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Sounds like if I want to push more than 50A total I'll need to put an external BMS on the circuit to be safe. Thanks for the help and advice!

In my system I have 2 banks of 4 Chins 12v 100ah batteries. The Chins manuals specify a 50A charging limit (set, I presume, by the BMS). Here's my question: Since I have two of these banks in parallel, can I push 100A to the battery system? Or do I need to stick to the 50A across the whole...

Got it. Thank you so much!

Got it. So, my last question (I think) is this: Let's say I got em' balanced in series properly on each bank (which I did), how then do I balance the banks against each other if I'm adding new banks to an existing setup? Do I have to take the whole thing down, do a top balance of all three banks...

Ah, so I am definitely running up against the battery capacity. Okay, so that's one question solved--I will get those settings changed PDQ. On the balancing issue, how does one balance banks against one another when adding into an existing setup?

Each individual battery has an internal BMS, and that's what I'm working with. Unfortunately, they don't have bluetooth functionality. Should I be getting an external BMS as well? If so, what would you recommend? To answer your question: The inverter low-voltage cut-off was set at 44v the first...

Hello, all -- I've got my first system up and running, and it's been going like a champ for a few weeks. I've been gradually adding loads to find the limits of my overnight discharge ability, and I shouldn't have found it yet...but I have. I've got a 48v system with 3 strings of 3 340v panels...

Follow-up: If it is something I ought to consider, is there a good brand I oughta look at? I'm seeing a lot of Daly BMSs around at a relatively high price point, and then a lot of others at lower price points. Is there a good resource for what BMSs provide good reliability and value-for-money?

Ah, fusing! Hadn't thought of that. Where can I find info on how to size the fuses? Rather than these being 3.48v prizmatics, these are batteries (most of them CHINS 12v--can't remember the name of the 24v), and they do have bms's in the individual batteries, but I had not thought of BMSs for...

Setting up my first off-grid system at 48v nominal, and trying to figure out how to wire the batteries in. I have 2 24v 100AH batteries, and 8 12v 100AH batteries. I know I need to wire the pair of 24v in series with each other to make one 48v batt. Similarly, I need to do 2 pairs of 4 12v in...

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Putting together my 48v off-grid system, and have discovered that my all-in-one inverter/charge controller doesn't have low-temp cut-off, and two of my batteries also do not have low-temp cut-off. Obvs I will need to solve the low temp problem. First stage of the plan is some heat mats in the...

Makes sense. Okay, so, 48w. Second 5000w or bigger inverter to run in parallel or as separate circuits (I can make either configuration work). The next obvious question: I gotta connect all this stuff together. How to I size the wires, figure out what kind of fusing do I need, etc.? (this is...

As batteries are the most expensive part, I'm planning to build out on the installment plan. This first round of equipment buy will include 2 more 100ah/24w batteries, to double the size. By this time next year I hope to do another 4 rounds of buys of that size, or build my own out of prizmatics...

Okie dokie, here's what I've got: 9x340v solar panels (72in long) 10x365v solar panels (60in long) One all-in-one inverter charge controller which'll handle the 9 panel array 2x24v 100ah LiFePO batteries I need to fill holes in this and come up with a design to power a cabin in northern...