Recent content by joesmith123

Yes OK I am studying your response Idea about beating copper pipe flat, yes that is very smart It is successfully running without the the need of generator, all through the night, those 12 batteries are good enough to run AC and a fridge until the sun comes back Right now: its pulling 1.65...

Yes, I tried getting a copper from home depot, they didnt have it, probably because copper went up

Actual numbers of solar panels are always less than advertised My situation: 18 panels pulling in 1.5 kw in hardcore sun 1.5kw/18=83 watts That means that an advertised 10k watt system will be around 5900 watts It’s fine, I’m not complaining, I expect that Lesson: build the system for double...

I do notice that: If there is intense PV and I have the generator on (prius), it still makes the prius work for whatever reason Meaning: Even if its pulling 1.5 Kw from the solar panels, I still notice the prius running Then I'll turn the prius off, and check the PV input watts, and it'll...

12 semi truck batteries 2nd picture: I connected the batteries using this metal flat bar to make the series connections Rest of pictures: the general mess it takes to put these things together I'll try it just with the semi truck batteries, to see if it has enough power to go through a night...

Yes ok perfect I’ll hook it up the you are instructing I’ll make a diagram once I get them You’re the man

If it makes sense for my situation, I can: Get one more truck battery so that I have 12 and keep using the 4 car batteries Wire up each set in series It will be 3 sets of truck batteries in series and 1 set of car batteries in series Then, wire those four sets in parallel Do I have this right?

This is the wiring set up that I plan on using

OK here’s a picture of what I need to do What is gonna be the proper way to wire these batteries so that they are balanced? 11 of them are massive truck, batteries, five of them are regular car batteries

@Hedges Do you think this explanation is correct? It’s the only one that makes sense to me

Sorry I meant 1100 cranking amps, 110 amp hour

OK here’s a picture of what I have 11 semi batteries, 5 car batteries What is the proper way to wire these to make balanced 48 volt setup?

Quite possibly one of the best explanations

i’m fixing to put 16 battery bank 48 V Now, I have five regular car batteries Can I add the rest in semi truck batteries group 31 about 1100 cranking amps? What happens if you have a 48 V system with mis matching batteries?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08TRS1MF3?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details This is the exact item it says, 150 amp, 70 volt Hmm, you're saying that maybe this item cannot handle high voltage, 210-220 volt DC? From what I remember, someone used this item on a 200+ PV voltage system... I'll...