Just my experience with 2 24v Lifepower4's and a Multiplus (not a II), but if I powered on the inverter, then the batteries I had similar clicking problems. The last time I worked on the system and had everything off I started by turning both batteries on, then powered on the loads with my...
Signature said in another thread around here that they can be mounted in any position. I currently have two just sitting on each other in my passthrough, but before I move I'll use some aluminum angle to secure them together by the "ears" and then probably straps and footman loops to secure...
The 24v EG4's use M6 bolts and it has plastic on either side. I can get a 2 gauge 1/4" stud ring terminal in there, but anything larger would not work.
Yes, the plan is to fuse each battery at the Lynx. When I was using FLA batteries I had a fuse at the terminal on the battery, but the terminals on the EG4's are very tight and I can't see a way to do this without savaging the plastic housing of the terminal. Plus the EG4's have the built in...
Thanks for the feedback. The only way I can add more batteries is to put them on the other side of my passthrough. When I do this I'll make sure that all cables are the same length and will stick with the 2 gauge cables. The calculators I've found seem to indicate this is fine for 8 foot...
Hopefully this is the correct forum for this.
I recently purchased and installed 2 of the EG4 Lifepower 24v rack mount batteries and currently have them each connected to my shut and kill switch using ~24 inch long 2 gauge cables. I went with this size because it seems to be the biggest cables...
In case anyone else is wondering I did end up finding a response from Signature Solar that this is fine.
https://diysolarforum.com/threads/signature-solar-eg4-in-rv-bad-or-good-idea.31746/post-388117