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I have a very similar set up, but with victron gear and an rv style ac/dc panel. My question has to do with the grounding. the ground bar in the AC side of the panel should connect to my ground rod, but should I also tie the case grounds of the inverter and scc to the same ground rod ...

I will have a couple of 120 v ac outlets to run a fridge and tools coming off an inverter, so running romex for those. At least around here 10/2 romex is cheaper than 2 rolls of stranded 10 gauge. But in any case I’ve got a pile of romex. Since it’s not a Mobile context, if the only problem is...

Future proofing, since I’m running the wire, if there’s a shift to all ac, done and done. Plus no voltage drop over distance. But yes, way overkill. Have it laying around already tho.

Wiring 12 volt led lights in several strings for a small cabin. Two main questions: 1. not vehicle mounted so I‘m assuming I can use 10/2 romex behind drywall going thru studs with no issues. Is this correct? 2. do I need to use a junction box behind each of the led lights as one would for ac...

Just for comparison sake, My home grid tie system of 24 300 watt panels yields a max of 55 kwhs on a sunny day in may, so your lightning is 2.5 days for a full charge, maxed out. no way to get that out of a solar set up on a trailer roof. Even a 50 amp 220 volt tv plug will only yield about...

is a class t fuse not usable in the lynx shunt ?

Since the Victorian shunt has a fuse holder, as does the lynx distributer, I would think the 60 amp fuse is doubly redundant, as well as too small for the potential load of 3000/24 + 20% or so, so call it 150 amps for the shunt fuse. And 1/0 or 2/0 wire. my in-progress set up is similar but...

I’m designing an off grid system including rainwater filtration and cleaning with a 12 volt surface pump pushing one branch through a uv light system for drinking and the other to an on demand propane heater for a shower and kitchen sink. Can’t seem to get much information on the uv power...

I just picked up an AIMS 75 amp 12/24 volt charger. I have two sets of batteries to charge, 1: a 24 volt eg4 LiFePo, and 2: 4 6 volt lead acid golf cart batteries in series/parallel for 12 volts. What size cables should I use to connect the batteries to the charger ? I have a 1/0 and a 2...

looking for a charger that can do both 12 or 24 v @ say 10-15 amps, from either wall 120 ac or genset 120 v ac.

My 8.7 kw grid tie in in western Washington ranges from 0-.2 to 55 kwh / day. West facing. my 2700 sq ft house uses 17.5 kwh / day averaged over the year

Lol, works great, if your off grid place is also not far from a vehicle charging station. Less cool, if you have to sit at an rv camp for hours recovering charge to get home. It always comes back to range.

panasonic evervolt 360, vmp 36.7, so x2 73 vs 34. not very close.

I have two existing Kyocera KD140SX-UPU 140 Watt panels VPM 17.7, Imp 7.9, VOC 22.1 already up on the roof feeding a 6 year old, 12 volt fla golf cart bank (4 x 6 volts). The PO ran these and didn't maintain them well, so they are toast. I plan to replace the batteries with a 24 volt eg4, and...

in the us at least, above and below ground water tanks made of various plastics would seem to fit the bill, widely available and a huge variety of sizes. I would avoid iron, but stainless steel, especially marine grade (316) or so isn’t going to be problem for decades. Not easy to work, but you...

What time frame do you expect for a service life? Galvanized tin/iron/steel will corrode, especially with cyclic exposure to moisture. Stainless, some plastics/pvc/ etc. or glass ( tin bronze as well, but …) would be much longer lived. A root cellar style set up ( for access) with the...

I'm headed up to winterize in few weeks

Wow, I stumbled in here, but that’s almost exactly my sketch, but I’m starting with 2 parallel strings of three 360 watt panasonic panels a single eg4 24 volt 200 ah battery and will have a 24-12 volt transformer to run some interior lights, a fan, and etc. the panels will be at 90 angles, one...

I have exactly this situation, bad roof angles, with shade, but decent exposure in the am and then again in the pm most of the year. So I'm contemplating 4 360 watt panels, with voc or 37.6 in two in series strings, brought in parallel into a epever 50 amp 24 v charge controller (150 v max so...