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Solar Panel

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Hi want to know what I can do with current solar panels. Have Axpert 5kw , 10 Frontier 165w , voc 110V install 3 years ago. Reason upgrade to Canadian 400w 

I'm sure you will find someone to buy your old ones. People are often looking for odd sizes that aren't made anymore. Maybe even me, I have to up grade my solar borehole pump sometime, so will be looking for panels. Post the specs and age under the classified and I'm sure you will have some interest. You are unlikely to get anywhere near what you paid for them though as the prices have come down so much. 

As an alternative you could get a separate MPPT for your new panels, and just run in parallel with your old setup, unless roof space is a problem. 

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  • STC Power Rating 165W
  • PTC Power Rating 149.2W 1
  • STC Power per unit of area 12.5W/ft2 (134.4W/m2)
  • Peak Efficiency 13.44%
  • Power Tolerances -5%/+10%
  • Number of Cells data not available
  • Nominal Voltage not applicable
  • Imp 1.93A
  • Vmp 85.5V
  • Isc 2.2A
  • Voc 110V
  • NOCT 47°C
  • Temp. Coefficient of Isc 0.01%/K
  • Temp. Coefficient of Power -0.31%/K
  • Temp. Coefficient of Voltage -0.33V/K
  • Series Fuse Rating 4A
  • Maximum System Voltage 1000V

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