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  • Renogy 1 M1 Review: Why Renogy Sucks

    Hey guys, so... .. I'm going to link a video review of my experience with the Renogy One M1. This was a brand new product when I recorded this, was out for maybe a month, so I have no idea if they've fixed things now, but.... holy **** I have never been so unimpressed/annoyed/disappointed in...
  • Off Grid 12v Security System with 24-7 Video you can monitor from ANYWHERE in the world

    Hey guys, this forum has been SO HELPFUL in getting my solar system up and running, which was ultimately designing to power my security system to keep an eye on my land and bus when I'm out of state. I put together a video with everything I've done to keep tabs on things, what system I used...
  • Solar Shed/Workshop: 100% Off Grid Ultra Simple 8x16 Shed Timelapse, Start to Finish

    Hey dudes! My name is Rob, and I used to document all my builds/adventures in forums, but after the great photobucket disaster, and having years if not decades of progress and learning wiped out, I decided to start documenting all my builds on youtube. I never run 'non skippable' ads, and I...
  • PLEASE HELP ME. Victron system, Amperetime batteries, nothing makes any sense

    Okay, just... just watch the video, I show what I'm looking at here, it's a super basic system and I don't know if the Victron charger is fighting the BMS or the self heating system or wtf is going on I just want this to work and I've spent so much fucking money and it still doesn't work.
  • 1st Time Living Off Grid. In the Mountains. During winter. Almost died LOL

    Sharing a video I just dropped today; this was the first week of adventure living in my shortie school bus, in the rocky mountains during winter. The diesel heater tried to kill us, my batteries failed, and my solar system quit charging during 5 days of snow without any sunlight. Good times, but...
  • Remotely Monitoring BASIC 12v Solar System, Why is there not an easy solution for this???

    Okay, super short version, I have a property about 2000+ miles from my house, and on that property I have a converted school bus, and a shed for snow removal equipment. I am installing 400w of solar panels, and 400Ah of lithium batteries, and TBD charge controller. The batteries will operate...
  • My first solar installation & why I hate Renogy products

    Hey dudes, here is my off-grid, high altitude solar workshop design and install video that would not have been successful without your help. The challenge here was the climate and the weather that comes with building at 8k' in the rocky mountains. We get upwards of 100" of snow per...
  • Victron System: Very reliable but then random drop in production?

    Hey everyone, been a while. Last winter I installed a 700 watt off grid shed, with victron components (F renogy!!!!), thread with details here: https://diysolarforum.com/threads/please-help-me-victron-system-amperetime-batteries-nothing-makes-any-sense.58710/ Now, ever since I got it...
  • Cheaper Than Propane: Heating my Shed with a Chinese Diesel Heater

    Here's a quick video I made about installing a CDH in my off grid shed.
  • Pop up camper, expanding existing deep cycle battery with additional AGM batteries?

    Alright, here's the sitch: I have a camper with a bigass deep cycle 12v battery, lead acid. My skoolie (entirely different system) has two AGM batteries like this, but I'm replacing those with lithium, which means I will have two of these laying around, to be USED ON THE CAMPER...
  • Keeping battery bank balanced: Relibatt RE12-100BL

    Hey all, I have a fairly simple system in my bus, it's 200watts of solar on the roof, a renogy 40A mppt charger, and two Relibatt 100Ah batteries. I charged both batteries with a walmart battery charger (set on lithium) and THE CHARGER said both batteries were 95% full, so I topped them both...
  • Best way to revive some new(ish) Amperetime 200ah Lithiums

    So I have an offgrid system that is 1000s of miles from my house. It was up for .... 3 days. Then it went down. I have no idea what's happened since but the area has been without power. I'm tearing out all my renogy crap (F that company) and moving to all victron, I am just not impressed...
  • What's the correct way to go from an inverter to AC wiring?

    I have a small 8x16' shed, I've wired 120v AC outlets around inside the shed. I have a 1200watt victron inverter. The wiring for the outlets all terminates near the inverter, but the inverter has a female AC plug on it. What's the correct way to from an AC plug to multiple romex wires?
  • Building a small Victron system, have some questions before I order everything

    Goal: Small off grid system for shed, WITH REMOTE MONITORING CAPABILITES (have cell service) System: PV 690 watts (3 230 watt panels) hooked up in series for a max of 89.8 volts, 7.78 Amps. Victron Blue Solar 100v/15A Charge Controller 2 200Ah Ampere Time Lithium Ion Batteries 500A Smart...
  • How do I go from an AC plug on the inverter, to a breaker box?

    I searched but most answers are for huge residential systems. I have a solar 'shed' with 400Ah of lithium batteries, and 700 watts of solar on the roof. I wired the interior of the shed for AC, and my inverter is a Victron Phoenix 1200w with a single AC output receptacle. I'm unclear on how...
  • How to Fix Self Heating Batteries that Won't Self Heat LiTime AmpereTime

    I deleted my original post. You need to DISABLE low temp charging protection on victron smart solar. Then it will give the batteries juice at low temps, which turns on the battery heaters, and then accepts a charge.
  • Best way to monitor/control battery temperatures in a Victron Ecosystem?

    My system: 690 Watts of Panels, 150/45 SmartSolar Charger, 1200w Phoenix Inverter, Cerbo GX connected to a 5g router with good reception, and a Smart Shunt attached to 400Ah of self heating LitTime batteries. Last winter, the batteries did not charge reliably until I insulated them and got...
  • Mixing Solar Panels, check my work

    So I have a bus with 2 100w Renogy panels on the roof. It's not cutting it anymore. I have an extra 230w santan panel laying around doing nothing... so mocked this up, does this look correct to everyone? Also yes F Renogy, but this system already exists, so I'm using it.
  • Monitor Solar System Remotely, looking for advice!

    I want to be able to monitor my solar system, battery amount, and be able turn on a siren/floodlight from anywhere in the world. CURRENT SYSTEM 720 Watts of Solar Panels Renogy 60A Rover (150v max input) MPPT Charge Controller 2x200Ah AmpereTime Lithium Ions Kuwai 4g Router (12v powered) SO I...
  • Designing a Solar System for a Buddy who almost burned his place down

    So my off grid neighbor built a small cabin, and on the roof he mounted 4 200w Eco-Worthy panels in series, specs are: Rated Power: 195W Solar Cell: Monocrystalline Maximum/Peak Voltage(Vmp): 18V Open Circuit Voltage(Voc): 21.6V Short circuit current: 10.83A Maximum current: 11.89A His...
  • HELP, off grid, discharged lithiums, huge storm coming

    Shed System: 2x200AH AmpereTime Lithiums, 3x 240W 24v solar panels, & a renogy rover 60A MPPT charger, small 400w inverter. I am currently living in a shorty school bus with a smaller solar system (2x100w panels, 20a MPPT charger, 2x100Ah AGMs). The weather has been bad, snowing for 3...
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