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  1. tobascodagama

    Emergency Backup that can grow

    That does help a ton, I really appreciate the detailed response. Oh, and for the record I bought BattleBorn batteries, which are advertised as being capable of series connections.
  2. tobascodagama

    Emergency Backup that can grow

    That does help dramatically, thanks again! The router is a real wildcard factor here. The only rating I have on it is that the sticker on the back says "0.6A max". That's how I got the 76VA rating. I'd be surprised if it consumes anywhere near that, actually. One more reason to use the...
  3. tobascodagama

    MultiPlus 24/2000 Cable vs. Fuse Sizing

    Ah, that clarifies it then. I was only considering the 75C ratings, so the ~1AWG wire recommendation looked much too small. This also answers the follow-up question that I had, about the battery bank. My plan was to use two 12V BattleBorn batteries in series, and they have a 100A continuous...
  4. tobascodagama

    Emergency Backup that can grow

    Thanks again for the answers, both of you! I just ordered a Kill-a-Watt, definitely should have done that a long time ago. Let's take the solar out of the system for a sec and just treat the inverter/charger plus battery as a UPS instead. So assuming that the low voltage cut off trips at ~20%...
  5. tobascodagama

    MultiPlus 24/2000 Cable vs. Fuse Sizing

    I'm looking at the documentation for the MultiPlus 24/2000 there seems to be a discrepancy in recommended cable sizes vs. fusing. The 24/2000 manual specifies a 200A fuse on the DC input but then goes on to give a recommended cable cross section of 35mm². The Wiring Unlimited booklet in the DC...
  6. tobascodagama

    Emergency Backup that can grow

    TBH, it's pretty hard based on the documentation to figure out what the consumption actually is. 121W continuous is my assumption. What the manual actually says is "Electrical Connection AC 120V, 60 Hz, 121 watts", verbatim. And then under installation instructions it says, "Rinnai suggests that...
  7. tobascodagama

    Emergency Backup that can grow

    Hi, all! First post here, figured I would describe the system I've been planning for a couple of months and see if anybody had opinions or ideas about it. As an intro, I live in a somewhat rural part of Maine. The town I'm in has its own backup generator, but I want to have a plan in place in...
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