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Thank you for that!

1. Thank you 2. Got it. Would it be acceptable to connect the inverter and breaker panel connections along with scc AFTER the 30amp breaker I have connected to the positive terminal of the battery? 3. If I decide to use inverter (see below) Do I just run an extension cable from the inverter and...

I went back to the boat this morning and may have found the problem. One of the connections to the PV input on the rover was loose enough to pull the wire out. I secured it and retested (see pics attached). Still think these panels may be shit. They were in good light and producing only about 25...

I do want AC for chargers and some other things. I am also considering a small AC powered AC unit (Zerobreeze) and need to size my plan accordingly. No windlass or bow thrusters. The AC would be the biggest consumption along with maybe the small electric fridge/freezer. The audit sounds like a...

This was my feeling as well. Do you have any recs for the batteries? I'm looking at the cheap ones on amazon. They seem to be pretty well reviewed...

Thanks for the response and the tips. So to make sure I understand. There needs to be a 100a fuse between the battery and the inverter? Even if the inverter is fused itself? Thank you again!

please?

I have a Macgregor 26s that is new to me and I need to start planning out Solar for it. Stock the boat only has three circuits, running lights, cabin lights, Anchor lights, I would like to upgrade the panel for more circuits (Wifi system, bilge pump, entertainment, maybe fridge). That being...

I have something like one of these... https://www.defender.com/category.jsp?id=2290144&path=-1|6880|2290139 The way it is mounted it doesn't get much sun where it is stored. I want to add an auxiliary solar panel to it like this...

I’ll try that today

Hi all, I have the current setup. Renogy Rover 40amp SCC Flexible panels - https://www.amazon.com/Topsolar-Flexible-Solar-Monocrystalline-Bendable/dp/B09B1HJZBR?th=1 2 Lifepo Batteries -...

Ok so I'm hearing 200ah of storage. 300-400 watts of panels. Any good recs on the controller and the inverter? I was thinking this for the controller https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07G1PL1B9?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details What cables do people like? Thank you!

I’m gonna tear it apart tomorrow but I don’t think these things usually have a battery? It doesn’t run unless it has direct sunlight. Do you think the 5v recharger panels should be enough to power the motor? Thanks!

Hi all. I'm at the point in my garage renovation where the electricians is asking me for specifics on what I want as it pertains to electrical in the space. I want 240 over all so I can run a welder and have a level 2 car charger. I also want a generator connect that shuts power off to the grid...

I'm excited about the project. Should be lots to learn. Thanks for the pump rec. I think we can get by with a much lower pump rating as it will be running all the time. Do you have any recs for panels and a controller? Thanks again

I do have the AC charger that came with the battery. What should I be looking for? Renogy says 9v needed to light up the controller so I'm certainly getting that. Thanks!

Considerable Let’s say medium. I’m ok with wiring up components, no need to make components Needs to be able withstand a storm 700-1000 cfm Maybe 12 hrs per 24? Prolly could be less It’s a 26 foot sailboat. Interior is maybe 125 square feet? Thanks again.

You were right. There’s a small battery. So I should get a 5v usb panel and connect it to the battery terminals? Looks like it is c cell though. 1.2 v Thank you!

Btw, the service going to the subpanel is 200amp

Ok, I did a power audit and I think I've got everything in there I would like to use. Can someone take a look and see if this makes sense? I tried to overestimate on the numbers...

I made this plan with Gemini AI. I have a garage apartment that is being finished. I will have room for about 10 panels on the roof. The apt has a subpanel connected to the main panel in the house. I want to be able to be able to use the solar to offset my costs. Batteries and a hybrid inverter...

oh, and another variable. I'd like to be able to hook up my EV to this subpanel in the garage as well and use it as a generator. Not sure if that is important info or not. Thx!

Well, that's the part that's hard to nail down. This isn't a situation of NEED. This is sort of gravy. It just lowers the cost of pumping water from the ground for pivots to use. So, I think moving whatever water is available in timeframe of longer than a week would be good. They only run the...

40kwh a day roughly

Not sure what you mean by how I'll use it? The goal is to lower my monthly usage from the utility and also provide a backup in case power goes out. In that case, I'd like to have generator input as well as the solar to help power my needs while the power is out. Is that what you mean? Thanks for...

I don't think so. It actually answered several of my questions that I haven't been able to get out of humans. I think the plan gave me a good starting point.

Hi everyone. I have assembled most of the components for this project and am ready to wire it up for a test. I have a couple of questions... Please refer to the attached pdf for my diagram. Question 1 - Do I need fuses between the Panels and the controller? I'll be using y cables to connect...

Don't you need a transfer switch to disconnect from the utility precisely because you would backfeed the grid? Maybe hurt a line worker? I am in the learning process now, thus this post. But I do have construction going on right now so I do need to figure out where to put everything and run lines.

I've got a sailboat install. Using Grecell 200w portable panels and a renogy 40 rover controller. I constantly come back to the sailboat and the batteries (lifepo4 100ah x2) are discharged. If I connect to the controller, the panels input voltage but no current is flowing to the batteries. Today...

Batteries in parallel. System voltage set to 12. I think the battery was reading 12.61 or so. Dc home app reporting (inaccurate) soc as 85%. So I don’t think the batteries were fully charged?

Any way to check the performance other than what I did? Still doesn’t seem to explain why amps read higher at panels than at scc right?

Specs: 200ah Lifepo in parallel - Renogy Lithium controller - Jupiter 1000w inverter I have the mc4 connectors running to the controller, the batteries connected to controller and no load as of yet but will be planning on putting a DC breaker panel to run some usb ports and some 12v DC...

So the last one seems like it would fit my needs. The solar panel config is roughly 3200 watts? Then I would just need a solar controller yes? Thanks for the help

Yes, It's down in a locker so it's warm in there. Doesn't feel like it's overheating since it SEEMS (will be testing more) to be fixed by a reboot

Some of this was just learning. So I’m happy tour this back together and use as is then make another fan setup and cut another hole in the “hatch” and have two fans. It won’t hurt and prolly would help. what would you suggest? and thank you!

Sure. Just put it in sun and read the voltage with meter?

Hello all, I am starting a project for a farmer in south Georgia (US). He uses a main detention pond to supply water for his irrigation pivots. He gets water to the pond through pumping well water out using 3 phase electric pumps. In addition is collects water in several ponds on the property...

Got it. I prefer a breaker. Any reason I couldn’t use one of those? Thanks again.