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Can you recommend a good 150 amp breaker? Thanks!

Thank you and snoobler! Glad knowing I am on the right track! I have a Truck Star circuit breaker. It came with the van and the inverter came with the van as well. I looked and on eBay this 150 amp circuit breaker is about $31. If there is a better one that I should be using please advise and I...

Also I am using two battleborn lithium batteries, 100 ah each, in parallel . So I have 12v and 200ah going to the 150 amp breaker for the 1200 watt inverter. I hope that is all ok! Lol

Ok let me try to re explain. Coming from the positive side of my battery I have a 2 aught red cable going to the 150 amp circuit breaker. On the other side of the 150 amp circuit breaker I have a 2 awg (smaller) wire going to the inverter. The inverter terminal would not accomodate the big 2...

I have a 1200 watt pure sine wave inverter and wiring a 150 amp circuit breaker between the battery bank and the inverter. The hole for the positive wire on the inverter will accept a 2awg wire, which I have installed. Is it ok to use a 2.0 wire going from the battery to the circuit breaker and...

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I finished with my van build including two 250 watt solar panels. I now need to install a battery bank and would like to use lithium batteries. Does anyone know of a complete kit that can be purchased so I might build my own lithium batteries? I am a retired mechanic and feel confident but just...

Awesome info! Thank you so very much. I may try to learn more and build my own system, but, all I need is solar and a 12v fridge and I am ready to travel! I may just go with a good kit. Thank you all for this info!

I am ready to add solar to my van build. I have a Chevy 3500 extended van with ladder rack installed. So far, I think I need between 400 to 500 watts and would like to use monocrystaline panels. I’m told mppt charge controllers are better than pwm controllers. I have looked at Renogy and SanTan...

I have a question. Has anyone had experience with the lion safari ut 700 lithium batteries? I am adding 500 watts solar to my van and was thinking of using these batteries. They are 12.8 56ah 716wh 100 amp. Another question is if this battery has 56ah, what does the 100 amp number mean. If I...

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I acquired free about 10 foot of red and 10 foot of black 4 aught wire. I also went and bought the 3/8 hole connectors for 4/0 wire. I was thinking of using the 4/0 to connect my two AGM batteries then using 2/0 to go from battery bank to my 1200 watt inverter. Smooth Joey gave me the formula...

Sorry, I see you are using a 200 amp fuse. Do you have 1000 watt inverter?

Wow 4 aught wire is huge! You must have a 1000 watt inverter if you are using 125 amp circuit breaker. May I ask what size fuse you are using with the 125a circuit breaker? Thx!

When I bought my cargo van, it came from the factory, Chevrolet, with no passenger seat. I bought a passenger seat and modified a way to properly bolt it to the floor. Also installed was a bulk head and mounted on the bulkhead right behind the “ passenger“ seat was a 1200 watt inverter. The...

Thank you so very much! I will get a high quality circuit breaker.

Awesome! thank you! Last question. Which is better circuit breaker? I know that a circuit breaker gives me a disconnect, in case I want to work on batteries. Thoughts? Again thank you!

In process of my van build and wondering if I should use a fuse or a circuit breaker between my battery bank and my 1200 watt inverter. Is is correct to use a 100 amp fuse or circuit breaker? I’m told that 12v divided by 1200watts equals 100, and I should use a 100 amp fuse or circuit breaker. I...

I’m brand new to solar! I am doing a van build and the van I bought has installed a 1200 Dimensions pure sine wave inverter. I will use this inverter for a coffee pot and maybe a small microwave. I will be ordering two 250 watt panels from SanTan solar and a kit with charge controller and fuses...

I recently bought Chevy van 3500 and the previous owner, a company, had installed a Dimensions 1200 watt inverter mounted on the bulk head behind the passenger seat. When I looked up this inverter, it appears to be worth over $1000 and I would like to try to make use of it. It looks larger than...