Hello everyone, I've been lurking this forum and watching Will's videos. I like his basic 400 watt build but am testing the waters with a 200 watt system. I plan on using this to power some tools and as a backup (no grid for 4 days last year 3 this year) to intermittently power a few things like these -
1- 20' box fan
1- DC powered DIY a/c I made out of a 48qt cooler for summer
1-800 watt AC heater in winter?
1- 32" TV
1- OTA antenna
1- small ISP router
Charge 1 laptop battery
Charge 2 cell phones.
I purchased a Renogy 200 watt system
with 30 amp Wanderer Li SCC
BT-1 attachment to set battery parameters
Redodo 100ah Lifepo battery
Krieger 2000 Watt (4000 watts peak) PSW Inverter
I also have a
12V Panel W/Dual USB,Volt meter,12V cig, on/off switch
and a 12 Volt 100 Amp 6 circuit Fuse Box with Bus Bar
I plan on installing this on a 1/2" board then install that on a 2 wheel hand cart for portability. Everything will be wired close together like Wills 400 Watt setup with short cable runs no longer then 2ft one way (4ft roundtrip)
I did choose the same AWG wires that Will used in his 400 Watt tutorial. I think the fuses I have are too big for the amp capacity of the wires? If so, should I go with smaller fuses or larger wires? Here's what I got.
Battery cables - 2AWG length = 4ft total
Inverter cables- 4AWG length = 4ft total
250amp ANL bolton fuse at the Battery
250amp breaker from Battery to 2000 watt Inverter
40amp fuse for 30 amp scc
Battery master disconnect switch
I'm dizzy and confused with so many different on line calculators. I was planning on putting this all together this week. I sure would appreciate opinions and pointers from you guys if I can use these fuses, breaker and wires I have on hand. Thanks very much in advance - JC
1- 20' box fan
1- DC powered DIY a/c I made out of a 48qt cooler for summer
1-800 watt AC heater in winter?
1- 32" TV
1- OTA antenna
1- small ISP router
Charge 1 laptop battery
Charge 2 cell phones.
I purchased a Renogy 200 watt system
with 30 amp Wanderer Li SCC
BT-1 attachment to set battery parameters
Redodo 100ah Lifepo battery
Krieger 2000 Watt (4000 watts peak) PSW Inverter
I also have a
12V Panel W/Dual USB,Volt meter,12V cig, on/off switch
and a 12 Volt 100 Amp 6 circuit Fuse Box with Bus Bar
I plan on installing this on a 1/2" board then install that on a 2 wheel hand cart for portability. Everything will be wired close together like Wills 400 Watt setup with short cable runs no longer then 2ft one way (4ft roundtrip)
I did choose the same AWG wires that Will used in his 400 Watt tutorial. I think the fuses I have are too big for the amp capacity of the wires? If so, should I go with smaller fuses or larger wires? Here's what I got.
Battery cables - 2AWG length = 4ft total
Inverter cables- 4AWG length = 4ft total
250amp ANL bolton fuse at the Battery
250amp breaker from Battery to 2000 watt Inverter
40amp fuse for 30 amp scc
Battery master disconnect switch
I'm dizzy and confused with so many different on line calculators. I was planning on putting this all together this week. I sure would appreciate opinions and pointers from you guys if I can use these fuses, breaker and wires I have on hand. Thanks very much in advance - JC