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I have a question. Has anyone had experience with the lion safari ut 700 lithium batteries? I am adding 500 watts solar to my van and was thinking of using these batteries. They are 12.8 56ah 716wh 100 amp. Another question is if this battery has 56ah, what does the 100 amp number mean. If I...

I finished with my van build including two 250 watt solar panels. I now need to install a battery bank and would like to use lithium batteries. Does anyone know of a complete kit that can be purchased so I might build my own lithium batteries? I am a retired mechanic and feel confident but just...

I have a 1200 watt pure sine wave inverter and wiring a 150 amp circuit breaker between the battery bank and the inverter. The hole for the positive wire on the inverter will accept a 2awg wire, which I have installed. Is it ok to use a 2.0 wire going from the battery to the circuit breaker and...

I recently bought Chevy van 3500 and the previous owner, a company, had installed a Dimensions 1200 watt inverter mounted on the bulk head behind the passenger seat. When I looked up this inverter, it appears to be worth over $1000 and I would like to try to make use of it. It looks larger than...

I am ready to add solar to my van build. I have a Chevy 3500 extended van with ladder rack installed. So far, I think I need between 400 to 500 watts and would like to use monocrystaline panels. I’m told mppt charge controllers are better than pwm controllers. I have looked at Renogy and SanTan...

In process of my van build and wondering if I should use a fuse or a circuit breaker between my battery bank and my 1200 watt inverter. Is is correct to use a 100 amp fuse or circuit breaker? I’m told that 12v divided by 1200watts equals 100, and I should use a 100 amp fuse or circuit breaker. I...