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    Will's book?

    Thanks for your feedback. I may see if I can leave a review where Will may find it. I am currently building a 24V system with 600W of solar panels, a 280Ah battery, and a 3000W inverter. In the Colorado sunshine I should never need shore power.
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    Proposed 24V wiring diagram

    Thanks for the feedback. Tom
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    Proposed 24V wiring diagram

    I don't know if my dc2dc unit needs a fuse. I am confused by Will's circuit where he uses a fuse one place and a circuit breaker another. Why use a fuse vs CB? Where do I need protection? Tom
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    Proposed 24V wiring diagram

    Attached is my proposed wiring diagram for the 24V system. Please look it over. My plan right now is to manually isolate the system when on shore power. I wish now I had used and inverter/charger with an auto transfer switch. Component list: 1. 3 Rich Solar 200W, 24V solar panels hooked in...
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    Just Starting

    Attached is my proposed wiring diagram for the 24V system. Please look it over. My plan right now is to manually isolate the system when on shore power. I wish now I had used and inverter/charger with an auto transfer switch. Component list: 1. 3 Rich Solar 200W, 24V solar panels hooked in...
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    Will's book?

    I read Will's book. Good help for a beginner. It does NOT cover 24V systems, in fact he recommends against 24V systems. I am building a 24V system because Will recommends it on the web site. I would like to see and update to the book that includes 24V systems. Tom
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    Just Starting

    I want to re-post the link to Amy's shop: Link to Amy's shop. Shenzhen Luyuan Technology Co., Ltd. - Lifepo4 battery, LTO battery (alibaba.com) Amy has been fantastic. I did, however, have an issue that was not her fault. Initially Alibaba would not accept my credit card so I had to click on...
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    Just Starting

    The battery cells sent today.
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    Just Starting

    The Overkill BMS arrived a couple of days ago, the (8) 280Ah LiFePO4 should ship tomorrow.
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    Will's book?

    I did buy Will's book. I will come back with comments after I read it.
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    Just Starting

    Amy is awesome! I just bought 8 LiFePO4 280Ah cells with buss bars and bolts for $843 delivered to my house. I decided to use the Overkill Solar BMS.
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    Just Starting

    Has anyone tried the BMS from Amy? I am looking at 8 lifepo4 cells, 280 Ah, for $931 shipped. If her BMS is good I will include that in the order.
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    Just Starting

    Thanks for the link. Tom
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    Just Starting

    I opened an account with Alibaba and looked at 280AH cells. There seems to be 1000 suppliers. How do you choose one?
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    Just Starting

    BTW snoobler, thanks for responding. Tom
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