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Plan for 50A 5th wheel install

So, I reconsidered some things and went back to the drawing board for the whole thing. I decided to add the Cerbo GX and use the canbus for the BMS to talk to the Victron components. I also added the trickle charge from the MP to an AGM battery for the breakaway. Below is where I am at the moment. I think I have covered everything now.


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Dude! Sweet! and then . . . and then and then and then and then and then . . . no more and then! He's covered everything now.

Time for the repro :D
 
Looks good, the only nit I have is the yellow cable in the battery.

Have you thought about this layout?
 

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jwelter99 said:
Looks good, the only nit I have is the yellow cable in the battery.

Have you thought about this layout?
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Yes, that and others. 1/4" tinned copper plate for that is gonna be hella expensive... and I was concerned that might be a problem with expansion and contraction on the studs...
 
BretS said:
Yes, that and others. 1/4" tinned copper plate for that is gonna be hella expensive... and I was concerned that might be a problem with expansion and contraction on the studs...
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I'd go with 1/8th. I'm not worried about expansion and contraction if you keep cell voltage at or below 3.5V.
 
jwelter99 said:
I'd go with 1/8th. I'm not worried about expansion and contraction if you keep cell voltage at or below 3.5V.
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Still $137 for one 12" x 12" piece of plate (not tinned)! I already will have $130 in a 1/4 x 1-1/2 x 72" for the other bars.
 
BretS said:
Still $137 for one 12" x 12" piece of plate (not tinned)! I already will have $130 in a 1/4 x 1-1/2 x 72" for the other bars.
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Where you buying as seems high? I can get 1 inch by 1/8th copper with silver plate for about $8 a foot. For 5 inch wide for the "spanner" it's $50 a foot; but a foot gets you all you need.

Perhaps as we both want the same bus bars we should hit up @Lt.Dan for a group buy using his fancy plasma cutter. Perhaps others?
 
jwelter99 said:
Where you buying as seems high? I can get 1 inch by 1/8th copper with silver plate for about $8 a foot. For 5 inch wide for the "spanner" it's $50 a foot; but a foot gets you all you need.

Perhaps as we both want the same bus bars we should hit up @Lt.Dan for a group buy using his fancy plasma cutter. Perhaps others?
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I was looking where many on here recommended - online metals... I would definitely be in for a set of pre-made bus bars if you know someone who can cut them. I'm looking for 600A capacity...
 
Things are coming along... I ordered my cables, and overlooked one. My ground to chassis. My cables from the battery bank to the inverter are all 4/0, so does that mean I need a 4/0 to chassis ground? Seems I remember seeing that it had to match the largest cable size...
 
If you are doing a do it yourself LiFEPO4 battery bank. you can build the 2nd battery with the first positive facing the first battery and make do with a busbar to connect or a very short cable.
 
Brett, not looking at your schematic, I would say that you should probably have a ground busbar that everything is tied to. That is where your current ia being drawn back to.

I can't see a reason to go 4/0 to the FR, maybe someone else thinks differently.
 
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