a small commission.
Note that the IDEAL 61-757 ($133) is very similar to the 61-747 ($90 - Lowes special). Major differences are the 757 goes up to 1000V while the 747 goes up to 600V. In addition, the 757 has a low impedance AC Voltage mode for very small voltages. Neither of these features are likely to be important to DYI folks.
Awesome! I love the power analyzer... any chance you have seen something like this to measure wattage on the downstream side of a micro inverter (240V)?
I have an EcoFlow Delta 2. I bought EcoFlow 2*400 Solar Panels. Can I use them together with this battery? And how should I connect the panels, in series or in parallel?
Now take your new vom with amp clamp To the meter on your house Measure amps Turn off the main Measure line voltage Multiply the two and that will give you the actual watts that are going into the grid
might be a silly question, but do you need a load to measure a solar panel's output ? can you do it with only the panel and this clamp instrument? I want to figure out how much power would a single panel produce for a day in my curcumstances (partial shading) before investing in the whole setup. So I need to log the data at even intervals..the cheapest and simpliest way possible.
Yes, no load = no current, only open circuit voltage. You can use professional module testing kit like PVtester which gonna cost you thousands of dollar.
It seems likely that the charge controllers in the 2 Delta Pros would fight each other. Each wants to control the solar panel voltage and current to set maximum power points (MPPT), and they likely would want different voltages and currents. It would likely be more successful to charge one from the solar panel, and run the output of that one to the input of the other to charge it. It might be possible to disable the MPPT function in the Delta Pros. That would work if they were connected in parallel to the solar panel. But you would lose the efficiency provided by the MPPT function.
There are no solar panels in the world that has 460V unless you connect multiple panels in series to achieve the value. The highest voltage output that i've seen from a single piece of solar panels is First Solar Series 7 thin film module, about 220V per piece.
Those are Trina 395W Bifacial from Shop Solar Kits shopsolarkits.com/collections/300-watt-solar-panels/products/trina-vertex-s-395w-bifacial-mono-black-solar-panel-25-year-power-output-warranty?ref=1287
Why don't you use the clamp meter to measure power output voltage like you did with measuring current (amps) power output instead of rigging wires to the multimeter?
You could also Subtract line voltage from output voltage what should be 274 Then divide buy line voltage multiply by 100 and that will give you the actual percentage that is going into the grid Which will correspond exactly with the first test That proves that solar could only put in less than 20% Ohm's law got to love it
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Calculate Solar Cost For Your Home - geni.us/solar_reviews
IDEAL Clamp Meter 61-747 - geni.us/graKF0
Power Analyzer - geni.us/s86J
Cheap Probes (MC4 Conversion) - geni.us/nDL6kFb
iCrimp MC4 Crimper Kit - geni.us/gBJM27
DISCLAIMER: This video and description contain affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, I’ll receive a small commission.
Note that the IDEAL 61-757 ($133) is very similar to the 61-747 ($90 - Lowes special). Major differences are the 757 goes up to 1000V while the 747 goes up to 600V. In addition, the 757 has a low impedance AC Voltage mode for very small voltages. Neither of these features are likely to be important to DYI folks.
Agreed, I have the 61-747 👍 and have found Lowe's to be the cheapest. Thanks for the feedback!
Awesome! I love the power analyzer... any chance you have seen something like this to measure wattage on the downstream side of a micro inverter (240V)?
Thank you. I just purchased my first solar system
I have an EcoFlow Delta 2. I bought EcoFlow 2*400 Solar Panels. Can I use them together with this battery? And how should I connect the panels, in series or in parallel?
You make some good videos.
Very helpful, thank you!
Now take your new vom with amp clamp
To the meter on your house
Measure amps
Turn off the main
Measure line voltage
Multiply the two and that will give you the actual watts that are going into the grid
might be a silly question, but do you need a load to measure a solar panel's output ? can you do it with only the panel and this clamp instrument? I want to figure out how much power would a single panel produce for a day in my curcumstances (partial shading) before investing in the whole setup. So I need to log the data at even intervals..the cheapest and simpliest way possible.
Yes, no load = no current, only open circuit voltage. You can use professional module testing kit like PVtester which gonna cost you thousands of dollar.
It doesn't look like that meter has inrush?
Hello is there anyway to contact you directly.
Unrelated but is it possible to use one solar panel to charge 2 delta pros at same time ? Like with some kind of splitter.
It seems likely that the charge controllers in the 2 Delta Pros would fight each other. Each wants to control the solar panel voltage and current to set maximum power points (MPPT), and they likely would want different voltages and currents. It would likely be more successful to charge one from the solar panel, and run the output of that one to the input of the other to charge it.
It might be possible to disable the MPPT function in the Delta Pros. That would work if they were connected in parallel to the solar panel. But you would lose the efficiency provided by the MPPT function.
Good one🙂
Has anyone found the clamp meter for less than $131? Thanks!
I think Lowe’s has it for $89 in my area.
@@everydaysolar Thank you for the video and response, I'll check it out at Lowes.
@@everydaysolar Menards and Home Depot have it too
Have you ever seen a solar panel that has (about) 460 VOLT output? I am not asking watt.
There are no solar panels in the world that has 460V unless you connect multiple panels in series to achieve the value.
The highest voltage output that i've seen from a single piece of solar panels is First Solar Series 7 thin film module, about 220V per piece.
@ thank you.
Is that ground mount a DIY or from a kit from a manufacturer ?
you have solar panels everywhere ;)
It is becoming a problem 🙂
Can you put a link to the panels you use? Thanks
Those are Trina 395W Bifacial from Shop Solar Kits shopsolarkits.com/collections/300-watt-solar-panels/products/trina-vertex-s-395w-bifacial-mono-black-solar-panel-25-year-power-output-warranty?ref=1287
@@everydaysolar thank you sir.
are your panels connected in series or parallel?
Why don't you use the clamp meter to measure power output voltage like you did with measuring current (amps) power output instead of rigging wires to the multimeter?
do you have electrical fundamental? You can't measure voltage using the clamp...
You could also
Subtract line voltage from output voltage what should be 274
Then divide buy line voltage multiply by 100 and that will give you the actual percentage that is going into the grid
Which will correspond exactly with the first test
That proves that solar could only put in less than 20%
Ohm's law got to love it