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That's great to hear. Where did you get this from? I didnt see it in my efforts, but this is what we need to know.

So this amp-l-start is interesting. I'm not sure if it's working correctly. It's keeping the battery around 12.4(at the amp-l-start) volts which seems to be the bottom of the amp-l-starts output. Yesterday I got it to kick on to a charge cycle, but the amps were really low. It's already back...

How so? There would seem to be several thousand watts difference in this case no?

https://shop.signaturesolar.us/products/405w-177-split-cell-silver-bifacial-mono-solar-panel-by-hanwha It's not 600w,but depending on mounting options and climate, daily output could be better than most 600w arrays.

In my limited experience, Alodine isn't very durable.

Yikes this thread is scary. I don't think using an analogy to extrapolate behavior is a good idea. I was going to point out that in the fw update thread lots of guys are over 18a as the update gives them 22a. Maybe pop in there to see how long they have been over paneling?

Do you have a picture of that corner before the failure? I am having trouble picturing what you are saying.

Only as it relates to resistance. I'm thinking more about how long will the cell discharge given a short.

I thought the whole point of a transformer was to get a neutral. Did I miss it on the output side?

So you guys think these batteries are good? It seemed to be a simple test that identified some duds.

I was really unhappy when victron locked me out of the settings until I did an update. But other than that, I haven't had issues.

@Signature Solar do you have any insight on running the 5000es on US 240v?

I have used, bolts, studs, and welded studs, and the welded studs were by far the best. The bolts are impossible to size correctly so they have enough depth to torque. You need as many threads in the aluminum as you can get. Putting your own studs in, is better but you can still easily over...

I watched Ray's video this morning, and I had a few questions. I can't stand the comments on yt, so I thought I would ask them here. And to not be completely off topic, I thought I would share what I have been working on this last week(or so) First, the question: @RayfromTX what is the UV...

I have 24 yinlong cells and two active balancers on the way. We will see how it goes.

I used mg chem 847 and it's doing great on one set, and it is marginal on another. I'm looking at flexible bus bars to minimize movement. I'm also checking connections regularly now. I guess it's better than watering? Btw, even the red loctite will most likely free easily on aluminum. You...

Do you leave the balancer on all the time? I guess it doesn't really matter at a max of 14.5 volts. It's more of a "middle balance" vs. top or bottom.

Hmm, is the other transformer bad? Can you measure it and buy another one? I've heard of people buying replacements by weight and size with the same configuration. That would probably be close enough?

If you bond the neutral from the transformer to ground and ground carries through all the way from the main panel, which bonds to neutral, doesn't that create a bond?

A whole bunch of assumptions, but try this. 18ah / 9 hours = 2ah/h device consumption 2ah × 8hours = 16ah to run the device while charging the battery 16ah + 18ah = 34ah total required power from solar 34ah / 8hours = 4.25ah/h 4.25ah × 12v = 51watts 51w + some efficiency overhead for...

It does make some noise, but it's mounted outside, and we don't use it too much. I found a service manual that includes some charts. It looks like it performs really bad for small loads, but for large loads does a lot better than I would have figured. I suppose this could work for a microwave...

https://shop.signaturesolar.us/products/410w-silver-mono-72-split-cell-et-solar-panel https://store.santansolar.com/product/santan-solar-t-series-250w-silver-frame-solar-panel/ Those are the two flavors of the month, but even at those two vendors there are a lot of options. Since it's cold...

Semi related, what is the correct trip curve for this application? C seems too slow, but I haven't seen any guidelines.

Is there a concern other than efficiency? Buying a new pure sine wave inverter seems expensive for an extra 10-15% efficiency for 110v ac load only.

Thanks for the prod to really clean the terminals. I just buffed the first set, but I took scotch right to the second set. It all came together well. Im trying to figure out the end state for the connections, but I rigged it up enough to test and it works! The 6.0l powerstroke started right...

I'm trying to trace down some of the 120v side of my "camper" and there is this box that I dont know what does. I have a couple of guesses, but I'm probably wrong. Hopefully it's easy to identify for those in the know, because I'm not in the know.

What units are "lighter, better, faster, cheaper" ?

Can you use cables and a stud instead of bus bars? It should be much easier to size that correctly.