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hi i have an mppt 100/20 and 2 off tsm-265dc05.08 panels
265 watts 30volt 8.66amp
do i wire in series or parallel?
the positioning will be compromised, as the angles cannot be too steep
it will be charging a 12v lead acid
i wont be pulling more than 5 amps load, for about 5 hours a day 4 days a week
If you have any partial shading on your array then parallel usually produces the best results. Otherwise is doesn't matter much. If you have long runs from the array to the MPPT then series connection will provide slightly lower loss due to voltage drop in the wiring.
