Recent content by Austin92

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.

Thank you, what would you improve?

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

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...

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

Does that include lower amperage breakers?

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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