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I live near Vancouver Canada and am being bombarded with companies wanting me to install solar. The interesting part is that the Canadian Govt will provide a $40,000 interest free 10 year loan to do it. I have no idea of what it might cost although I do understand solar as I personally...

I have a shop full of tools that are mostly plug-in electric. But from time to time it would be nice to have a battery operated tool for areas where you have no electricity. Instead of buying battery operated tools I thought it might be nice to have a portable power pack for those occasions when...

Im not a complete neophyte when it comes to solar as Ive installed a solar setup on my motorhome but I'm now considering adding solar to my residence. I have a large barn with approximate;y 1200 square feet of south facing roof that I want to add solar to and do net metering with the utility...

My motorhome is all 12 volts.Is there any advantage (ignoring weight and size) to using one 200AH 24 volt battery and step it down to 12 volts or use 2 100AH batteries. Is there an efficiency loss going from 24v to 12v? Thx

I have a small farm with a number of of different vehicles including a motorhome. At this time they all have FLA batteries but I intend to convert the motorhome to LIFEP04. I am now in need of a battery charger (wife ran over the one we have with the tractor) .Is there one that I can use for FLA...

I build tack boxes for storage of saddles and other horse related items. Th boxes are approx. 5'X3'X 5' high and would function like a small clothes closet where the light would be use intermittantly throughout the day. I want to run an led light as well as a charger for a cell phone. I was...

I have a bus/motorhome that has a 300 amp 12v alternator. I keep reading how lithium batteries will take power fast enough to burn out a Van alternatior. What do you think you happen with an alternator of this capacity? Regards Fred

Are AGM's better/longer lasting that fla's.They are certainly more expensive. Regards Fred

I am building a lite bar for the back of my car when towing behind my motorhome. I have a ton of 22 ga wire I would like to use. I tested the lights with about 200 ft of this wire and it seemed to work fine as LED requires less power than incandescents. Is there a problem using the gauge wire...

As I read different posts I try and imagine where they are located.Sometimes the person says "Im in Australia of the UK" but more specific location might be nice. For example Im in Canada but more specifically B.C. If the person could give a better location others could better identify with...

Would this gauge give you the same information more expensive ones like from Bogart provide. What is the advantage/disadvantage of this over a shunt based system. Regards Fred

I am wanting to put an induction cooktop (single burner) into my motor home . The specs say its usage is 200-1800 watts. Am I correct in determining that this unit will use up to 150 amp hours (depending on length of usage) from my 12 volt battery system (thru the inverter) . Just want to make...

I have 3X100 w Renogy solar panels in parallel on the roof of my motorhome. Can I add a fourth different panel(say 200W) to the mix assuming the cc can handle the extra wattage? Regards Fred

Is it possible to run more than one gauge (where each requires a shunt)off a single shunt providing they each require the same size shunt? Regards Fred

I converted a bus into a motorhome about 30 years ago that we use promarily for camping twice a year..In the last couple of years I have added 300watts of solar panels and a 1500 watt inverter (primarily to run my TV) I have 2x12V deep cycle batteries . All the lights have been changed to...

I have a motor home with 300 watts of solar and 2-12 deep cycle battieres that I want to convert to LifeP04. Everything in the vehicle is 12V. Is there any advantage to using 24v or 48V batteries and reduce the voltage to 12v. Is there a power loss in stepping the voltage down? It would be...

On my motorhome I have 3X100w panels feeding into a Renogy PWM controller. I think it is rated for 50VDC so I can add another panel. What is the advantage of using a Mppt controller vs the pwm if I don't have any plans to have more that 400w. Regards Fred.

I'm looking at a fridge that draws 700 watts per day which converts into 30 watts per hour. I have a 1500w inverter but am wondering if I could use a dedicated 100 w cheap inverter to reduce the parasitic draw of the inverter? How can I determine the parasitic draw of the inverter? Thanks Fred

What is the difference between Lifep04 and Lithium ion. Are they similar in number of cycles, cold charging etc.

I have a chance to buy some Starkpower lifep04 batteries that are 12v 36ah.They have the following number on them SP12V36-uss and are classified as a start battery Is it possible to parallel a number of these for greater capaciity. It also indicates it has cell balancing circuitry inside.

I have 3x 100w solar panels feeding 2x12V FLA's. Can I safely add an 12vAGM to this? Thx

I am contemplating replacing my propane fridge in my motorhome with an electric one and want to make sure my math for power usage is correct. Using a hypotherticas fridge that is rated at 297 KWH/year(365 days) would this work out to 6.78 Ah per 24 hour period? Im not taking into account any of...

Are there lithium batteries designed for starting vs those for deep cycle just like the lead acid batteries.

Where you are replacing Lead acid batteries with lifep04 drop in batteries is a BMS necessary and what does it do?

Having warch wills video on testing Vanence lifep04 batteries i am conteplating geting a 135ah valence battery. After watching his video I am of the opinion that i can just replace the 2 12v lead acid betteries with this battery. I currently have 3-100w renogy panels connected to a renogy pwm...