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    Tinned or Bare Copper Bus Bar Material?

    If you get it for cheap and don't mind the labor it's not a bad idea. It outperforms aluminum by a long shot. 85% of the conductivity of c110 vs 63% or so for aluminum 6*** etc.
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    DC solar directly to EV (no AC!)

    Here's an older DIY charging hack that seems interesting. It is AC, but it's still interesting since it shows what's involved in charging.
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    DC solar directly to EV (no AC!)

    Your EV's BMU needs to negotiate a power supply, so your options would be 1) Bypass a car's BMU (a stupid horrible idea) 2) Find a DIY solution to ask the nice BMU for some juice. 3) Go to a fast-charge station.
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    How do CAN / RS485 work?

    Thanks, all, for the feedback. Philtao, awesome website & product. I hope to be that advanced someday (to use Tao BMS, not to make my own). The benefits of a "compatible battery" sound lovely, but I'm going to consider that it might be outa my league on price and my level of solar maturity...
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    How do CAN / RS485 work?

    If someone would be so kind... how does one determine battery compatibility with an inverter? I assume that "compatibility" comes in two levels: Manual/Blind Charging: The inverter is programmed to send & receive power at specified rates and knows nothing more about the batteries than the...
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    LTO "Grade A" Aliexpress Cells

    With a positive feedback rating of 87.9%? Are you sure about that?
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    Fangpusun Xtender Questions

    Thanks a ton for the reply. Between my job and a new baby, it's hard to get my homework on this stuff done very quickly, but I really appreciate the info. I watched a webinar on Studer Inverters that was impressive. I suppose they're only available in EU. The XTM seems equivalent to the...
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    Fangpusun Xtender Questions

    I'm checking out the Fangpusun Xtender XTM and XTH series based inverters. I'm still an idiot about all of the tech specs, so I'm hoping people would be so generous as to educate me. Perhaps @the_colorist since you've shown some interest in them. If you can break away from the beach for a...
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    Fangpusun makes counterfeit Victron, Outback & others

    Ya but... has anyone actually seen the inside of one?
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    Mounting panels to metal roof

    You might want to check out S-5 direct-attach solar brackets. I'm sure they've taken that concern into consideration.
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