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yes, typo there.

Ok thanks for that. Ill give that text file another shot. Its funny i forgot to check my kettle, I just did and its 1500W. I'll have to pick up a half liter kettle that consumes closer to 700w. That makes sense re: voltage drop, it looks like renogy also makes a 500A shunt with a digital readout.

Hey folks I am working on an Astro van camper build and have been doing some research on solar setups. I want something that is fairly simple and lightweight as I don't intend to use very much power and or be off-grid for more than a couple days at a time. I also want to be able to charge the...

This is great, thanks for all the info. I really appreciate it. Should I stay away from CCA wire? I saw you mentioned pure copper wire above

One last question, John. How do you calculate the bus bar rating that is required? is a 250A bar too small for this application?

This is exactly what I needed to hear, thank you much. I was planning to monitor the battery with renogy BT2 and my iphone but forgot to include it in the diagram. Intending to leave a space for a second panel on the roof and see how it goes with just one. I have to save space for a cargo...

Thanks so much again for your input John, really brought me up to speed on this stuff. I placed my first couple big orders. I went with a 100Ah lithium battery and a 100W panel and Im going to be fabricating mounts for both that allow me to drop in a second one of each in the future. as far as...

I see. this is just from turning the inverter on or when the inverter is actually sending 1500 watts of power to something? I don't currently plan to use the inverter for anything over 700W but I bought a bigger one just in case. The fridge is the only constant current in my setup and I was...

I see. It isn't an expensive inverter anyway, maybe I will shelve it and buy a smaller one if its too hard on the battery. Mitch

I have a campervan that had a scary diy setup in it when I got it. I replaced the charge controller with a renogy DCC30-S which has a maximum PV of 30 I hooked it up yesterday afternoon so the sun was low, but I still didnt get a solar charging indicator on the controller. this morning I...

Im sorry I dont know how to view that .txt file. when i downloaded it and pulled it up in textedit I got lines of code, is there a program you guys are using to create wiring schematics? I know that the shunt is better because it measures the actual discharge of the battery as opposed to the...

sorry for the confusion but what are you referring to as dc.distribution.feeder in the schematic you sent? seems like this is an additional component. Also, you are referencing fused buss bars, do you have a link to these that support the kind of amperage we are talking about. I am used to the...