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    Helping a member here with a military solar deployment trailer setup. Battery suggestions?

    Thanks Supervstech for all you help on this........... I have been asked how will the trailer/solar generator be used.... There are 2 main use profiles for this unit. 1st use case is in Disaster Recovery operations. Since we are in North Carolina most of this revolves around floods and...
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    Need solar tech help

    We are a ministry that helps with first responders, veteran's, and people with PTSD. We have just acquired a Zerobased Forge solar trailer, with 3 Outback VFX325M inverters, and 2 Outback battery monitor/chargers. We also have a dozen Sunpower SPR-210-WHT-U panels. We need somebody to help us...
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    Used Grid designed solar panels for off grid use

    Also the batteries are AGM batteries - are these able to discharge more than other lead acid batteries? More than 30%?
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    Used Grid designed solar panels for off grid use

    SolarQueen - thank you so much for your response..... so here is what I gather from your reply.... I reassign the 12 volt inverter and the 40 amp charger to another project and purchase a 70amp charger and a 2000 watt 24 volt inverter.... add 2 more batteries giving me 4 batteries at 200ah...
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    Used Grid designed solar panels for off grid use

    Agreed - Just say NO to magic smoke in the wrong place and wrong time !!!
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    Used Grid designed solar panels for off grid use

    MBR, thanks for digging into this... here is my load calculations below.... I have 2 Renology 12v AGM 200ah battieries.... I live outside Charlotte NC so it can get cold here from time to time. Yes that is my controller.... however if I need to swap out some of the components I certainly can to...
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    Used Grid designed solar panels for off grid use

    Yikes... I was afraid the panels were not a match to the rest of the components.... The dehumidifier runs at 120v and draws 610watts... the fans are 120v and draw 160watts each.....I have 2 of them but would like 3. I have to stay with the panels I have... do I put my two batteries in series...
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    Used Grid designed solar panels for off grid use

    Yea... I had the short circuit wrong.... just one little dot in the wrong place ;) .... thanks.
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    Used Grid designed solar panels for off grid use

    This is a helpful article... thanks. It did not help me with how best to configure/balance this system for this application and components.... do I need more amps from the panels since I have a lot of volts already thus parallel or will I damage the inverter or charger by going series on the...
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    Used Grid designed solar panels for off grid use

    We have trees donated to us so we can get them cut ar the mill into lumber to build our Tiny Homes for vets and first responders.... we are rigging up a donated military 20 foot container as a place to put the cut lumber into to dry.... a commercial lumber kiln is way out of our range so we are...
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    Used Grid designed solar panels for off grid use

    Epever is the brand...MPPT Max Input 100V, 520W/1040W for Lead-Acid, Lithium Batteries and Load Timer Setting
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    Used Grid designed solar panels for off grid use

    My ministry was donated 6 Sumpower SPR-210-WHT-U panels. They are panels from a larger 35kw installation that was dismantled. I am trying to use them to power a small lumber dehydration system off grid. I have 2 12volt Renology 200ah batteries, a 2000watt 12 volt inverter and a 40amp MPPT...
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