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    1200 watts, 3500 watt inverter, 60 amp charge controller. need help with converter/inverter switch

    I have a question that I think might be related to this Post...I want to be able to turn off my inverter but my WFCO panel is full and the converter is already on a shared breaker... As of right now when I cut the converter off I lose power to several of my outlets. Can I not just add a single...
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    EVE 4S / Victron MPPT / Overkill Parameter help please....

    I can’t seem to get my battery charged over 80% I think I’ve got some parameters set up incorrectly... can I get some quick thoughts from folks...
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    Jim's RV build electrics

    Very nice. Where did you get the braided bus bars? I think that is a critical piece of the puzzle...nice job...
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    Parallel balancing times

    That seems about right... mine went for over four days before I started getting movement ...don’t leave them un supervised...
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    Top Balancing "How to"

    Exactly...I watched this thing like a hawk....Its tempting to raise the voltage...Don't do it !...
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    Top Balancing "How to"

    A short balancing countdown video I made a few minutes ago. After slow charging for almost 4 days, the amperage is starting to click down, and the battery voltage is starting to go up. Went from 3.37 to 3.55 in under 90 minutes. It's all coming together... Balancing Countdown LiFePo
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    Top Balancing "How to"

    Thanks....moved them properly...I totally forgot out that...
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    Top Balancing "How to"

    Plugging away...
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    Top Balancing "How to"

    Yep...I've got an RV and will eventually have to update the converter/charger in the WFCO panel - so that it can handle a LiFePo profile and is more compatible.
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    Top Balancing "How to"

    I wish I would have a purchased a bigger power supply now...I got a 10 amp CV/CC to do balancing not realizing how slow this same charger would be to use to just "charge". My EV cells were all sitting at around 3.2 when I got them...now it's taking me forever using the 10amp. The TekPower...
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    Top Balancing "How to"

    I"m doing single cell topping now with a 10 amp CV/CC power supply. Mainly because I want to see for myself what the visual ques' are from the power supply and get a feel for the process. Like someone above, I only have a 4S setup. So my plan is get all the cells near 3.5...then rack then...
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    DC-DC charger (B2B) options and general discussion

    I decided against a B2B for now - The distance from my F250 alternator to the battery bank in my towed 26ft RV will end up being almost 40 feet. Using the Victron Cable Calculator, for a 30 amp charge, I would need to run 1/0 cable....I cannot visualize this being a good option yet. It makes...
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    Battery bus bar help

    I'm getting a quote now from Mac Metal. As it turns out, their on-line website was just "turned on". Nice folks and I talked to them today...
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    Initial Top Balance Check-In

    Good deal...I have a copper pipe in the garage...about to smash !
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    Initial Top Balance Check-In

    I'm short of bus bars at the moment... and have a 4S Configuration. Q - What's the downside to me top balancing each cell one at a time rather than all 4 at once? I'll just hook up my power supply to each until they find the top, then move to the next... Not a crisis...but I was hoping to get...
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