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Hey all! I am worried my Lifepo4 battery bank has been damaged from the cold but unsure how to tell for certain. I have 3 206ah SOK batteries in parallel for a 618ah battery bank. My system has been dying a lot as the weather turns colder and the sun is not so high in the sky. I charged my...

No I have not hit each connection with a torque wrench as I don’t own one. Would over / under torquing connections really potentially cause this malfunction? If so, why?

Thanks. Is it possible that it’s the batteries themselves that’s the issue? Connections all are looking solid. Being that the batteries each have a max continuous load rating of only 100 amps? Or does wiring them up in parallel increase the continuous load rating?

All of the wire connecting batteries and inverter is 1awg

It’s an SOK 206ah, 3 of those wired together for 618ah. Max discharge of 1 is 100amps. Thinking now that could be the problem? Or does wiring them up together increase max discharge?

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Also my BMS is the Victron smartshunt

I have 1awg wire spanning about 2 feet from the batteries to the inverter. I have a 600ah battery bank consisting of (3) 206ah SOK batteries wired up together. The specs on these batteries shows a max continuous discharge current of 100amps… peak discharge of 200 amps. Is this my problem?? I’ve...

Hi all. Having an issue with my 3000watt renogy inverter and looking for some help. My inverter is running my 120v appliances but does not seem to be actually changing the voltage from 12v to 120v. For example, I have a water heater that pulls 1800 watts. The inverter powers the water heater for...

If I had 900 watts of solar panels and a 400ah lithium iron battery bank, how many kilowatt hours of power would I be able to achieve each day (say 6-7 hours sunlight)?

The van would in theory be outside at all times of the day drawing power, and have lots of time throughout each day where it isn't being driven.

Thanks all for the insight - a little more background on my question here: The idea would be to use this setup for van life, where i would not be owning or renting a home, and not be capable of plugging in to home solar. I would be living in the van at all times and frequently driving long...

Can solar panels placed on the roof of an electric vehicle be used to charge the vehicle battery?