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  1. AKExcalibur

    Purchasing with Bitcoin?

    Given the record high price of Bitcoin these days, and having come out of the winter underwhelmed with my current install, I'm in the mood to fund a much better storage and inverter setup. I'm likely looking at a rackmount battery setup, with something like a 6000xp inverter. Is anyone aware of...
  2. AKExcalibur

    Battery SOC Measurement using Current (Directionality?)

    Hello, I've setup a remote off-grid cabin monitoring system (using a Pi, PZEM-017 RS485 Power meter, and Shunt). I actually have it working, and using voltage to measure approximate state-of-charge works, however I'd like to log current (watt hours) and use this for a better measurement of the...
  3. AKExcalibur

    48v PoE with 48v Battery bank... Simple right? ?

    Hello Solaristas! I'm installing a 48v system over the next few weeks and need some advice about Power over Ethernet (PoE). This is for an off-grid vacation cabin. My battery bank will be a 48v bank, and I'm planning to power always-on cameras and some Raspberry Pis for weather and power...
  4. AKExcalibur

    48v Parallel vs 12v Series+Parallel?

    tl;dr: Any reason to favor/oppose two 48v batteries over 4 12v batteries? Hi, I'm upgrading an off-grid family cabin which has a small (900w of 1990 panels!) 24v solar system with 100Ah of year old Lead Acid batteries. I'm planning to put in a new 48v system, mostly to save on wiring in a 250'...
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