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  1. wyattamdahl

    Amp draw jumping around

    No not under any form of charge
  2. wyattamdahl

    Amp draw jumping around

    Everything is DC
  3. wyattamdahl

    Amp draw jumping around

    I have two 206 SOK batteries in parallel connected to a mppt charge controller with dc-dc. Recently, when running a 60watt fan, the amp draw will randomly jump up from 4ah draw to 8.5 ah draw and randomly drop to 2.5 ah and back up to 4ah. I can visually see this on my battery monitor screen...
  4. wyattamdahl

    Solar breaker replacement

    I am replacing a breaker on my 460 watt solar array system. 460 watts to a renogy mppt with dc-dc Is it safe to disconnect the broken breaker i have with a new one, crimp lugs and connect while the panels are in the sun? I will obviously disconnect from my battery before. I do not have access...
  5. wyattamdahl

    faulty breaker?

    I have a 12v system, 214amph of battery. I have an induction cooktop hooked up to my 3000 watt inverter. When using other appliances everything is fine, but when using my 1800 watt induction cooktop, it trips my 250 amp breaker. it does this when turned any higher than the medium setting. Is...
  6. wyattamdahl

    Faulty Breaker?

    I have a 12v system, 214amph of battery. I have an induction cooktop hooked up to my 3000 watt inverter. When using other appliances everything is fine, but when using my 1800 watt induction cooktop, it trips my 250 amp breaker. it does this when turned any higher than the medium setting. Is...
  7. wyattamdahl

    Two Separate Switches for One Set of Lights

    the switch pannel that I already have is only normal switches. I don't want a three way switch. I want to be able to do it this way if possible but don't want to waste my time if it won't work.
  8. wyattamdahl

    Two Separate Switches for One Set of Lights

    Im wondering if this setup will work to be able to turn on two lights using two switches. I want to be able to turn on the lights from two different locations but I have no way of making a three way switch. Will this work? or will it cause a short circuit.
  9. wyattamdahl

    Solar controller issue

    This whole time i thought it was my charge controller malfunctioning. Turns out i just had a faulty breaker not allowing current to my batteries. Is a breaker absolutely needed going from charge controller to battery? I have a breaker from solar to charge controller.
  10. wyattamdahl

    Solar controller issue

    It appears that a breaker i had installed broke. Not tripped but rather broke. So this whole time I thought it was the controller because the breaker was not tripped. Lesson learned i guess.
  11. wyattamdahl

    Solar controller issue

    I connected my solar panels to my renogy dc-dc charger with mppt charge controller BEFORE connecting them to my batteries. Did i just wreck my charge controller? Now its saying that i have no wattage and no amps coming in.
  12. wyattamdahl

    Solar controller issue

    It thinks the batteries are charged however they are not. They are only 75% sitting at 12.8 volts
  13. wyattamdahl

    Solar controller issue

    My 50amp dc-dc charger with mppt is not allowing my 460 watts of solar to charge my batteries. I have it on the correct settings for my battery type. Below is a picture of what my controller is telling me.
  14. wyattamdahl

    Inverter problem

    there currently is no loads on the inverter. just three extension cords going to where appliances will eventually be
  15. wyattamdahl

    Inverter problem

    I believe the manual says beeping means low voltage. i have not used a volt meter I am using 2/0 wire I will try hooking the inverter directly to the batteries and see if that works. Obviously with a breaker for safty
  16. wyattamdahl

    Inverter problem

    I wont be using more than 2,500 watts ever. So i think it should be fine. I have a 300 from battery as well
  17. wyattamdahl

    Inverter problem

    Idk where you saw this but i have the neg from solar panel to charge controller common neg. to bus bar, to battery. The inverter is connected to the bus bar.
  18. wyattamdahl

    Inverter problem

    To be clear, the inverter wont turn on
  19. wyattamdahl

    Inverter problem

    I have two 206ah batteries in parallel. I have a 3,000 watt Renogy inverter. When i turn the inverter on it beeps constantly. I believe that this warns that voltage is too low. My renogy dc-dc charger with mppt says that its drawing 140 watts but still at 13.9 volts when trying to turn on, and...
  20. wyattamdahl

    Renogy inverter problems

    Any idea what the problem is?
  21. wyattamdahl

    Renogy inverter problems

    I have two 206ah batteries in parallel. I have a 3,000 watt Renogy inverter. When i turn the inverter on it beeps constantly. I believe that this warns that voltage is too low. My renogy dc-dc charger with mppt says that its drawing 140 watts but still at 13.9 volts when trying to turn on, and...
  22. wyattamdahl

    Shunt and wiring

    I have a 414.ah battery bank. Im looking to add a shunt to monitor the energy draw. will a 500 amp shunt be ok? what if I added a battery down the line and had 620AH? the max draw from batteries is 200 amps. however I will not be using that much at once. also connecting a shunt is right after...
  23. wyattamdahl

    Connecting 2 Sok 206ah batteries to solar

    I have two SOK 206ah batteries. I am looking to add them to my solar system. I have a 50amp dc-dc mppt charge controller. it has a lithium setting. can someone walk me through how to install properly starting with brand new out of the box batteries. Thank you.
  24. wyattamdahl

    For sale

    sold
  25. wyattamdahl

    Battery

    I am purchasing 400AH of lithium batteries. I am debating between two Chin 200ah lithiums, two 200ah Mighty Max batteries, or two 200 ah chin low temp batteries that claim to be able to charge at -4 f due to internal heating system. Please let me know what the best option is, or is there a...
  26. wyattamdahl

    Mighty Max battery

    looking to purchase 2 200ah LiPo mighty max batteries to run in parallel. I have not seen very many reviews on these batteries other than on their website. has anyone used mighty max products?
  27. wyattamdahl

    For sale

    For Sale: Two Renogy 20ft 10awg solar connector cables (paid $30 4 Renofy solar connector to sae adapter 12 awg cable (paid $25 each) MAKE ME AN OFFER https://www.renogy.com/solar-connector-to-sae-adapter-12-awg-cable/ https://www.renogy.com/solar-panel-to-charge-controller-adaptor-kit/
  28. wyattamdahl

    batteries in parallel

    The difference in size won’t effect charge rate and cause damage?
  29. wyattamdahl

    batteries in parallel

    I will be using the batteries for my house batteries of my rv converted van
  30. wyattamdahl

    batteries in parallel

    I was wondering if it is possible to wire these two batteries in parallel. Are they compatible and safe to do this? 12v lipo 200ah deep cycle lithium battery lipo100ah battery deep cycle lithium battery
  31. wyattamdahl

    DC-DC charger

    I will likely use 4 awg wire to connect the negative end of the terminal. I will keep the 2/0 wire for the positive terminal. Will this be ok?
  32. wyattamdahl

    DC-DC charger

    Both my inverter and my charge controller have ring terminal connectors.
  33. wyattamdahl

    DC-DC charger

    I was going off of the amperage for the distance. I already have the 2/0 wire. would it do damage? or just be super extra?
  34. wyattamdahl

    DC-DC charger

    I am connecting a Renogy 50amp DC-DC charger with MPPT. It is about 12 feet from my starter battery. I would like to connect the positive terminal of the charge controller to the positive of the house battery using 2/0 wire. I don't want to have to buy another 12' of 2/0 wire for the negative...
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