Humble
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Okay guys, here's the situation. I'm going off grid in 5 days due to my lease being up at my current home. We got rushed out onto some land we bought and I've been working to try to understand everything but i'm taking in a lot of new information at once and am left unsure about a lot. I have the following coming in the mail currently:
4x250w solar pannels from santan solar - https://store.santansolar.com/product/santan-solar-t-series-250w/
4x 12v 125amp Sealed lead acid batteries- see attached pictures, not gel
1x one solar 60amp MPPT charge controller -https://amzn.to/3dCUQY7
1x giandel 2000w 24v sine wave inverter- https://amzn.to/2ZJ1DHI
What I DON'T have, however, are any cables or fuses which i've been putting off since i don't want to buy the wrong equipment.
we will be wiring everything into a 12x24 cabin space and mounting the panels on the ground next to the cabin (the roof slopes the opposite way).
Here is what I believe I need to get started:
A) 1x cable to pannels: 20ft 8awg
B) 2x pairs battery tie cables: 1ft 2awg
https://amzn.to/3dG5q0s
C) 1x (pair) Inverter cable: 3ft 4awg
D) 1x pair solar branch connector : series-parallel 2x250watts with 2x 250watts
As you can see I have no idea what fuse size i need or how many.
if you think i need to order anything different or in different quantities please do say something and explain why because I ofc need to know.
I also have been confused on the use of fuse boxes and connector boxes. I wont be running DC appliances so I don't know what's necessary.
All I have to power for now, and all require 110/120v AC (as we get set up) is a propane range, 3x LED lights, a Projector with internal battery, a laptop and two cell phones. extention cords from the inverter will be powering these as we get our bearings and I have more time to learn how to properly wire our cabin.
In the future we will be adding a small fridge, wifi router, wireless dog fence, exhaust fans and a minisplit but I fully intend on increasing my battery bank to do so.
And please, I don't need scrutiny on my rushing this process as its totally a circumstantial situation. positive vibes and good advice is all i need lmao.
will cross post in other threads due to the urgency so thank you all in advance.
4x250w solar pannels from santan solar - https://store.santansolar.com/product/santan-solar-t-series-250w/
4x 12v 125amp Sealed lead acid batteries- see attached pictures, not gel
1x one solar 60amp MPPT charge controller -https://amzn.to/3dCUQY7
1x giandel 2000w 24v sine wave inverter- https://amzn.to/2ZJ1DHI
What I DON'T have, however, are any cables or fuses which i've been putting off since i don't want to buy the wrong equipment.
we will be wiring everything into a 12x24 cabin space and mounting the panels on the ground next to the cabin (the roof slopes the opposite way).
Here is what I believe I need to get started:
A) 1x cable to pannels: 20ft 8awg
B) 2x pairs battery tie cables: 1ft 2awg
https://amzn.to/3dG5q0s
C) 1x (pair) Inverter cable: 3ft 4awg
D) 1x pair solar branch connector : series-parallel 2x250watts with 2x 250watts
As you can see I have no idea what fuse size i need or how many.
if you think i need to order anything different or in different quantities please do say something and explain why because I ofc need to know.
I also have been confused on the use of fuse boxes and connector boxes. I wont be running DC appliances so I don't know what's necessary.
All I have to power for now, and all require 110/120v AC (as we get set up) is a propane range, 3x LED lights, a Projector with internal battery, a laptop and two cell phones. extention cords from the inverter will be powering these as we get our bearings and I have more time to learn how to properly wire our cabin.
In the future we will be adding a small fridge, wifi router, wireless dog fence, exhaust fans and a minisplit but I fully intend on increasing my battery bank to do so.
And please, I don't need scrutiny on my rushing this process as its totally a circumstantial situation. positive vibes and good advice is all i need lmao.
will cross post in other threads due to the urgency so thank you all in advance.