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This combination works great for me. I can't pull a 4/0 out of the connector after beating on the crimp tool w/ the heavy Copper hammer.

Any reason you could not use a VFD? Here is an example:

Thank You! Amazon delivered it yesterday, works great!

PV production is currently effected by all the layers of pollen & other crap that has collected on my panels. I use the Ryobi foam cannon & their soap w/ the pressure washer. I leave the foam on the panel for 5 or 10 minutes, so as to loosen up the deposits. Spray it off w/ the hose, very good...

Interesting science: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ufer_ground

That is what we did, put a Micro-Air EasyStart on the 4T compressor, no changes to the air handler. Also put some of the other things on the solar: 2-pool pumps, well pump, water heater. Made a BIG difference in the Summer electric bill.

This^^ I have a Schneider battery monitor, it seems to be old school, designed for FLA.

No hope here of running the shack on solar, too many toooobs

We are on grid, and so have 120/240vac available. For some rooms, I use 24vdc LED strips: https://www.superbrightleds.com/led-strips-and-bars/led-strip-lights-by-voltage/24-volt-led-strip-lights?rownumber=99799 I buy used, industrial DIN rail 24vdc power supplies to run them. Now they make...

I searched ebay for "copper flat bar", bought enough to make my battery connections.

The Riffraff tool is on my list, when I need to do injectors & cups! Riffraff has helped me keep the old 7.3 on the road for decades.

Noooooooo The horror........

Two recent projects: Outdoor shower: Summer in the tropics, working outside, it will be nice to cool off, and wash off, especially after mowing the yard, which I normally do in months starting with "J". Diesel repairs: My 25 year old Diesel Ford van has almost 300k miles on it. Hoping to...

I really like those! (Wanted to buy one, but found a free shipping deal on a new Perkins instead.)

Bought a Gen-3 last week @ Home Depot (veteran discount!) Not sure which plan to purchase, probably going w/ "Roam", for traveling in the RV. Any advice on a pipe mast mount bracket source?

Years ago, I bought a small, but not portable, Diesel generator from these guys: https://www.centralmainediesel.com/diesel-generators.asp

I moved the 12, 267lb batteries using a cheap harbor freight hoist. Believe it was designed for a pick-up truck bed, but worked OK for my small trailer.

We did this to install a 120lb inverter on the wall. Made a lifting frame for the inverter, used the engine hoist, worked great!

"Civilization is an interval between Ice Ages" - Will Durant

Yes, when the grid to inverter breaker is closed, grid events are seen by the inverters. I open the breaker in cases where risk is present. Even though I find the web site https://www.spaceweatherlive.com/en.html virtually incomprehensible, it is possible to obtain some advance warning of...

"Grid down scenario" is the #1 reason we invested in all this solar gear. Need electricity to operate the well pump & refrigeration, among other things. (Reason #2 was to reduce the monthly electric bill) Hurricanes are the main reason for prolonged grid outages. Have been through a few in the...

I have not equalized the FLA's yet. Installed 10 months ago. The batteries are in "standby". They spend 99.9% of their time fully charged. I am using the 3-stage charging from the Schneider charge controllers, as Rolls told me to do that, rather than use the 2-stage charging from the...

Found this on another forum. Don't know any more than that. https://ideasforus.org/solargiveaway/

Not sure, whatever Schneider provided w/ the PDP, looks like about 3'?

I asked Rolls tech support about the LBCO, after reading this tech note: https://support.rollsbattery.com/en/support/solutions/articles/246443-low-voltage-disconnect-lvd-lvco- Changed the setting from 46 to 45, (1.875 VPC) works better now. Rolls explained that while 45vdc is a dead battery...

Our 2006 Sears 80 gallon electric WH is still working fine. (Made for Sears by AO Smith) I have replaced an element and thermostat. It is on a mechanical timer, turns on the WH once a day around 12 noon. (Graph is from August, so heat pump is cycling 24x7) If the ancient thing gives out...

After 3 years working on the solar power project, I still need more panels. Added more each year, after learning how cloudy days effect production. Have 3 MPPT charge controllers, each rated at 6kw, but rated as 8.5kw OK for over-paneling. So far, only have 15,560 of PV, distributed across all...

Off-grid, so you have no utility power or data/phone/cable coming in from the street-side. Decades ago when we bought this place, a lightning strike zapped all the phones, tv's computers, microwave, etc. I subsequently implemented UL 1449 - three layers...

I used many Polyphaser surge protection devices over the years, excellent quality. Grounding and bonding are very important for these to work. https://www.polyphaser.com/surge-protector-4-pair-gigabit-ethernet-ixg-05 Lightning is so bad here, I gave up on metallic conductors for low voltage...

Thanks for the reminder for buying some spare boards, working on it. When I could not patch & repair our 35+ year old R-22 FHP system, I obtained quotes from vendors for a modern replacement. The factory brands (Carrier, Trane, etc) were more $$$ than I had to spend, so I went for the "Supply...

The batteries came with 4/0 cables, which match the Schneider cables, so good there. Schneider shunt is 500A. Batteries recently watered, I'll check the SG. Feb-7 2024 SG is 1.265, which is 100% charged:

FLA battery bank consists of 12 Rolls 4KS 21P 1148Ah = 55104 kWh I had hoped these would be sufficient for large loads, but possibly not?

Wondering if I should change the LBCO, and/or some other values? Situation: Grid went down about noon. We switched the house over to solar via the giant transfer switch. Shut off all the breakers for non-essential loads, so as to prolong battery charge. Schneider alarm! I forgot that the...

I have some discontinued thing: "Conext™ Gateway 865-0329" Here is what one of the CC pages looks like: Works much the same LAN or WAN (cloud)

Those are parallel, ie: PV- PV- PV- are the same buss. (I ohmed it out when installing the first one)