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    Got ducks, looking for solar advice.

    Would there need to be a fuse/breaker after the DC Switch to the fuse box? I wouldn't imagine so but after reading through Wiring Unlimited document I seen that there was a fuse/breaker after a DC switch for I assume protecting consumer loads. But is a fuse box itself considered a consumer that...
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    Got ducks, looking for solar advice.

    So because I couldn't shake the idea of setting up a proper system, I sat down and opened up mspaint. Does this look safe and reliable? The manufacturer suggested 40A fuses/breakers, which confuses me slightly because the SCC they provided in their kit is only 30A. Other than that everything...
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    Got ducks, looking for solar advice.

    Update and more questions: My small pump died and my large pump is cumbersome so I am looking into going the inverter route because there are a wider range of pumps that run off AC. Some things I need to understand, what are the differences between a cheaper 12v 500W PSW inverter for a car...
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    Got ducks, looking for solar advice.

    Another question, this is the diagram for how the manufacturer says to wire their kit, and I added into it their suggested fuse sizes. Each panel is 100W 12V 5A with a 5.5A Isc Using their formula (in orange box) would be 4*5.5*1.2=26.4. Which means I should be looking for 30A Breakers (Or...
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    Got ducks, looking for solar advice.

    Awesome thank you! I'm having a look now for the right breakers, from what I can tell with NEC regulation (690.13, iirc) is that I need to get a double pull for the connection between the panels and the SCC and the rest of them can be single pull. From what I understand (and I think that I...
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    Got ducks, looking for solar advice.

    How about grounding? If I put together a fuse box should I drop a grounding rod out by the shed and hook the system up to it? I had thought DC systems with a battery have a floating ground.
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    Got ducks, looking for solar advice.

    I'll look that up tonight, thanks! Something I see a lot are things being attached directly to the battery instead of through the SCC Load, and some people even saying not to use the load terminal on the SCC. But a lot of that seems to have to do with adding inverters, which I don't want to do...
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    Got ducks, looking for solar advice.

    Another question regarding my SCC. It's an HP2430, Rated at 30A, and 450W at 12V. What does "No Load loss < 13mA/12V" mean?
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    Got ducks, looking for solar advice.

    I'm not certain that I am clear on how to setup a relay. Would it be through the SCC's load output, or connected to the battery? Sorry for the silly questions, all this is super new to me.
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    Got ducks, looking for solar advice.

    Could I use a bus bar to hook both pumps up via the PCC's Load connection?
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    Got ducks, looking for solar advice.

    @Rednecktek I really like that idea of hands off with the photocell and relay, once I have a functioning system I think it's something I would like to look more into. @12VoltInstalls Yep, that's what I had read about PCCs, I just want to prevent the big pump from running down the battery as...
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    Got ducks, looking for solar advice.

    Recently hatched some ducklings (6) and thought a large kiddy pool would be sufficient for them later on, 4 months later now and I felt bad for them (they have a nice open yard to live in!) and made them a pond next to my shed. I've been working on a way to keep the pond clean however, settled...
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