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Thanks for the welcome! Yeah, I'm not that clever, that's the moniker given by the rv MFR, a California based company but I can't quite remember where atm.

Batts work similarly to panels, if you wire 2 12v batts in series, it comes out to 24v.. So, with 4 batts, wired 2s2p, you have a 24v battery bank. Then run the 4 panels in series to a decent 40amp SCC.

Yeah, thanks for the input, pretty much the response I expected so far. Seems I'm going to be rolling the dice on anything that isn't immediately out of my desired budget. After reading reviews here and there and everywhere it seems there aren't any sure bets in the cheap inverter market...

Yeah, I don't plan to utilize it at its capacity, most components I'm purchasing 2x capacity of my expected use. I figured under-rating the breaker would keep me honest. But I've only ordered the 1 50A breaker thus far so I've still got time to make changes. Likely, but it was cheap and I...

Good to hear! Was looking at those guys, they seem to be built pretty decently, at least they appear to be well heat-sinked. Probably a fairly easy job to swap out the fan for something quieter with more airflow as well.

Here's the DC-DC converter(not charger): https://www.victronenergy.com/dc-dc-converters/orion-dc-dc-converters-12v-24v-48v-110v Seemed like what I needed for the job. Looks like the Phoenix line are Inverters, not dc-dc converters. I stated in my preface the dimensions of the build and that no...

Solar panels ordered(4*210w Newpowa 24v version) with some MC4 y cables and some 8awg 10 footers and entry glands for the run back to the SCC. Those should all be here by the 10th. Also ordered 16 more 55ah SAB cells and the two 8s BMSs, no eta on those guys yet, BHu is a bit backlogged in the...

Wow, sounds like a winner to me! Will keep them on my candidate list for sure!

Yeah, there are quite a few better product lines out there I could choose from. Especially if I keep my usage needs down to a reasonable level. The more I think about it, I've not really "properly" spec'd out what my needs are for AC anyhow. I think I'll get a few devices and run some...

Hello all, new to the forum, working on my second auto-mounted Solar setup. Several years ago I took 400w of solar and 4 lead acid batteries(12v system) down to California on a Datsun pickup to do some gold mining. I'm currently working on my next incarnation of that setup on a 1978 Toyota...

The Canvas: It's old and rough and mostly gutted by its previous owners, and I probably paid too much for it, but what can I say. I've had some kind of strange obsession with these little RVs for a long time and finally got my hands on one. The Plan: 2x 8s2p 24v SAB 55ah Lifepo4 from BHu...

I might be wrong (not an electrician) but I think Giandel is saying that if you want to connect neutral to ground at panel: *AC panel has hot from inverter to dual breaker to feed both sides of the panel Then that dual breaker should be a GFCI breaker... But that's just my interpretation and...

Okay, this system will be built into my tiny home(toyota rv). All components except for the panels of course will be packed into a 2foot(width) by 1.5foot(depth) by 2foot(height) cube(ish). So excluding the PV to SCC run there won't be any individual cable lengths that exceed 1 or 2 feet, most...