Recent content by wade0000

Nice! What is the braided wire looking thing? Is that just a wire management wrap?

Yep, I oversized by using AWG 10 USE-2 which is rated for 40A as I thought

Since my run was less than 25 feet, I just oversized and used 10 AWG for my combined wiring. Isc=9.2 So 9.2A x 125% x 125% x 2 banks in parallel = 28.75 A I believe 10 AWG can handle like 40 amps under normal conditions. I believe the bigger the wire the lower the loss/resistance. just my...

Is there a way someone could accidentally have the grid on as well as the inverter from your solar?

So, just to double confirm. A below 12.2 V showing up only because the load is high... DOES NOT damage your battery or reduce cycles, correct?

Your commentary is extremely helpful and spot on with the exact issue I am having. I will consider a more expensive monitor since the annoyance factor is getting on my nerves since the charging KWH is so low due to winter solstice. Thanks. let me read Will's post now...

Hello there again, I currently manually shut off the solar 24V battery banks running whatever I am running when my voltage gets down to 24.2 volts. (AGM) I have a wireless stream coming from the CC that I can see the instantaneous voltage from inside my house. The inverter and batteries are in...

Wow, that thing is spot on with my max amount for Nov and Dec. Thanks! That helps me a lot in what to expect in June

Hello there Earthlings: Got a curiosity question: I did not get my issue with the CC shutting down intermittently and not charging for hours fixed until about the beginning of November. This is my first year with the off-grid system installed. I have my panels mounted on my garage in about...

1- I decided to leave it separate for now and just have the solar circuit run into the house for lights completely independent and then just run drop cords to the 3 refrigerators separately if I have to fire up the small stand alone generator. We really only have a couple of short power outages...

HA! Thanks and Yes, I am 60 years old and I am way over-labeling for the next generation...

I ran the complete circuit into the house and got it all working. Labeled the wiring conduit and duplex... here is an example or two.

I'd have to study this with a fine toothed comb to understand. man, that is confusing. :(

It's a Pulsar 1800/2300 portable unit. It shows it has a ground connection bottom left... But I'll study the owners manual the specs on that...

You all are the best. The main solar system is of course grounded... but I see now that I would need to make sure this circuit is also has it's protection since it is split off... but would have still been grounded in my original drawing since the ground passes in, thru and to the grounding...