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    EPEVER Tracer AN Series damaged with LiFePO4 if not using dry contact connection to inverter?

    Yes, just hook them up with proper wire and fusing and see how it goes. They'll either charge or they won't. LOL
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    EPEVER Tracer AN Series damaged with LiFePO4 if not using dry contact connection to inverter?

    I keep threatening to replace my epevers with victron stuff. More reliable and robust, better documentation, superior engineering.
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    EPEVER Tracer AN Series damaged with LiFePO4 if not using dry contact connection to inverter?

    Written by Chinese engineers. Sometimes does not translate to English very well. I don’t have all the answers, but I can tell you what I’ve experienced with my EPEver controllers. The controller needs a power source to operate, so it needs to be powered on first before connecting a PV array...
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    Anyone in the US still on the Starlink wait list?

    Getting gen 3 and roam in a couple of weeks for the motorhome. Setting out around campsite for signal good enough. Best Buy sells them now too. $150/mo is getting steep. Can suspend account when not traveling though. Keeping cable internet at the house for now - $50/mo for 300mbs with no...
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    2nd battery + solar and electrical work for a Chevy Suburban

    Personally I like the idea of running a serperate circuit back to where you need power, and setup a terminal/fuse block to power things instead of cigar lighter which is limited to about 10A. Your Delta can be set for faster charging that way, and you can run multiple devices. XT60 plugs are...
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    Which battery for RV?

    SOK FTW.
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    Can I charge my Ecoflow Delta (First Gen) from both my alternator and roof top solar panel?

    Delta-Mini here…I do one or the other. It’s very portable, so I set it outside with the portable solar panels when solar charging. Put it where I need it for powering things. If I need/want to charge it with the cigar lighter then just plug it in. I limit to 8A for this. Or I can charge it...
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    New years resolutions: loosing weight in RV 190AH lead replaced with 100AH LFP. -100lbs 47kg

    A generator doesn't do any charging by itself. It draws from it's starting battery to start, then supplies 120VAC. I think most RV's have a converter/charger/12V center which does charge, but not generally the starting batteries. And most of them have a connecting solenoid that allows the...
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    New years resolutions: loosing weight in RV 190AH lead replaced with 100AH LFP. -100lbs 47kg

    For the hundred bucks or whatever, a victron orion will likely save you from having to replace your alternator. 100Ah is really very small for a house battery - my furnace blower pulls 10Ah running, so a cold night can pull 50-80Ah. I didn't notice if you had a 120VAC inverter. Connect your...
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    Sanity check

    Seems reasonable. Are your current battery cables not big enough for the new current loads? If not, why not just replace them? Understand that a couple kw's may not be enough to run the whole coach? You might get a 15A load out of it. 200Ah of battery is really small - that means you might...
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    Camper upgrade

    Unsub…SMH.
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    Camper upgrade

    Not utilizing whatever solar power is available does not make sense to me. Top balancing is what you do when you build from cells. Balance charging can generally be implemented in bms above 3.4Vpc or thereabouts. And while 13.6 is technically a full charge for lfp, charging to above 14V is...
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    Tell me how please

    Dear lord… Anyway…I have a similar system that keeps motorhome starting batteries topped off and ready to go with a 100W panel and controller on two engine starting batteries for a 8.1L gas V8. It could easily power a dash cam. I like the black frame panels, and renogy makes a super cheap...
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    Tell me how please

    You have more in a suv that sits parked than I do in a Winnebago. I’m not getting the dash-cam thing. Enlighten? My cars park in the garage. [shrug]
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    Tell me how please

    Perhaps I misunderstood, but all this for a dash cam while the vehicle is parked? You can’t just plug it in?
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