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Thank you Tim I know the 4 series 12v is not the greatest but couldn't beat the price. I got 280ah 48v delivered for 2000.00. I thought about cutting the tops off,taking the bms's out and putting a 16s 48v bms on them but can't justify cutting up a brand new battery. Hadn't thought much about...

I have a few questions on a build I am starting in a couple of weeks. It's a lv6048. 4 chins 12v 280ah batteries in series with a battery equalizer. 4/0 cable with a 250amp breaker and a 300amp class t fuse. I have been thinking about adding solar assistant. If I do will that eliminate the...

I have a couple of questions on wiring pv panels to a lv6048. I know it's 145 volts max Is that on each scale or the total of both? I have some 500 watt Trina panels that are 51.5 voc was going to do 2s3or4p on each side or do I need to parallel them all?

I was looking on Amazon the other day and saw a 100ah 48 volt server rack battery from vestwoods. It has 16 cells ( I know the older one had15) I downloaded the manual and it says the positive plates are lithium ion- doesn't say what the negative side is. Has high and lowtemp cutoff- comm...

Rich solar mppt 40 amp

It's a rich solar 40 amp

It's a lithium 100 Amp charge limit

I have three 200 watt panels 24.3voc 10.2isc in series. Feeding a 40amp 100v charge controller for a 100ah battery for 12 volt lights. With the sun getting lower in the sky and down in the trees now I only get about 2 hours of sun on the panels a day when the sun shines. I have a bunch of 500...

FWIW whenever I put a line in the ground (electric or water) I put it in something Ground freezing and thawing move little stones up and down through the soil I try to use something bigger than I think I need so if I want to pull another wire or larger wire through later I can The wire...

Has anyone had decent luck fixing panels with broken or shattered glass I had given to me 15-20 new 500 watt Trina panels and wondered if I could salvage them

Guess it was awning not panels

They are pileated woodpeckers. My wife used to feed them suet cakes along the deck but about a month ago Mr bear came and ruined that Hope the spike strips keep them off your panels Wouldn't use the shotgun don't think they would be very good eating lol.

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