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I made these for my own reference to build my very first solar setup & I'm putting it here because I've gotten a lot out of this Beginners Corner. I'm no expert, don't know much, still trying to learn and have no experience so use it at your own risk. Plus if any of the math is totally wrong...

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Do I even need to ground my 400w? Found these at Homedepot.

Just throwing this out here to see what others, if they want to, can come up with using $1800 I'm spending on my 400w build. Should be new and off the shelf for a novice like me, and no fancy bms self build stuff. My peak sun is 3.5 hrs and my daily usage will be around 900ish watt hours total...

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Anyone own a Titan solar generator? What has been the experience so far? Thinking of getting 2x Titan each with 2k solar panels for a permanent off grid cabin in ID. Looks like a simple quick solution.

For my 400w setup. The PV will have it's own rod.

24v system built using 2x Battleborn 270ah 12v

Does this work?

If so, Pros Cons? It would be great not to unscrew wires everytime & I would prefer this to MC4.

I found a lot for batteries but only one for PV to SCC & it costs $98 on Amazon. As I understand I don't need a breaker but just an on/off switch.

Pros & Cons? I notice Will mostly connect SCC via inverter and others directly to battery.

Are my wiring & fuses correct? Where & what size fuse would I use from the 2000w inverter to my batteries? After some advice from smart people here, I am looking into a 24V system now. My needs are running 1x 15 Macbook Pro for 10-11hrs everyday & maybe a 15w LED for few hours. I am in NE PA...

I've decided to start with a 400w 12v system first before going on to buy and build an 800w 24v setup. I will just buy battleborns & won't even to there to build my own battery. Thanks to all for helping me out much appreciated. (Bob142, tactag, Lost In The Desert, DanHitch, Supervstech, Woggs1...

Do I need to ground the 400w panels , SCC & battery? Here's my final setup. I'm just going to follow Will's specific advice on my particular 400w setup. I've found charts differ, pros definitely differ, which was confusing initially. I went with the 50a circuit breaker & over guage my wires &...

Are my wires, fuses, mppt correct? I use all of Will's recommended products. Can 8 AWG support 5-6 amps at 25 feet? Parts: Victron BlueSolar MPPT 150/60-MC4 Charge Controller - 60 Amps / 150 Volts HQST 100W Monocrystalline Giandel 1500w inverter Battleborn 12v 100ah Bussmann 50a Circuit...

Someone apparently blew their mppt, I don't understand what he did. Please confirm: 1. Connect inverter 2. Connect battery 3. Connect PV 1. Disconnect PV first 2. Turn off disconnect inverter 3. Disconnect battery Thanks.

Is this safe or how can it be made safer besides grounding? https://bit.ly/38BLlDa This is for my other bugout cabin.

Besides cost, which is better 24v or 12v for my new 800w system? Im gonna build one of these. I don't need 12v dc and I have never used or build a 24v setup before.

Was looking to buy their generators but David from zeropoint said they are building a Titan with LifePo4. Anyone else own one and whats the experience so far?

Which charges better for a 3 hour timeframe? Correction these should be 600w in Serie+Parallel & 600w in Series only. I realize that Victron does not support 8 panels.

My 400W array panels will be connected in series. Someone pointed out this issue I'm solar uneducated, beginner, never built anything yet.

What is the correct order? This is what I gather from one of Will's video: 1. Connect both positive & negative cables to inverter terminals FIRST 2. Connect inverter negative to battery negative 3. Connect inverter positive (spark) with fuse to battery positive 4. Then connect SCC (does it...

What is the correct order? This is what I gather from one of Will's video: 1. Connect both positive & negative cables to inverter terminals FIRST 2. Connect inverter negative to battery negative 3. Connect inverter positive (spark) with fuse to battery positive 4. Then connect SCC - does it...

Best brands and any brands to avoid?

Must the fuse be closer to the charge controller or battery or does it not matter?

Will's favorite SCC EPEVER MPPT does not support 60A at least I couldn't find one, & he said the Victron has small bad input terminals, and the others were plasticky, does anyone have any other recommendation?

WP is right 400w is the best setup. I want to get this down perfect, safe, and just recreate the same 400w for more power. I am reading up about grounding, now I wonder if panel, SCC, battery, inverter isolation is necessary for 400w. And what to do?

Is there a specific & recommended Solar Cable Entry Gland used for home roof? Most I found on Amazon is for motorhomes.

https://richsolar.com/products/60-amp-mppt-solar-charge-controller https://renogy.com/rover-60-amp-mppt-solar-charge-controller/ Building a new 12v 800w setup, can't decide on Rich or Renogy.