How to Quickly test a solar panel using a multimeter

How to quickly test a solar panel. Voltage should be close to what rating is on back even on a cloudy day midday. Amps will be lower than rating if on a cloudy day- which is okay. You can test amps again when it is more sunny out.

[troycapesius]

Right to the point, nice, appreciate it. good video

[LalithsMusicChamber]

Your probes are in 10A range. That's right. But your meter in mA range. How you get a correct reading. You have to set the meter to 10A range.

[omumblat]

Hi, your amp reading is actually 0.38 A, but that is the true reality of a cloudy day with that type of panel.

[joecerda]

Right to business just the way i like it...thank you!

[noahriding]

Thank you very much! This is what I was trying to find out!

[johnroberts]

Hmmm, the test lead is plugged into the 10A port, and the meter is set to the 200mA range. Back to the drawing board...

[shahabi]

This test shows if the panel is functional... However, the problem with this test is no one ever actually uses the panels with a short circuit or open circuit. The real test is when you have an actual load like a battery that is low with a controller that is rated to use enough power to be measured accordingly. Alternatively you may use a power analyzer that would rate the output of the panel accurately.

[jaccourt]

What if your meter doesn't have 1000 dcv mind just has 250 and 2000m 200m then 20 200 250

[nikksinspain]

thanks for trying, but far too wobbly to follow, could be clearer to see...

[nitinkumar]

you are sure about that? I think, you are using the multimeter wrong by putting red lead into mA range.

[mapbike]

You just tested that panel with polarity reversed

[samuelnderi]

The selection knob is on 200milli amps and not on 200 amps as you say.
This will damage your multimeter.

[walterreed]

Your meter is set to read 200 mA and you will not get the correct panel output with the meter shading the panel!!! Suggest a little more background reading and repost your video.

[highnitro]

Uh yikes! This is not the way you measure current with a multimeter! Look it up... never put the meter in parallel with a power source like this (connecting the meter strait to a power source). Only reason you didnt pop the fuse or blow your meter up is the voltage from solar panels drops significantly when a dead short is connected to it. I dare you to try hooking your meter up like that to a 12v car battery🤕