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So an 80 amp? I'm at 60 amps with no issues...

So you'd have a charge controller and the AIO hooked to the same battery? Do you have to do anything , or put anything in between the connections? (Sorry, I'm a rookie...)

So any advice on linking the 4awg into the 6awg ports on the 3048? I also have a 100 amp dc circuit breaker left over from another project. Any issue using that in between the combiner box, and the mpp unit?

Yeah I only have between 60 and 115v to play with as far as the working voltage goes. So that's why I'm at 2s6p to try to make it stay within requirements.

Ummm ok... So if I go with 4awg, can I pull a few threads off the connection to get it to fit the 6awg input on the 3080? Is there a better way to do that? Also the manual suggested a dc input fuse/breaker of 120a. Which is almost double what should be coming through the wire. Does that...

Oh I thought you were asking me.

Because I think it exceeds or is too close to exceeding the working voltage of the 3080.

Yeah, no permit or inspection, but I do want to do it correctly. 8 awg, definitely isn't large enough for the panels I have

I was going by this chart, for the THWN-2 (the 90° C heading) . That's why I thought I could get away with the 6awg. Maybe the 4? The 2 seems like overkill going by this. Chart

here's the specs on the panel. Trying to do s2p6 into the combiner box. So 12 panels total. The run from the combiner box to the PIP 3048LV-MK is 30 ft. Can I get away with 6awg wire? And what's the most cost effective wire I can go with when running through underground conduit? Also...

Ok. I actually have a grounding rod that I haven't installed. I can get on it though. I just added that plug to my cart. Thanks. Thanks for the input everyone. It's working fine. But I want to make sure I'm doing it ok so no problems arise.

Ok thanks. I haven't tried it either yet. Only charged the battery a few times. I'm thinking the ground lug from the generator would be the way to go.

Ok this was my first instinct with this, but I wasn't sure. Do you ever hook up to a generator and use it as passthrough?

If I did that. Should I use the green ground screw to bond the neutral bus to the Homeline case then?

Yeah I probably shouldn't have included the entire setup in this and just put the inside of the breaker box. The only thing going from the mpp unit to the box is the piece of yellow romex. To answer your questions. 1. Yes. I had 4 gauge welding wire available for free. So they're weird...