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  • Post in thread: New (Old Member) Checking in

    Hi I just found (refound) this forum and wanted to introduce myself. I have been “Messing” with solar on my RV for about 6 years now, and actually installed a grid tied system on a vacation home about 9 years ago using enphase micro-inverters, man has that one paid off in spades in California on...
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    Thank you, I designed it and we built it in our shop. We used 3 “Hall Effect” actuators run through a central control module via either a control panel or wireless remote. We do RV solar and electrical system upgrades here in AZ. Interesting when I joined this forum 5 years ago I was a simple...
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    EXACTLY!!!
  • Post in thread: Found this new Orion product on Victron Site.

    I found them from the guy I bought the batteries from. He said he had 2 of the very first ones coming in. Mine will be regulating the charge between the alternator and will be on the downstream side of the battery isolator in my class A pusher
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    Thanks, I purchased 1.25” x .25” copper bars and drilled them out. Added shrink to the bars before installing them.
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    I probably would if it wasn’t parked inside a garage when not being used……. but it is like having a 3000 miles extension cord when we do travel ;)
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    I have the 100A version, they make 2. The Onan 7500 makes ~32A on each leg (Same Phase), the Autotransformer simply changes the legs to 180* out of phase, but in either case, I do have the 100A version of the Autotransformer😉. I apologize if I misunderstood your question 🤔
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    Well, I have some anecdotal musings, but haven’t really documented it totally but here goes….. In January with the panels tilting to the south in AZ I was able to almost double the production with the max tilt (~51*). 2 weeks ago I was in Tucson at an FMCA rally and had to park facing south so...
  • Post in thread: Victron to ? For RV

    Yes you can program the 2x120 for split-phase, but if you haven’t bought the inverters yet you can just as well go with the original multiplus 😉
  • Post in thread: Newbie hoping for help on dual Victron Quattro 2x120V RV system install.

    So I agree that there is little need for the Quattros or the MPIIs 2/120. We do installs like this with dual MP (ones) for split-phase as there really is no benefit to using twos unless the space equation works, and even then just get the standard 3000W MPIIs, not the 2X120s as this is not...
  • Post in thread: Interesting Battery: Epoch 300 AH (with coms.)

    I’m getting ready to swap out (6) of these for (10) 105Ah Lion Energy batteries that have been running on my 24V Victron system for the past 4 years. I am impressed with these batteries and really have no need for the victron coms with my existing Cerbo/712BMV combo ….. I only wished Victron had...
  • Post in thread: Found this new Orion product on Victron Site.

    I have a 12/30 version ordered and it should be coming in next week. Upgrading our AGMs to 6 Lion Safari 1300s and want to make sure I don't fry our alternator ;)
  • Post in thread: Want to Install 6+ Epoch 460ah batteries in Super C RV, help please

    Are you planning to install at 12V or 24 or 48? (I would recommend at least 24V with that many) According to EPOCH you can have up to 4 in series AND 4 parallel, in any case this is what they support. I have 10 Lion Energy 12V batteries installed in pairs @24V so technically beyond their spec...
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