AlaskanNoob
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Anybody know of a company that sells custom bus bars? I'd like to get a 24 terminal tin plated copper bus bar made by somebody who knows what they're doing.
Sounds like a niche market that might need exploited..Anybody know of a company that sells custom bus bars? I'd like to get a 24 terminal tin plated copper bus bar made by somebody who knows what they're doing.
Victron Power In’s the only way to fly.
Distributors are ok but you give extra for them. The Power In’s can easily and cheaply be converted to distributors. The only difference between the distributors and the Power In’s are the bolts for the Mega fuses which can be bought for pennies added to the power in’s and you have a distributor for the price of a power In.I've got two of the Distributors. But I need to use a ton of t-fuses, and I don't think I can connect those to the bus bar on the Lynx.
Distributors are ok but you give extra for them. The Power In’s can easily and cheaply be converted to distributors. The only difference between the distributors and the Power In’s are the bolts for the Mega fuses which can be bought for pennies added to the power in’s and you have a distributor for the price of a power In.
Interesting...
You can draw up and shape bus bar you need and order from sendcutsend.com
I hear ya.Agreed. I'm sure most people just make their own and it looks interesting trying to tin copper using chemicals and such. But unfortunately I've seen my Yelp reviews, and I would not hire me to do that when the end result could end up burning down my place...
Why not use Victron Mega Fuses 300A 48v. Put a single T fuse between the Lynx and the inverter?
Why not use Victron Mega Fuses 300A 48v. Put a single T fuse between the Lynx and the inverter?
I guess, but it's an expensive (for what it is) round hole and there's lots of multishaped pegs out there.Victron Power In’s the only way to fly.
Sounds like a niche market that might need exploited..
I run a laser/cnc shop, and I did 2 rounds of group buys on customer nickel plated copper bus bars here on the forum. It is NOT a big market, and a LOT of people were very unhappy with prices.You can draw up and shape bus bar you need and order from sendcutsend.com
Well first off Victron is top shelf stuff that has been professionally engineered to do the job which is a far cry from the homemade buss bars I have seen recently. They are tested and engineered for 1000A. Any testing on yours? Third if something goes wrong you have Victron standing by their product and their accompanying product liability insurance. I would trust Victron over any homemade buss anyday. Secondly, I challenge you to put together a 1000A engineered buss system of equal quality and materials for less than $160.00 with a cover for protection. I don’t think you can do it personally especially if you consider your time worth anything.I guess, but it's an expensive (for what it is) round hole and there's lots of multishaped pegs out there.
In other words it's yet another thing to design *around*, and personally for 48V it puts way to much exposed + and - too close :-/ . I see lots of systems where the Victron power doesn't (to me) help keep the DC wiring clean, easy, or sane; and often requires using way more wire.
Most confounding to me are people using such expensive and limiting busbars for battery banks.