Recent content by Skip

I have plenty of charging capacity in my panels. That's never been an issue. My problem has always been charging capacity through the conext inverter/charger when on AC power. My generator is undersized for one thing, and then the conext is limited to 90 amps of charging, which really isn't...

Still experimenting with the Conext SW 4024 charger settings for my new LifePo batteries. 2 Chins 24v 100 Ah in parallel. Max charge current per battery of 50 amps. My AC power is supplied by a 4500 running watt generator that can only supply 19 amps on propane. Yes, I know now that this is...

Solar is my primary charging source, but in this long stretch of heavy overcast I need to use the generator from time to time. I'll bump it up to 90 amps. Thanks. That should shorten my generator run time and save me some expensive propane.

I have two 100 Ah 4 volt Chins LifePo batteries and need to charge them safely from my Conext SW 4024 inverter. Each battery is rated for maximum continuous charging current of 50 amps. They are connected in parallel via bus bars. Do I set my inverter charge setting to 100 amps max? (I really...

do you have a second charge controller or a switch to go between the two different batteries?

By the way, my Midnite Solar e-panel which mates with my Conext SW came with the Midnite Solar 500A shunt installed for the battery negative cable. It even has a negative battery bus bar mounted on it too...

I was using Peukert's law to evaluate my Lead Acid. That's what pushed me over the edge to dump them for LifePo.

Wow. You have a LOT of Ah's. My lead acid (which are going away) only has 360 Ah (rated) times 50% at best - which I never really got since they were damaged by overcharging until the fourth tech support was able to find the problem with the inverter/charger temperature correction setting...

Looks like the Whiz Bang Jr is the best overall solution. I like my Classic 150. The WBJ will eliminate all the guess work in trying to understand the state of my battery bank. I had seen this product in the past, but never understood what it was for. Wish I had known earlier as it would...

I have my two new Chins LifePo 24v, 100 Ah batteries installed and ready to make the final switch over from the AGM lead acid as soon as I have a sunny day to be able to top off the LifePo's. I didn't spend the extra $$ for the smart batteries, so I have no blue tooth or any other way to access...

I'm grateful for the expert guidance on this forum, or I'd be calling the power company to hook me up about now.

I'm in central Montana up against the east side of the Rockies. Very rural. I've been trying to find a solar expert I can pay just to come out and advise me, but no one wants to be bothered with that. Everything in Montana is at least a full day's drive away. There's no such thing as a free...

What I keep coming back to is that I believe the Kilovault batteries were damaged. The system went live the end of June 2021. Everything was great - then short, cloudy winter days came along and I needed to start using the generator to supplement. I carefully checked all the settings based on...

Current setup is lead acid AGM. I'm about to install LifePo - of course, settings will have to change.

Meant to state that Absorb charging is 28.2v