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It's time to start looking for a thermal camera of some sort. Over 1kW coming in can heat up bad connections pretty easily.

https://files.sovbit.host/media/0689df5847a8d3376892da29622d7c0fdc1ef1958f4bc4471d90966aa1eca9f2/9bfd5e0d55f96c3ac1e2cfbf4642c567fa295557bb5577e0f4eb3fb73aba97fd.webp

This was near 1500W, the highest peak I've seen on the system yet under testing thusfar. Once more panels go up, the system may peak at over 15kW coming in with enough reflection to the back of the panels. Even at the nominal 12.3kW of the panels, that's still a lot of juice. (Between 215-250A, depending on the battery voltage). I'll be checking every connection for proper torque after a few fast (for the system size) charge cycles.

I have a flir that goes in the USB port on my phone. Paid for itself in no time.

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Those have gotten so cheap!

I think I want a dedicated unit so I don't have to stick my phone around things could be damaging to it.