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The connector didn't fit well into the hammer crimper. Energy from the impact of the hammer wasn't enough to crimp the connector. The 4AWG connector is quite thick.

You could connect a Kill-a-Watt to the extension cord from the inverter leading to your load. It will provide you with the run-time and load output. Kill-a-Watt is about 30 bucks on Amazon or at Harbor Freight.

They are studs not bolts. Sorry for the bad description. So the better setup is batteries on #1 and #3 with SCC and inverter on #2? I'll be running a 200 amp ANL inline fuse from the bus bar to the inverter. My inverter is rated at 40 amps so I'll be running a 40 amp ANL inline fuse to the...

I have two 12v, 120ah from BatteryEvo (300 amp internal fuse) using the SB175 parallel 6awg cable going into a 1200/2400w Giandel PSW inverter. I was told the 6awg is too small for the inverter. The ABYC app indicates I need 2/0 cable so I bought 5 feet of black and red and two SB175 connectors...

Same here. Label said 115v at 3 amps. 345 watts but I had no idea what that meant. I plugged the fridge into a Kill-a-Watt for seven days with the electronic control panel on. Ice-maker and cold-water on. The average was 55w per hour. I still didn't know the start-up load. I plugged the fridge...

Yeah, the AGM's are dead. I was thinking about trying to bring them back just to have extra deep cycle batteries but I don't think it's worth the hassle. The Ironworks batteries are about 10 years-old so I don't expect much from them capacity-wise. I haven't capacity tested them. They were...

I have an out-of-production Quickie P100 Powerchair from Sunrise Medical. It has a 24V power system but came with two battery boxes with 12V Deka 8AU1 AGM 32ah batteries. Each box has ring connectors, a 30amp fuse, and SB175 connectors for plugging into the power control module. I replaced the...

I have an older Quickie P100 power chair. It has a 24V system. The AGM sealed lead acid batteries that came with the chair are 12V Deka 8AU1 32 amp hour. They recently stopped taking a charge and I happened to have two 12V Ironworks LiFePO4 44.7 amp hour batteries. The battery boxes have a tray...

It is interesting but not surprising they advocate for no BMS. The Ironworks batteries have a BMS but so far haven't affected anything as far as I can tell. I do have four 50ah 3.7 LiFePO4 cells I bought a while ago to build a battery but I haven't gotten the cheap Ebay BMS to work. I would...

I'm only using the LiFePO4's because I had them already and I wanted to see whether or not they would even work with my wheelchair. I don't use the chair much, and the original AGM's for the chair are rather small and inexpensive. I think I'll buy a pair of AGM's for the chair and figure out...

I bought the ABYC DC wire size chart. I mistakenly used 8ga wire because I didn't understand what "load" meant on the Renogy scc. Thanks to Bud Martin for setting me straight. The wire chart indicates I need 2/0. My batteries have an SB175 Anderson connector. The 3' parallel cable is 6ga. I will...

Thanks for the links. I spend my day in a manual wheelchair but have an old electric. The AGM 8AU1 32 amp hour batteries for my chair finally died. I happened to have two Ironworks LiFePO4 12V 44.6 amp hour batteries in my garage. The Ironworks fit in the battery box so I hooked them up. I...

Tested the inverter again with a heat gun. On the low setting it was pulling 200W for about 30 seconds. I bumped it up to the high setting and the 50 amp fuse blew immediately.

I've also been thinking about providing power to my refrigerator in the event of a power outage. The specs on the fridge state 115 volts at 3 amps or 345 watts. I connected the fridge to a Kill-a-Watt meter. The fridge used 5.4 kilowatt hours after 98 hours of runtime which came out to an...

I have an AIMS 1500 MSW inverter/charger with an automatic relay. There is a separate switch for the inverter and a separate switch for the charger. With both switches off, shore power passes through to whatever is plugged into the AC outlets. If shore power goes out and the inverter is off...

You need to consider what MisterSandals posted and determine your usage. If you can get by with these numbers, you will be OK. The description of what you want to build sounds similar to the smaller capacity "solar generators" from Bluetti, Jackery, Renogy, etc. It could be fun to DIY your own...

Evo comes with 6 AWG wire and SB175 connector. I'm running 8 AWG wire. I have a 50 amp inline fuse in the line going to the inverter. I was able to pull 980W from a small space heater for 5 minutes without any problems. Wires to the inverter were warm to the touch but not hot. I reduced the...

The EVO comes with an SB175 to a ring connector cable. I built an SB175 Y-connector splitting off to two SB50 connectors. One SB50 connects to the solar charge controller and the other to a fused line going to the inverter. I recycled some cables I already had. Works perfectly now. Thanks for...

I've seen that configuration before but my battery has a SB175 connector, not posts. I was thinking of making a very short Y-connector with one branch of the Y coming from the solar charge controller and the other branch of the Y with an inline fuse going to the inverter.

Battery Evo uses SB175 Anderson connectors. I would like to know if I can charge from solar and power the inverter at the same time. I can do this with a Jackery 500 because it has pass-through charging. Not sure how to connect the battery to the solar charge controller and the inverter at the...

I have all the components except for the solar panel and batteries laid out on a bench. Solar panel is in backyard. Batteries on the garage floor.I still need to mount everything on plywood then mount that to a wall. I'm having problems pulling anything over 400W from the inverter when the...

Your math is spot on. The battery is 42 lbs so there's no chance it will fit in the 1500 sized case. I've never used the flashlight on the 500. Forgot it was even there. The Jackery and the assembled system both have different uses. The Jackery is portable and getting power is immediate. The...

After I purchased the Jackery I started thinking of other ways to access electricity in the event of a power outage. The 500 and 240 are perfect for keeping lights, fans, and the internet running. I can even power a small dorm type fridge for a few days. I don't need portable solar panels, so I...

I have short cables with MC4 connectors for the PV inputs. I always disconnect them first before the battery. Open Circuit Voltage on my panel is 21.6v. I'm only using one panel right now.

OK. So skip the load terminals of the SCC. Go directly from battery to inverter. I will have to build another cable with an inline fuse. Thanks.

Mine is 5 months old. Same as yours. I paid $419. Using the AC charger, I get 85W. Using a 180W BougeRV solar panel, max is 63W. Look at the spec sheet. AC is 7.5 hours. Solar panel is 9.5 hours. Jackery 2000 is 2 hours. With the same panel I was charging my off-grid system with 140W. If you...

I am feeding the inverter with #8 from the load connection of the controller. Perhaps I don't understand how to set up my system. I connected my battery to the Renogy solar charge controller. Spec sheet for the Renogy states Max Terminal Size 8 AWG. Battery Evo sent a 6 AWG cable with the...

Renogy Rover 40 amp MPPT Solar Charge Controller. The Giandel is connected to LOAD of the SCC with 8 AWG welding cable. https://www.renogy.com/content/RNG-CTRL-RVR40/RVR203040-Manual.pdf...

I have a Jackery 500 and 240. They are both well suited for what I need them to do. Unfortunately charging from solar is slow because the max input is 65W. The new Jackery 1500 lets you charge at 500W, the Jackery 2000 at 1000W.

Sorry. I posted and referred to the wrong pic. The Renogy SCC low voltage disconnect is 11V. The battery never dropped below 13V but the Giandel gave me a low battery error light. I'll give it another go in the morning and record some video.

The hammer lug tool didn't work. Picked up a hydraulic crimper. It worked, but I should have purchased the 6/8 awg Anderson lugs Joe Ham suggested. Oh well, live and learn.

Here is my setup. BougeRV 12v, 180 watt solar panel, Giandel 1200w/2400w PSW inverter, Renogy Rover 40 amp MPPT solar charge controller, Battery Evo 120Ah battery X 2 in parallel. Renogy SCC will take 8 awg or smaller. 8 awg from Renogy to Giandel inverter. Anderson SB175, 6 awg from battery to...

How did that work out? I have a similar question regarding the use of a 24v lead-acid battery charger with LiFePO4 batteries. I recently replaced two 12v 32ah AGM batteries with two 44 ah LiFePO4 batteries on my wheelchair (Quickie P110). The charger doesn't have a readout. The controller on...

Thanks for the info. I couldn't find anything recent. I bought one cell just to play with. When the battery arrived it was at 12.8v and I charged it to 13.2v. I connected it to an inverter and it powered a small fan just fine. Then I realized the Ironworks fit in the battery box of my...

I can see the difference now. I just saw the power button and LCD. I didn't notice that the Anderson plug was there as well.These are definitely different from the Bigbattery/BatteryEvo in Will's video. BatteryEvo has answered my email messages in a day or so. You can also call them. (818)...