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Also upgraded to blue sea anl fuse and holder recently that another member suggested.

I didn’t know about the 2 different types of fuses, should I be using the ann over an anl?

It is a 2000w pure sine from harbor freight. I should have included that, thank you!

Yes I definitely plan to cover them, keeping the switch off for now when I’m not testing. I have double and triple checked for loose connections, that was my first thought. I was using a variable heat gun and space heater to keep it just under tripping my inverter, not a real world scenario...

I would say the most this system would ever see continuous would be around 200a, saw Will’s video that recommended fuse/breaker 1.5 times expected continuous and to go up if there’s nothing directly at your calculation. The small white/black is 8ga from my charge controller and has a breaker...

This is the tool I’m using to crimp, running it down with an impact, not by hand. My inverter is 2000w. I am aware my one 250w panel isn’t enough, that is why I made sure to show that it’s a 50a charge controller dc-dc with mppt. I’ll have plenty of charger left for 3, maybe 4 panels in the...

Yes, the breaker did get warm also. Is there a cooler safer way to have short circuit protection?

I have gone over my connections many times, that was my first thought too. I was using a space heater and variable heat gun so I could dial right up to the limit of the inverter to test for things like this. They ran for a half hour or so pulling 150-170a

Lots of good info, thank you. Shelf is made of 1x12 pine that I stained. Cement board is not a bad idea, I will consider redesigning my shelf but I really hope to keep things safe with proper sized wire and fusing. The buss bars are 600a rated. Skar audio, pic below, have not filed to...

Code like that is way over my head, I’m very mechanically inclined and familiar with 12v stuff from the automotive world but expert electricians blow my mind lol. I did run about a 45 minute test pulling at least 120a the entire time, averaged 140a, saw spikes at 180a with the battery bank...

Thanks for shedding light on that 6048, I hadn’t ran across that yet. Unfortunately a larger purchase like that isn’t in the cards right now. With out a loan I usually don’t spend more than 300$ on one item. Hoping to just make myself a little more prepared for outages one thing at a time and if...

Well at first I’m only going to have one and will continue adding as I can. If what I’ve been able to afford at the time produces anything but isn’t 100% perfect I am ok with that. One day I might rent equipment or hire someone to do tree trimming and put 30 panels on the house or garage but for...

That is something else I had thought about doing is ordering a name brand quality anl fuse but I didn’t think that would be the answer to everything. Are there any breakers up to this task? I really like being able to use them as on off switches if current is low. Someone else mentioned the...

That is exactly what I figured would be ideal but that area starts a VERY steep hill down towards the other flat area of the property where the barn is. Standing by the barn you can not see the gravel in the driveway due to the sharp elevation change. Drew a line to show the drop off. I have to...

Will definitely have to try that! What is the mrbf?

Does that include lower amperage breakers?

I built this little 12v system to have some usable power during an outage and maybe run my tv/router/etc for free year round. I have not slid it into its permanent home and hooked up the single 250w rich solar panel I have yet, but I have used the 20a plug in charger I got incase my bank is low...

Hey guys, figured I’d introduce myself. Names Austin, live in Indiana and have experienced enough power outages in my 31 years on this earth that I found my way here. I’m very experienced with 12v dc, not afraid of 24 or 48. Have much less knowledge on ac systems. I’ve replaced an outdoor...

I am aware my situation is not ideal. You don’t sound negative, you’re being realistic which I appreciate. Honestly if I could keep my batteries topped off while running a single light for free I’m happy. My biggest thing with getting into this is surviving a power outage and being able to do...

Thank you, what would you improve?

I ran the 2000w inverter on the edge of its ability and as much 12v stuff I could find, shunt was showing the system touching 2.2kw at times and after an hour the hottest temp I could get my cheap temp gun to read was 156F directly on the fuse.