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Hello Everyone, I have some panels from Santan Solar that Will recommends. They have been great but I really want to test them under load before putting them up on a roof. I've found that the vast majority of these panels are excellent but a few have proven to be not working quite right. They...

Hey Solar Fam, I'm trying to figure out the cheapest way to connect the most panels to the cheapest charge controllers without it being a safety nightmare. If I get an 80amp 24v charge controller and use panels ISC 9amps VOC 40v, can I... Put the panels in strings of 4 parallel using y branch...

Hi. It took me a while but finally got the generator info. It's a honda 2200. Here is the user manual. https://images.thdstatic.com/catalog/pdfImages/60/60b2d625-30a8-454e-a5d2-5465443f6906.pdf It says right in the manual that the DC out can only be used to charge 12v batteries and has no...

Do I understand you correctly? You have 4 batteries. You connect the batteries in parallel in sets of 2. One set of 2 have a 12v charger on it. Now you want to connect the two sets in series so that you can connect your 24v inverter? I dont know if your charger will freak out, but the wiring...

Aloha Fam, Trying to help my friend get their battery bank charged from a basic gas generator. It's a 48v battery bank 200ah, sealed lead acid batteries. She does have solar but wants backup for extended cloudy days etc. She already has a little gas generator. Dont know the specs. To...

Perfect, thank you

I'm helping my friend with their solar build and they have these old rails. I don't know anything about racking, do these look familiar to anyone? Are their standard clips that connect to these to attach solar panels? Thanks so much. On my solar project I just used some basic strut from homedepot

I'm helping my friend with their solar build and they have these old rails. I don't know anything about racking, do these look familiar to anyone? Are their standard clips that connect to these to attach solar panels? Thanks so much. On my solar project I just used some basic strut from homedepot

Yes the male receptacle is exactly the type of product I need. Thank you.

No wiring in the cabin yet. Seems a plug end wired to a electrical box and then wire a cabin as usual is my best bet.

I'm talking about alternating current. Hot, neutral and ground. Do those wires exist in an extension cable... or could be created some how? Sorry for the confusion.

Hey Fam, So let's say I buy a giandel 2200w pure sine wave inverter. It's got a few places to plug in extension cords, but no place with +- terminals to actually wire a house with outlets. Can I just plug an extension cord into the inverter and then cut the extension cord open and attach the...

id just change your review back in like a week. #_(% that noise

Feels like 1000ah at 48V is potentially still not enough for what we are trying to power. I hear you on the issue of running an electric stove on solar, stupid but with all the appliances already bought and this person trying to save money maybe hmmm... I appreciate you commenting

Ok, so all 4 units I'd run at 240v split phase? What's the advantage of that over 120v single phase? I'm lacking some basic understanding of these concepts I suppose. Thank you for helping me.

Solar Update: It's been about 8 months with my system up and running. Thank you all for the input. I ended up with 16 - 250watt panels on the roof, overpaneling 2 epever 40amp charge controllers. Using the 3000watt 24v Giandel pure sine wave inverter. I've been super happy with the system...

I'm helping with a solar design. Appliances are: Hot water heater Large AC Small AC Electric stove/oven Washer Dryer Dish Washer Fridge Freezer Currently his power usage is about 17kwh per day. I recommended 4 growatt 3000watt hybrid inverters run in parallel, but maybe 6 would make more...

Not to hijack the thread but do you run more than one of these inverters? I'm thinking about putting 2 in parallel to have enough draw to power AC, electric water heater, electric stove, etc all at the same time.

Thank you everyone for taking the time to respond. Feels like I should just run a 48v system and go for a BMS, makes my life easier and no need to fiddle with the SSR etc.

Hey fam, So my max power spike is probably 150amps in my 24v system. But I'm too cheap to buy a 150amp BMS. Can I just set my high/low voltage cutoffs on my charge controller and inverter, and then have the bms solely attached to the battery doing balancing as needed? That way if the bms...

Thank you for posting those. I was thinking the fridge seemed way high

Hi DIY Solar Family, I'm trying to put together a small system that can run: 1. ceiling fan for 10 hours each night 2. 16cu ft new energy efficient fridge 3. toaster oven for 30 minutes a day 4. Some led lights I'm thinking a 24v system with 6 , 250watt panels. Going into an epever 40amp...

Ok thank you for explaining it to me. So I just need a fuse between every series for a total of 8 fuses. I bought a bunch of wire cutting stuff as recommended in the blueprint. my panels have 15amp fuses inside of them. Do I want a 30amp fuse between the 2 panels in each series? blah, this is...

Thank you everyone for your comments. Feeling a bit of information overload and happy for it! My roof has no shade (or won't once I chop down the last shady tree nearby) till like 6pm and I live in hawaii so the sun goes down shortly after that anyways. I think I'll go for 4S2P as pictured...

thank you, this was exactly what I needed. i really appreciate you taking the time to help me out. um yeah super articulate, easy to understand, and you even told me plainly which one was less effected by shading. my hobby is music production, if you ever need or want custom audio let me know...

Hello, My name is Severin and this is my first ever solar install. I purchased everything recommended for the 24V 4000 watt system as shown here. https://www.mobile-solarpower.com/4000-watt-24v-solar-system.html My question is how do I connect 4000watts to the 40amp charge controllers that I...

Thank you for your response. I really appreciate it. Do you think 16 of these for a total of 4000 watts would work? 4000watts is the max Will said the system could handle...

Hello Everyone, My name is Severin and live on the Big Island of Hawaii. Recently my family of 4 purchased a property and we are building off-grid. It's my plan to use the: 4000 Watt, 24v Off-Grid Solar Power System As described here...