Can you guys check my wiring? Pics inside

Dzl said:

Looks like your pictures didn't upload or you forgot to include them.

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Russelljw said:

The guy at the solar place is telling me that the inverter should not be hooked to the same battery terminals as the charge controller but caddy corner to each other. Does he mean caddy corner on the parallel wiring part. Because caddy corner on the total bank leaves one direction with no current.

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Russelljw said:

The guy at the solar place is telling me that the inverter should not be hooked to the same battery terminals as the charge controller but caddy corner to each other.

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Dzl said:

Am I mistaken or have you already asked this question recently? I read this exact same question very recently.

Also, who is this 'solar place' I think you are either misunderstanding the advice they are giving you or they are giving bad (and weird) advice (or the always possible third option that I am misunderstanding something).

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Dzl said:

Am I mistaken or have you already asked this question recently? I read this exact same question very recently.

Also, who is this 'solar place' I think you are either misunderstanding the advice they are giving you or they are giving bad (and weird) advice (or the always possible third option that I am misunderstanding something).

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Upton O'Good said:

Nice link Zil. I read the whole thing and I think the last sentence answers the Russell's question doesn't it?
"The chargers should always be connected to the same points as the loads."

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Russelljw said:

I know the wires to the controller and inverter are too small, I know it’s better to have bus bars. I have that stuff ordered and fuses.
But are the terminals I am coming off the bats to the inverter and controller the proper terminals to use?

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Conflicting info on whether the controller and inverter come off the same battery terminals.

So I need a battery bank to run our stationary rv. I bought four 170ah dekas. Got them from a reputable battery/solar dealer in Denver. The batteries seem to be good, he said they had 95% life left. Got them wired for 24v bank. Have a make sky blue 40amp controller. Batteries hit 29v no...

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rmaddy said:

To be frank you should disconnect everything until you get the stuff you ordered. Your current setup is dangerous. The lack of fuses and the undersized wires can easily result in a fire if you connect a larger load to the inverter. Once you have the bus bars your question about how you currently have the charge controller and inverter wired up will become moot since neither will be connected to any of the batteries. I wish you well.

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Russelljw said:

Yes I did ask this, but never a really straight answer. The guy at the solar place is confusing the shit out of me. I told him the cc and inverter were hooked to the same spots and he said “no” “ the some batteries won’t be fully utilized like that. I don’t think he giving bad advice per say but he does not explain it to me very well. He’s a bit of a grumpy old man.

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Upton O'Good said:

Hey Russell, hope that wind we had didn't cause you too much trouble. Here at 7000 ft., it was no issue at all in Bijou Basin (Elbert County. CO). Other folks that don't live in giant hole like we do had some damage. Hope all is well with you folks.

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