Risky Rob
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Worst place to buy "copper". People end up with brass.Thank goodness for Aliexpres
€ 1,45 40% Off | 1PCS T2 Metal Rod Red Copper Flat Bar Strip 99.95% Pure Copper Plate Thickness 1/1.5/2/3/4/5mm*15MM*250MM
Worst place to buy "copper". People end up with brass.Thank goodness for Aliexpres
€ 1,45 40% Off | 1PCS T2 Metal Rod Red Copper Flat Bar Strip 99.95% Pure Copper Plate Thickness 1/1.5/2/3/4/5mm*15MM*250MM
You mean brass copper plate. It is not even solid copper. It is plated.Worst place to buy "copper". People end up with brass.
Yes, American copper water pipe is .999 copper. Here's a real C110 copper flatbar on Amazon.You mean brass copper plate. It is not even solid copper. It is plated.
All this brass argument is going the same way as the smashed copper pipe bit. Actually the smashed copper pipe is most likely better than brass.
Brass is 1/4 the conductor that copper is. Not sure how someone can say copper is in short supply - but use brass because it is 80% copper.
Do the math. Given that brass is 1/4 the conductor that copper is, along with being 80% copper, using brass means you are buying 3.2 times the amount of copper in the brass for the same conductivity as copper alone.
I was referring to the AliExpress product you commented on. Read the description again, it states "copper plate".Yes, American copper water pipe is .999 copper. Here's a real copper flatbar on Amazon.
Yes, AliExpress "red copper" is a type of chinesiumI was referring to the AliExpress product you commented on. Read the description again, it states "copper plate".
I am having a hard time justifying the Lynx. Are you saying in the end it is cost justifiable? I ask as I am looking at a new RV that will be Victron based and having a hard time swallowing the Lynx system. Maybe I just need to do the raw math and see.Spending a lot more for a Victron Lynx Power-In distribution unit wasn't really all that bad $wise considering what I got.
I like the enclosed busbars (except for the exposed tabs with the rubber cover) all connections are coveredI am having a hard time justifying the Lynx. Are you saying in the end it is cost justifiable? I ask as I am looking at a new RV that will be Victron based and having a hard time swallowing the Lynx system. Maybe I just need to do the raw math and see.
Exactly where I got mine..I'm not understanding this because you do not need to use copper screws, just use stainless steel. If you are in the US at least you can easily get copper bar here: https://www.onlinemetals.com/en/buy/copper-rectangle-bar..
Thanks for the input. I will definitely take your feedback and do a cost analysis and relook at the unit. I did like the fact that you could daisy chain them.I like the enclosed busbars (except for the exposed tabs with the rubber cover) all connections are covered
considering the cost of a quality single busbar (5 or 6 stud) and the need to buy a positive and negative
- the Lynx isn't that much more or actually less ($156)
I had my doubts too, but once I saw what I got I was impressed
I opted for the Power-In vs the LYNX Distributor with built in fuses because I'm going to connect 4 batteries in parallel (each fused class T before the Lynx) I may (probably) will get the LYNX Distributor in the future just because I like the look ? instead of adding separate fuses for SCC, Inverter and additional future SCC
Anyway, the Lynx Power-In does what I need at this time, all in one enclosure
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I haven't wired it in yet. I'm just finishing up top balancing and capacity testing a pair of 24v DIY batteries to add to my bank
Makes nice busbars , easy to tap.Hmmm. Brass as a busbar ??
I got some last year. Was copper.Worst place to buy "copper". People end up with brass.
So the color looked more red than golden?I got some last year. Was copper.
I’ve know upto 539 orders with Ali. Happy customer.
ChicopperSo the color looked more red than golden?
It’s 8mm thick?So the Victron Power In/Distributor busbar is rated for 1000a. Manual says it is 8x30mm tinned copper. This calculator rates a copper busbar at that size for 288a. Who is correct?
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