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    battery voltage discharge rate

    They are LiFePO4 batteries
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    battery voltage discharge rate

    I have 3 lipo 12v batteries...wired in parallel. They are 208 ah each. Giving me 618ah at 12v. I believe this is correct. When I hook a load to them. What will the voltage do with the 3 batteries in parallel. Will it drop drop the same as one battery at 12v. Drop slower or drop the same speed.
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    Epevers 100amp SSC

    I have an Epevers 100amp SSC could someone tell me what the Load part of the SSC does. Does it need to be set or something wired to it
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    AC vs DC appliances

    thanks maddy ...i already have the 3000 watts inverter/charger and the 100 amp SCC.
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    AC vs DC appliances

    Need some advice...I just build a small camper out of a 6 by 12 cargo trailer for dispersed camping. I am putting in 3 12v 206ah lithium batteries in parallel. So 12v 618 ah. 800 watts of solar. 100amp mppt solar controller. A aims 3000 watt to 9000 watt surge inverter/charger. My question...
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    Renogy dc to dc charger

    yes running off power pin on 7 pin plug. No electric brakes. Just a small 6 by 12 converted cargo trailer. Only thing that will be connected in camper while driving will be a small 12v fridge. By the way my solar panel is not mounted, I kept it portable so I can put the camper in the shade and...
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    Renogy dc to dc charger

    Sounds good...tks....I thought it was plug that went into that opening....so you believe the victron is better...I did have a problem with renogy with a battery meter I tried to buy from them...waited 3 weeks for it once ordered and couldn't get a straight answer about why. So not happy with...
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    Renogy dc to dc charger

    Looking to get a 20amp charger. I see the charger does not come with the two small connector plugs and wires. To connect to the ignition. Think called D + . I can't seem to find them or the plugs. Does anyone know where to get these plugs. Would also like to know if anyone has installed one of...
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    Need a little info about a solar controller

    tks for the reply.... yes sometimes the manual isn't real clear. If the connection says load you would think that is where you hook all your loads to. Up to the max output of the controller. Even on the diagrams it shows a light bulb connected to the load connectors + and - of the controller
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    Need a little info about a solar controller

    I have a 40 amp Epevers solar controller. I am just wonder about the wiring hook ups. Two wires come from the solar panels. Two wires go to to the batteries...and the last two say load. What is it that you do with the load terminals. I am putting in a 12v fuse panel. Is the load on the solar...
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    100 amp epevers solar controller

    yes I have 2 lithium batteries ...they are 12v 206ah. I have them wired in parallel. Actually there has been a change...I went out a while ago and the yellow charging light has turned to green. So does that mean ....green batteries are good to go....lol ....I don't know but bet I'll find out
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    rv converters

    Well that does make sense ....this solar is a lot to wrap my little brain around. Inverter/chaer is running all time, no matter if you are plugged into shore power or out boondocking. Since all your power goes though the inverter/charger it is always doing something. So guessing you are right...
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    100 amp epevers solar controller

    Yes got it working tks....have everything hooked up now. My only concern at this point is my Aims inverter/charger. I seems to be working fine...but the yellow charging light on top seems to stay on. I thought the battieries were full. Monitor on wall say 412 ah and 100% charged. But still the...
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    rv converters

    I ripped out the converter...wired up the aims inverter charger....everything seems to be working only thing is the charge light on the inverter doesn't go off.....hhmmm ....Not sure if that is the way they work or not.
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    rv converters

    Tks for all your help...I will go out tomorrow and start looking at it again and see if I overlooked something. I do have some electrical/electronics knowledge. I may just be missing something simple. Will let you know if I find anything new. I have a feeling it has something to do with the new...
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    rv converters

    Don't know what you mean by legacy system ...but I have not modified anything on the RV electrical system...and this is the first time I have done anything in the electric panel box
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    rv converters

    I'm sure I didn't trip the main by mistake. The converter only has 3 wires...ground, neutral and black hot wire....on the other end it has two wires a white an a red those go to the circuit panel on the fuse side of the main panel box. It is a simple set up ...that is why I don't get the...
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    rv converters

    I don't have the inverter connected yet ..other than the batteries hooked to the inverter.
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    rv converters

    I have a 12v
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    rv converters

    yes
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    rv converters

    I am installing an Aims 3000 watt inverter/charger in my Rv. Someone said when you put it in...to disconnect and remove the small converter from you Rv. Well I looked at mine which is mounted under my panel box. Seemed simple enough....has 3 wires hot, neutral and ground...and 2 wires to DC side...
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    Ali battery monitor

    I have a ali battery monitor...set up and working great. However...I updated my lead acid batteries... to 2 lithium batteries...206 ah each wired in parallel. This gives me 412 ah...if I'm correct. I tried to reset the ali monitor to 412 ah but....it keeps showing the original 212 ah that i had...
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    100 amp epevers solar controller

    Controller is driving me nuts. It says to connect remote battery voltage sensor ....I see where to hook it inside the controller...but there is no controller....???? Says to connect a cable from the battery to the connection inside the controller. So is this just a tiny wire you run from the...
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    shunts and monitors

    Hhhhmmm I thinking now.. I have an Ali monitor I have been using it is hooked to a smart shunt 500amp. It is hooked to my lead acid batteries that I have been using. Now I am setting up solar with 2 lithium 206 ah batteries. Maybe I just need to switch that shunt and monitor over to my new...
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    shunts and monitors

    That is understandable, however the monitors that I got with the inverter/charger and the solar controller have no where to plug in a wire from a smart shunt. So I'm confused how the info from the smart shunt gets to the monitors.
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    Remote Battery Voltage Sensor

    Great question Florth.....I am having the same problem and can't seem to get an answer either.
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    Shunts

    So what do you think Will... I value your input so much. A 300 amp fuse between the battery and my Aims 12v 3000 watt inverter charge. And what size fuse between the battery and the knew 100 amp Solar Controller. I have the Mt 50 for the controller and the Aims Inverter charger has remote LCD...
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    Shunts

    Thanks everyone for all the help. I have decided that since I already have the 3 ...200 watt panels...and i'm getting the 2 ...206 ah Lithium batteries today ...and planning on getting 1 more 200 watt panel and 2 more 206 ah lithium batteries .....I just went ahead an bought another epevers...
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    aims inverter/charger

    ooh ok ..got ya, I got the monitor from aims for the 3000w I bought from them. There is no wire to plug into a smart shunt. The monitor has cable that goes right from the monitor and plugs into the inverter. So i'm thinking the shunt isn't needed. The set up I have right now came with a smart...
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    aims inverter/charger

    I'm installing an Aims inverter/charger. It came with a LCD wall monitor. Diagrams show both a shunt installed on the negative cable battery cable (not a smart shunt). And a breaker/fuse on the positive leg. So I'm not sure why a shunt on the negative cable if its not a smart shunt to be plugged...
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    Shunts

    Tks for all the help. I have a 500 amp shunt laying around. As far as the wiring ...this is a new install on my new camper. So wiring can be whatever I need. Thanks to Will and watching about 200 hrs of his youtube videos...I bought 3 200 watt 12v solar panels, a 40 amp 12v Epevers SSC, an...
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    Shunts

    I have an Aims 12v 3000 watt pure sign wave inverter/charger installation diagram shows a DC shunt between the inverter and the battery on the neg. cable. It does not show the amperage of the shunt. Anyone know what it should be rated at ??? It also shows breaker or fuse inline on the positive...
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    shunts and monitors

    How do you figure out what size shunt to use for a battery monitor. I bought an AiLi monitor and it came with a 500amp shunt. Seems to work ok. Now I have bought a Epevers 12v 40amp SCC...I don't see a shunt with the separate MC50 monitor I bought for it. I am also installing an Aims pure sign...
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    Charging LifePO4 batteries

    I just ordered 2 SOK LifePO4 batteries.. I need a MPPT Charger for them. I saw Will on a you tube video with a EPEVER MPPT Solar Charge Controller 40A 150V charger I was looking on Amazon about buying however....it lists all the batteries it will charge but it doesn't list lithium. It does say...
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