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    Victron Orion Smart DC-DC charger settings for 2022 Solis 59PX (2021 Promaster 3500) with Lithium batteries

    Victron Orion Smart DC-DC charger settings for 2022 Solis 59PX with Lithium batteries. Our coach batteries were shot. We are replacing the original baatteries with Renogy 12V 100Ah Pro Smart Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery w/Bluetooth & Self-heating Function which will be installed in the...
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    For Sale Victron Smart Solar MPPT 100/20 Solar Charge Controller $ 80.00

    Some items I'd purchased to convert our Lance 1172 to lithium batteries. About the time I planned to do the install we had a significant life change opting to buy a bricks and mortar home after living in our 1172 for a number of years. Subsequently sold the 1172 and our F450. Victron Smart...
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    For Sale - Victron BMV-712 Smart Battery Monitor $160.00 Shipped

    Some items I'd purchased to convert our Lance 1172 to lithium batteries. About the time I planned to do the install we had a significant life change opting to buy a bricks and mortar home after living in our 1172 for a number of years. Subsequently sold the 1172 and our F450. Victron BMV-712...
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    For Sale - (2) SOK 12.8V 206AH Lithium Batteries - $ 1,000.00 for the pair

    Some items I'd purchased to convert our Lance 1172 to lithium batteries. About the time I planned to do the install we had a significant life change opting to buy a bricks and mortar home after living in our 1172 for a number of years. Subsequently sold the 1172 and our F450. SOK 12.8V 206AH...
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    Other resources for residential

    Are there other online resources for information and research? I want to take a whole house approach. In a 60 year old home with 30 year old natural gas HVAC system and hot water. Which are near end of life and need replacing. Will be purchasing an EV sometime in the next few years. Current...
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    Connector for Solar on the Side

    I've done a number of searches and didn't find anything on this specific topic. I want to add ground mounted solar panels to our Truck Camper. Will have a seperate Victron MPPT solar controller to manage the ground mounted array. What is the best through wall connector for this applciation...
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    Small Portable Panels for RV charging - Renogy v Rockpals 100W

    Due to storage and transport space constraints we are looking for portable panels that pack up small. Currently considering Renogy100W and Rockpals. Can anyone provide a performance comparison of the units from these manufacturers? Are there any other panels we should consider? Ultimately...
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    Portable Panel with Roof Top Panels on Truck Camper

    I want to add a portable ground mounted solar panel to our existing roof mounted system. Lithium batteries in the camper. MPPT controller on the camper for the roof mounted panels. The portable ground mounted panel will have its own MPPT controller. Can we simply connect the portable panel to...
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    Cable Length questions

    Looking to convert my Truck Camper system from FLA to Lithium batteries. The camper also has solar. The factory install has different positive and negative cable lengths from the solar controller to the battery. The positive cable I estimate to be @ 15' length. Negative Cable @ 10'. Is this...
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    Portable Solar Panel Addition to Augment Fixed Roof Top Panels on Truck Camper

    Our 2019 Lance 1172 truck Camper has 270W of solar panels on the roof. With GoPower PWM 30 Solar Controller. We do a lot of camping in the woods. We'd like to add ground mounted solar panels to augment the roof top panels. The goal is 100 watt - 200 watt ground mounted panels that we can place...
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    (1) 200AH battery vs (2) 100AH

    Early stage planning of solar upgrade for my truck camper. Curious to hear the collected wisdom of the forum on using (1) 200AH battery vs (2) 100AH batteries. If there are no clear advantages for (2) batteries a single battery makes my install a bit simpler. Currently my camper has (2) 12V...
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