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My plan has been option 2 even before I saw it here. S2 is a bluesea 6006 and s1 a momentary push button. Haven't looked in the resistor drawer yet although one may be included with the inverter. 125 amp fuse at each of 4 batteries and 300 amp at s2. S2 is attached to the positive bus bar.

On our 2016 Axis the slide and awning are interlocked with the E450 ignition system. If ignition is on can't open the slide or awning. Relays are located below drivers seat reached through outside storage. The Trombetta is only used when engine is running to charge house batteries. I removed...

What does the inverter manual recommend? Mine said to pair 2/0 at a length of 3 feet. That's 2 red 2/0 and 2 black 2/0. The inverter is 5000 watt @ 12 volt so socks a lot of current at full load. Max current would be 417 amps.

Not sure I like the AOLITHIUM app, doesn't show individual cell voltage and can only look at 1 of 4 batteries at a time. Using the Liontron I can monitor 3 at once, the 4th is out of range. Liontron shows individual cell voltages which is a plus for me. Have 1 battery on charge, 1 doing 1st...

Checked the new batteries today after resting them a week minus whatever the Bluetooth uses. All were reporting 100% SOC and 13.33 volts, 1 indicated 13.34 volts. Batteries were at 42 degrees F packed in the boxes they came in. Battery 1 had the worst delta v between cells at 10mV. Others were...

Weight of items has been a problem for me with this whole project. I max out at a 65# AGM under the motor home steps. Can just barely get it out. This has me rethinking the inverter. A 3000VA will power the 15000 BTU A/C and most weigh in at 55#. On another note thinking about making a lean...

This is what I'm thinking for the desert nest. Pics show positive bus bar and 2 of 4 batteries. The rough layout indicates I'll need 2 foot cables between batteries and bus bar. It's flexible as I can start out with existing 12 volt setup and move to 24 or even 48 in the future. The closed cell...

Yes, if the red and white wires go to the WFCO. Also there should be another pair that go to the battery bank. Sometimes the positive wire goes to an isolation relay that is operated by a use/store switch. Always label each wire and verify were it physically goes prior to removal. Edit: a...

3 way is how we did it at the power plant I worked at over 20 years ago.

Sungold also gets better reviews the Samlex. The 3000VA multiples is only 2400 or 2500 watts.

Since you mentioned shore power that implies this is in an rv. RV converters for the most part do a poor job charging batteries and unless it was special order are not set up to charge lithium batteries. For any solar set up rule of thumb is battery bank should be big enough to last for your...

Fuse or breaker should be 1.25 times Ah rating of battery to protect wires. 1.25*150=187.5. Round up to 200 amp fuse or breaker for proper protection.

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If you use the Furrion get the 30 amp , allows you to up grade. My experience with rv's is 120 watts solar per 100 aH of battery bank with the exception being in the desert SW.

Started messing with solar in 2012. 1st RV install was a solar kit of 2 80 watt panels and Sunsaver 10. 1st error was made when I added a second 105aH deep cycle. ooops not enough solar and the PWM controller was too small. updated to this. 2 80 watt panels moved to the roof with tilting system...

Aolithium recommends in their manual to store at 100% same as Jackery.

Stuck with 12 at the desert nest for the moment. Monthly solar budget is geared toward 48v. When I was sent to work on 3 phase without training at the power plant took my other option and retired.

Did my 1st rough cut on system losses today. Used a modified version of solar-guppy's xl spread sheet from several years ago. Looks like array 1 needs to be 3s2p made up from 100 watt panels. That way I can use 12 awg 105 c marine grade wire and keep losses below 2%. Getting 2 more panels for...

Thanks for the spell checks and corrections.

6th largest county in the U.S., also one of the poorest so response times won't be real fast.

In 2016 robbed everything from the trailer except the 2 80 watt panels and put the sunsaver 10 back in. Moved everything to the current motorhome and redid the energy audit. Inspected the factory installed breakers, left them alone. Bought 3 more 100 watt panels. in 2017 put 2 on the roof using...

From what I read, depends on battery, -4 to -15 F is ok with them disconnected. That said I am still considering building the battery bank from 12 v 100aH batteries. At least I can lift them into the truck for 2000 mile trip to home port and check on from time to time. Typically temps...

Looked at that 1 but just to try it out wasn't interested at $4.49

Just had a brain f**t. So use to dealing PWM it just got through what I was seeing with 60 volt input and and up to 2 amps out for an input I of 0.5 amp. Ooooops! If the panels produce 300 watts into the MPPT that becomes 300/ 14.4 = 20.83 amps out of the MPPT. There goes the idea of 3s2p. Be...

The WFCO converters are junk. My PD charges at 14.4 volts and floats at 13.6. I use the dangle to get to 14.4 . They make a lithium version now.

The value of 120 vac is the RMS or root mean square of the sign wave. Sign wave starts at 0 deg peaks at 90 deg and drops to zero crossing the zero axis and peaks at minus 180 degs or 270 degrees if you prefer. Then returns to zero and repeats. At 45 degs we use the cosign of 45 degs times the...

FWIW if anything, in an internet search of fuse placement recommendation was no closer then 4 inches to the battery.

We looked at an off grid property and it had Growatt with a pair of EG4's

There were no bystanders. I was in the process of setting up the panels

And I let you pull my chain!

For small panels, 100 watt, Grape or Nupowa. I think you can still order Grape through Home depot. They also have larger wattage panels but I can only say the 100 watt have been good.

I used allen screws and rivnuts. Takes longer to get up and down the ladder.

Check the specs on the homline, QO breakers are good for 48 vdc but only to 70 amps. Also aic is only 5k not the 10k usually seen with solar breakers. Midnight solar has breakers for dc in the range your looking at. They won't fit your panel though. For 3/0 to 2/0 to much chance for a failure...

Had to put the morning fire on hold, red flag warnings and gusts to 60 mph.

Replacement of some appliances may qualify you for tax credits.

With 200 aH flooded battery bank and 500 watts solar one of our longest was 49 days. Our worst case was 14 days with about an hour and a half of sun, moving the panels every 15 minutes. Batteries were new arm's had to run the genny every 3 days. Used 15 gallons of gas.

I have found 120 watts solar per 100Ah of battery works best if you are very conservative in use. With a 2k inverter I suspect you will need more. As mentioned with lithium batteries you will most likely need a new converter. Also lithium compatible dc to dc for charging from the alternator.

The converter appears to be wired to shore power only from your description.

What inverter is that? Looks like Ampinvt only with mppt.

Voc?

I went with 100v/20A victrons and 12 awg 105c wire. I can hardly move 47# panels so went with 100watt. 3S2P for 1 array to 1 cc. Voc is 21.82 and Isc is 5.55.

From my prospective, most of our camping is dry since 2010, AGM batteries are a better choice along with 500 watts of solar. I have 3 panels in a portable configuration feeding 8 AWG marine grade wire which allows me to keep them in the sun. For a 2000 watt inverter you will need more solar...

This link to Will Prowse tear down.

1st is an energy audit, its a pita but needs to be done. Then check local electrical codes and permits. Your inverter will run small loads, refrigerator, microwave, or drip coffee pot maybe. But not all at once.

Maybe it will be part of the 500 million going into the battery bank that's in the planning for Phoenix on seventh.

Did you check with wmsolar in Showlow or NAZ in Flagstaff?

Mine came in today, Bluetooth doesn't work on any of the 4. Got the android app from the play store. Nobody home, deleted and got from AOLITHIUM web site. Still doesn't work. Opened box of one and 12.87 volts at the terminals so should work. Next step a RA from Amazon I guess.

The parking cover the local walley world put up is gone since the last hurricane this year in Fl. Steel frame work anchored in concrete. The front of the near-by dollar store, concrete block is gone also. This is the worst we got 12 miles away. The hurricane came a shore 7 miles from us with...

Looking at getting a pair of Victron 100/20 cc's. Price less then a single 100/50. Con is 10 amps less but pro is the pair can be changed to 48v at a later date. So many things to think about. A 250/80 might be best but not anywhere near the budget.