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My first solar project and I was hooked. It's a 30 watt solar panel pushing an MPPT controller and a 20AH SLA battery. This powers (2) 1/2 watt LEDs and a 5v WiFi security camera. I'm halfway through my next project which is a solar pergola with 530 Watts worth of panels feeding a 24v...

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Thanks! I was going to integrate two cameras inside the box, but the wife didn't go for the holes in the side (they had to be a bit large to provide a complete field of view). I ended up placing one under the mailbox itself facing West, and my neighbor has one facing east. It takes a village!

Thanks for the tip Steve! That's the first thought that came to my mind (daisy chaining clamps) as I have a bunch of 2" and 3" in my garage. Too many possible points of failure for my comfort though. I was going to use some small pieces of rubber on the corners just to keep the edges from...

Will, first of all, thanks for spreading the knowledge! I am new to using BMS's and am building a 24v battery bank. Does the 8S BMS you mention have low voltage cutoff, balancing, etc. or do I have to install a separate balancer and battery monitor. I wish I could find a user manual or some...

Looks good and I'm building the same. Where did you get your hose clamps?

Great, thanks! I planned to start looking at Lowes/HD but thought I might have to go to a specialty plumbing supply or order from Amazon after measuring the circumference of the cells when pushed together. I'm still waiting for all of my parts to arrive from China :-( What charge...