Recent content by 2009Bounder2020

i think too much is made of the unheated.... put your batterys and gear in basically a "beer cooler" problem solved... unless your charge controller or inverter work by magic, they generage heat in a small enclosed container.

i use thermosyphon solar. its passive solar but works great on my metal building. my system doesnt have excess in winter, but does in summer as well. I dont care, ihave huge propane tank and generators if solar is not cutting it. Cut the cord to the grid years ago.

ya it can be done, adn whatever you start with you can add to it, if you plan for that ahead of time it helps. You dont really say what your trying to accomplish or power with the system, you wont have enough money for tons of batterys which will limit what you can do with it.

so do you have 2 battery banks, one house and one for the engine? if 2 battery banks you should have some kind of isolation between them? but if your question is can a battery be hooked up to several chargers, yes

probably not certified yet but most likely will be, all the rest of their usa sold gear is ul certified. what places are you lookin at? Its on thier website under downloads . Last certification was December 2020 on their site. i bet covid has a backlog?

is your iverter a hi frequency inverter if so thats the problem, get a second inverter to run the log splitter thats a low frequency inverter (will be very heavy compared to a hi frequency inverter) i would suggest something that surges to at least 10000watts

basically put as many panels as you can up top, and get gear you understand how to work. Also , consider where you are parking it, i have 600 watts up top which works great in my driveway but end up using my 3 portable 100 panels wayu more often if camping in woods to be able to collect...

very open ended question... I build and rebuild solid state and tube amplifiers. For this yes impedence testing is part of the process.

why not just run it offgrid? you could fit 14 panels on a 30 foot trailer right?

Yes your thinking right on the mppt... its really worth it, 50a or higher is a good starting point. another cheap option is to keep what you have and add more than one charge controller. you could just run one charge controller per panel (of if you have 2 of the same panels put them in...

it does, the nomenclature of 50A is confusing , to a non rv electrician it should be called 100A, as in 2 50a legs. yet the 30A is just one 30amp not 2.... big differnce in what a 30a rv and a 50a rv come equiped with from the factory

10-4 , i forget not everyone is a farmer lol. the red diesel (off highway) helps , and i didnt figure in the 10-20% probably goes in the lawn mower and bobcat and small tractor. the caterpillars start off at around 20K which is probably the right size for a typical 3-4 bedroom suburban...

Then your good , thats the downside is having useless panels up there when they degrade, which ive seen on many boats in 1 or 2 seasons. probably try to park in the shade will extend their life, i think they overheat is usually what kills them.

short answer is yes its possible, longer answer if you dont wanna do the math on your consumption is you might need a few more batterys, and again why they say to do the audit. cuz you just might wanna wire it 24 or 48 volt when your goal is to run Air conditioners.

Have you figured in the current draw of your auto leveling system. Mine is 12 volt and pulls over 200amps.