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I'm late to the game on this thread, but WOW, you will have one serious system when all is said and done. The quote above was from someone way back on the first page. Unfortunately, that is true of the entire stinking RV industry. Crappy, shoddy, patched up, piss poor workmanship. They totally...

I'm not sure what I was thinking, but I did know EP Ever was a single word. I had been to that page twice, but I saw on another site where those settings had been referenced and it was reported they didn't work. It was suggested on that site that the parameters for low voltage reconnect and...

I always understood "2s2p" to be two in series with those two pairs then in parallel, that is, simply 2 series, 2 parallel. I've never heard of "2 strings", but maybe its just a different way of saying the same thing. 4s2p for 8 panels would be 4 in series with final out as 2 parallel. At any...

Sure wish I had his shop!

I have an EP Ever Tracer 6415AN MPPT solar panel controller. I searched everywhere for the proper settings for the user parameters for Battle Born batteries and came up empty handed. Finally, I sent the parameters to Battle Born and they came back with the settings below. Battle Born is a...

Now that's a damn good way to do it!

The batteries don't charge well when the panels are disconnected.... :cool: I want my batteries to be fully charged all winter because I'm running a verizon mifi router and 7 security cameras. We tend to get a lot of snowmobilers and hunters trespassing through our property. In the spring...

I insulated my batteries just yesterday and I'm now ready for winter. I'll be snowed out of the property in a few weeks and won't be able to get back in until March. So, we'll see how well it works. I have security cameras trained on the mppt status panel and a thermometer, so it should be...

Are you in Australia? That would explain why its backwards. :-) I'm 20 degrees from vertical -- 70 degrees from horizontal. Its just how you look at it. I also wonder how mine will hold up in wind. All the pine trees should break up the wind, but still, it could get strong. The posts...

My panels are mounted with a triangular mount made by Eco-Worthy. I was initially appalled at the cost, but after checking the price of dexion, I discovered the cost wasn't bad. At any rate, when installing the mount, I made sure the lower part of the triangle was level, then I use a few...

Something I've wanted from the very beginning of this project was a way to monitor how my system was doing from pretty much anywhere. I find it hard to imagine that none (at least, none that I've looked at) have a way to connect to the internet. Most have a local connection on an intranet for...

Thanks for the extra info. My panels are set up as S2P2. The Voc of each panel is 37.6, so that puts my max volts out to the mppt as 75.2 -- well within the rated max volt input of the mppt of 150V. GIven the shadows and the low winter sun we are now getting, I just can't possibly imagine ever...

I have sent another support request to epever. They are really good about getting back quickly.

You're right. I could potentially see 999 watts. I wonder if Epever overlooked that when they gave their blessings. This was their return. I have incorporated all their recommendations.

I contacted EPEver for some more info on if things looked ok. They responded within just a couple hours. The tech support was fantastic. They recommended several changes which I made. I wish our governments could get along -- the Chinese people seem to be phenomenal and they make really good...

Thanks for all the info. I'm rushing off to get my 3rd booster, so have to wait until later to absorb it all. I'm also getting a ground rod for the system. Thanks!

Good info! Thanks very much. I only found out last winter what the lows were when I had 3 trail cams reporting the temp. Up until then I had no idea because we can't get to the cabin for about 3 months out of the year due to snow. But, actually, don't you mean my high's? They won't be...

Yes, I over-do it, too. If my calculations say to use 10 gauge, I'll use 8. I guess its an old age thing -- more money than brains. Not a bad position to be in, tho. :)

I have one Battle Born already hooked up to my invertor, which I've had for about 6 years and I'm charging the battery with a generator. So far, no problem with start ups on the invertor. I wouldn't even know how to reset the BB. I did put in an iron grounding rod near where all my...

I am getting to old and over-thinking things. I used to be pretty quick, but no longer. After working on that diagram for a couple hours and pondering, ie., questioning, how it was coming together, I pulled out Will's book and, low-and-behold, it's almost exactly like what he discusses. With...

Thanks for you reply. The two "series" fuses would be outside, so need to get IP67 in-line fuses. But, I tend to agree, can't have too many fuses. A follow-up question.... I think I'll put a 20A circuit breaker at point F. Wouldn't the circuit breaker work about as well as anything for a...

I have a question concerning fuses; both how many amps and placement. This diagram is my system. I have 58 foot run from the panels, through the forest, to the solar controller. I really want to get this right as I don't want to burn down my cabin or the forest. I'm enclosing the 58' run...

Thanks so much for the response. Battle Born told me my single 100ah would handle 60a just fine, so I'm going to hook it up that way so I don't have to make any changes when I get the 2nd battery. I've been charging the BB with a 60 a Precision Dynamics charger all summer and they seem to be...

I have the following equipment: SolTan Solar Panels (the used ones Will recommended) 39" x 65" Model SS250P-60 Max Power 250W Open-Circuit Voltage 37.6V Voltage at Pmax 30.3V Short-Circuit Current 8.85A Current at Pmax 8.27A Max System Voltage 600V Fuse Rating 15A MPPT EPEver Model Tracer...

I was looking for something a little bit more turn key, but I wouldn't mind digging into raspberry pi. Thanks, C, but unfortunately the EP Ever wifi is only good for the local area. It transmits a local signal, up to 50m according to their description, but it doesn't tie into the internet. I...

I am looking for the same thing. My solar system is at my cabin in the Idaho mountains. For about 3 months of the year, its difficult to get to it unless I had a snowmobile. I keep the solar running year round in order to keep my security cameras going. I want to be able to have a wifi...

Since you are using Battle Born, you could just call them for advice? They're really good for support and that's one of the reasons I buy Battle Born.

Well, I just pulled the trigger and ordered 16 of the $50 SatTan panels that Will tested as "pretty good". Only 4 of them are for me. The specs are below: Rated Power: 250W Open circuit voltage (VOC): 37.6 V Max power voltage (VMP): 30.3 V Short circuit current (ISC): 8.85 A Max power...

I thought that was the case. Much appreciated.

I see several voltage on solar panels, such as 12v/37v/48v. Do I have to buy 12v solar panels if I have 12v batteries. I would think that a good solar charger would let me run any input voltage I wanted and could output whatever I needed. Is that true? I just want to make sure before I pull...