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  • Post in thread: Need help with my solar setup please..

    Hi, thanks for the help! Any help is much appreciated. I'd like to get this system dialed in. I am pretty sure my batteries are wired in parallel. The batteries I have are the same are the same, two Renogy gel hybrid. I have one battery facing one way and one facing the other in order to...
  • Post in thread: New help with a Moes auto transfer switch..

    Huge help! Those Home Depot boxes give me a good idea of what I need. Thanks for that link. I live 2 hours from a Home Depot or Lowes. But some of the stores here to a good job of stocking similar stuff. Just not as cheap.
  • Post in thread: New help with a Moes auto transfer switch..

    Thanks for the help! Looks pretty straightforward.
  • Post in thread: New help with a Moes auto transfer switch..

    Thank you everyone for helping me out with this! Got everything wired up. I decided to forgo the 240 line and run a 120 12/2 romex from the ATS to the breaker box and then out to the circuit. I have a circuit in my house panel open 20amp that I wired to the ATS. I have been running it for 3...
  • Post in thread: New help with a Moes auto transfer switch..

    so "public power" is just any 110 AC grid outlet? Looks like
  • Post in thread: Need help with my solar setup please..

    I talked with Renogy tech support this morning and they gave me the numbers I need. It looks like my setup is correct by the number. Boost absorption is 14.2, Float is 13.8, Bulk/Boost return is 13.2 Next step is to test the batteries. I don't have a battery tester so I am going to take them...
  • Post in thread: New help with a Moes auto transfer switch..

    yes, running from the ATS to 3 110 outlets. Running into the ATS one 220. I was running from the main house panel to the new 2 pole breaker box to the ATS then from the ATS out to the new 110 circuit and the inveter. I just want to use the dryer 30 amp 220 line to feed into first the breaker...
  • Post in thread: New help with a Moes auto transfer switch..

    My goal is to power my pump (1/2HP) and my salt water reef tank which the power is minimal and a couple led lights should the power go out. How would I connect to get the FULL 50a? Connect directly to the house (public power) panel? This is all new to me. I appreciate the help!
  • Post in thread: New help with a Moes auto transfer switch..

    Thank you! Just curious how you set it up. Samsonite801 was a a huge help getting me familiar with my setup. My biggest obstacle was the house wiring and making it work where my solar set is. I didnt want to start running wires from hell to breakfast. I conveniently had a 220 dryer line...
  • Post in thread: New help with a Moes auto transfer switch..

    I do have a question regarding the ATS and the battery sensing wires. The ATS has a port for the battery sensing wire and I saw on a video a guy plugging that in. I plugged it in to the charge controller. My charge controller ports are all used by the MT50. What do you suggest regarding...
  • Post in thread: Need a good battery saver/BMS for my setup. Please help!

    My setup is as follows... Four 335 panels for a total of 1340 watts, 100 amp Epever SCC, Ginadel inverter 12v 4000w 8000w peak. Two Renogy gel hybrid 200ah batteries. I need a good reliable setup to save my batteries from dropping too low in voltage and or over charging. I am looking for a...
  • Post in thread: Need help with my solar setup please..

    Renogy suggested taking the batteries to an auto parts store to measure the internal resistance and to take a photo of the numbers should there be a warranty issue. The problem is I live in the middle of nowhere and I don't know how capable the shop in town is. What is the resting voltage on...
  • Post in thread: New help with a Moes auto transfer switch..

    hi, the auxiliary panel I planned on installing right next to my solar setup roughly 2 feet from the ATS and the rest of the setup. Here are a few photos of the box...
  • Post in thread: New help with a Moes auto transfer switch..

    YES! My idea is to connect to the OUTPUT of the ATS a circuit dedicated to only the appliances I want to switch over to solar should the power go out. My solar setup will not handle much more than what I mentioned above. So is my objective then running 12/2 romex from the output ATS to...
  • Post in thread: New help with a Moes auto transfer switch..

    hi mine is the 11000w model shown in the photo below. Also pictured is my setup. This is a huge help! I can't get an electrician to come out and take a looksee and help. Our numbers here for Covid have gone up and people are picking and choosing jobs. frustrating. I am having to research...
  • Post in thread: Need help with my solar setup please..

    Here is the battery to inverter to CC. I believe this is correct? The positive that goes to the inverter has a fuse on it as does the positive that goes to the charge controller also has a fuse.
  • Post in thread: New help with a Moes auto transfer switch..

    yes right next to the solar setup. yes exactly how I was going to rig it. This was because the dry line is so close to the solar setup and the dry is being moved out to a garage.
  • Post in thread: New help with a Moes auto transfer switch..

    So in the photo below I believe the areas I have text are correct. My question now are the grounds
  • Post in thread: Help capacity testing a Renogy 12v 200ah

    I did a pretty thorough search and I couldn't find the info I need. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I have two Renogy 200ah 12v batteries. I am trying to test the capacity with the same tester Will uses in a video he made. I have everything hooked up but I am unsure if I need a fuse...
  • Post in thread: Need help with my solar setup please..

    I hope i havent been abusing them. I assume the system cuts off anything that goes below 50 percent in order to not damage the battery. I believe I set it in the charge controller or I remember it being set.
  • Post in thread: Need help with my solar setup please..

    Those are some of the issues I am trying to figure out. The profile is set for GEL and is correct for the batteries I am using. The bulk float settings I have not set manually and I am not entirely sure what is optimal for the setup I have. I do not have a battery charger as of yet. I plan...
  • Post in thread: Need help with my solar setup please..

    First and foremost.. I am not the brightest bulb in the string but through sheer tenacity I usually get things figured out. That being said I am having a difficult time with my solar setup. The setup is a 12v system with two Renogy 200 hybrid batteries linked together. My charge controller is...
  • Post in thread: Need help with my solar setup please..

    here is what i have as far as wiring
  • Post in thread: Need help with my solar setup please..

    SO.. it looks like I have the batteries wired incorrectly? Below in the photo is how they are wired and the photo you posted. Wire them in series 24V for 2 battery system? Get a step down? If so can you recommend a good step down?
  • Post in thread: New help with a Moes auto transfer switch..

    the inverter I have is the PS1003 2000w 4000w surge. Info in the pic below.
  • Post in thread: Need help with my solar setup please..

    just read through my Giandel and low and behold it is a 12/24.
  • Post in thread: Need help with my solar setup please..

    NO Load currents 3A (12v) 06.A(24V) I shut off the inverter for now until I can get things figured out
  • Post in thread: Need help with my solar setup please..

    I typed it exactly how it is from the book. 0.6A (24) yes... that may be the problem. I suppose I could leave it unplugged and use it only when needed....
  • Post in thread: Trying to test the internal resistance of a Renogy12v200AH battery.. Please help!

    THANK YOU!!! It then asks on the next screen "set battery rating" it is a 200AH Is that the number rating the tester wants? It allows you to set a number between 100A and 2000A and the setting listed below. It is a hybrid Gel but I'm not sure if that is the setting the tester...
  • Post in thread: New from the tall trees of nor cal

    Hello, New guy here from the not so sunny PNW.
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