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    Renogy 50a DC charger not charging via solar, but charges via alternator

    Hi, In my Chevy astro van i have a renogy 50a dc charger, 2 renogy 100w panels, 100a lithium battery, aili battery monitor. Solar panels suddenly stopped charging the battery. It was working yesterday but not today. The red light indicator on the DC charging unit for the solar panels panels is...
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    Compact size battery on off switch?

    Just bought a blue sea systems on off switch for my battery (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000MMC914) and boy is this thing HUGE. I have a small system in a Chevy Astro... 100ah lithium battery, 200w solar. Space is limited, this stupid switch takes up almost as much space as my entire DC...
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    For Sale: Renogy 1000W 12V Pure Sine Wave Inverter with Power Saving Mode (New Edition)

    New, never used, but no original packaging "1000W 12V Pure Sine Wave Inverter with Power Saving Mode (New Edition)" https://www.renogy.com/1000w-12v-pure-sine-wave-inverter-with-power-saving-mode-new-edition/ I bought this one month ago from Renogy.com. I am building a Chevy Astro camper and...
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    Safe to connect solar panel wires to panels, but not charger during build?

    Maybe a dumb question, but given I don't know much about solar, and there seems to be a ton of little nuisances, better safe to ask... I am almost done mounting my solar panels to the roof of my van. I have routed my solar panel cables through the roof and have not connected them to the panel...
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    How to charge lithium battery at home

    Bought a 100ah lithium battery (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B084DB36KW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) for my camper van build, but it's been sitting around for 3 weeks now since it was delivered. I just realized I am supposed to always keep it charged? How can I do this...
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    Please check my power center plan

    I've revised my power center plan and would like someone to take a look at it and make sure this all looks right. Sorry for the crappy drawing and handwriting. Here's my main components: 100ah Lithium battery 1000w pure sine inverter 50a Renogy DC to DC charger 100a DC fuse panel 2 100W renogy...
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    Battery Monitoring System: What do I need?

    I'm beginning my first van build/electrical system, and now looking at a battery monitoring system. I was looking at this bayite monitoring system (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013PKYILS/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?smid=A2EFSDTWMPHWEA&psc=1), but as you can see, one of the pictures shows a...
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    What size circuit breakers for this setup?

    Quick question: what size circuit breakers and fuses for this setup? 2 100a 12v lithium batteries 2 100w solar panels Renogy 50a DC to DC MPPT Charger 1000w pure sine inverter I'm looking at replicating Will's schematic here...
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    If using Inverter/Charger, do I need a solar charge controller?

    I am planning the electrical system for a van build, and have a few questions. This is what I am looking at so far: 2 100a lithium batteries Victron orion 30a dc to dc charger 2 100 watt solar panels (will add more in the future if needed) Renogy 1000w inverter/charger Questions: Do I...
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