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    Recommendations: GFCI Inverter for off-grid type setup with small subpanel

    Hey all. I'm looking for recommendations for an inverter running off a 100ah 24v Lifepo4 battery bank to power some odds and ends in my garage. But I want to run it through a sub-panel with a breaker or two and have GFCI protection either at the panel and/or the outlets. The basic cheap...
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    24 volt Battery build. Looking for advice

    Hi All. I'm building a 24 volt Lifepo4 battery and have a question or two. The pictures below illustrate my questions. I bought copper and made my own busbars. I didn't think it through well and ended up unable to stack busbars due to thickness. So I am thinking I can use 6 awg wire to jump...
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    Solar Panel recommendations please

    So I am building 2 12v Lifepo4 battery banks with prismatic cells. I have a Victron 100/50 controller. I'm having a hard time having confidence as far as what total wattage I can set up. I like the mission panels. How many watts can I set up to match my controller?
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    I bought these LifePo4 batteries....

    Hi All, So I bought 36 of these batteries from Bathookup. The Navitas Prismatic cells. I know I should have asked this prior, but I was pretty sure they weren't going to last long, and that turned out to be true. The price was amazing. I have a couple of questions if anyone might know...
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    Charging question for 38120 Headway batteries. 4s5p

    I have a question about amps to charge a 4S5P battery made up of 38120 Headway cells. These are used cells from battery hookup. My first solar experiment. I'm building this to learn about all this stuff, my first project. I want to use it for camping and whatnot around the house. So the advert...
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    New to Solar - Trying to design a small home off-grid system

    Hi All, I am new to solar and the forum. I'm working to design a small to medium sized home off grid system just to run some stuff daily, and to have as a backup if power goes out. I'm sure it will take years to offset the cost, but I want to use the power as much as reasonably possible...
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