Recent content by GnrlPatton

Hi Bret- I just finished my install that's very much like yours (been following your setup for a while as I built mine out). Mine is 304aH, 3P4S with a REC Active BMS, Victron CerboGX, Multiplus Compact and MPPT solar. I don't have a DC-DC (yet). I got it all setup and powered up, it ran great...

Sounds great, thanks for the quick response! Is your cell config like in the image, with a split/additional jumper between the 2 banks then?

This sounds like my configuration (REC Active BMS and 3p4s 12v bank) that I am building out. The way the wiring diagram on the BMS > Battery looks, I won't have control over each cell in a bank, only control over each of the 4 banks as a whole. This is what I'm referencing for my cell...

Thanks everyone for the replies! It turns out that online metals is local to me (Seattle area), so I was able to get 1/8" x 1" copper bar in the lengths that I needed, so I went ahead and purchased them. I will get the holes drilled out and then work on the nickel plating. That will be...

I read through this thread: https://diysolarforum.com/threads/custom-bus-bars-from-copper-flat-bar.33832/ But my situation is a little different. I'm going to be building my pack in a 3p4s configuration (I have 12x 304aH cells and am configuring it for 12v). It will be going in my boat, once...

Thanks so much for your diagram, I'm working on my own setup and that made it very easy to use as a starting point. I'm also looking at going all Victron, so far I've settled on the MultiPlus inverter/charger, MPPT, Cerbo and Smart Shunt. I had a question about the Smart Battery Protect in...

Awesome folks, thanks so much! I'm new at all of this (obviously) so really appreciate the knowledge here!

I came across this store from a deals email I got from AlliExpress, but not sure how to research them. The store has been around since Oct 2020, with 100 followers and just 2 feedback received (both 100%). The cells I'm looking at are a lot of 4, 420aH 12v for $600 (free shipping). Seems like...