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Has anybody isolated the component failure causing the #200 error? I am out of commission until the replacements for my two units arrive.

It looks like great minds think alike... I likewise have been using MidNite's calculator pretty extensively. Thanks for the anti-oxidant recommendation. It usually only hits 30*F once or twice here at night in the winter. The coldest day on record was 33 years ago when it hit 12*F...

Thanks so much...

I need some help in deciding which SCC(s) would be best to utilize on a build. I have two ground arrays... both utilizing 445W panels. ( Voc 49.9V, Vmp 41.2V, Isc 11.42A, Imp 10.82A ) The first array is comprised of 10 panels, and the problem that I have, is that I am limited to...

My thoughts, exactly. And I figured even a bit more conservative, to try and baby these cells into a long and happy life. I doubled the needed bank capacity in order to keep them within a 30-80% operating window. But even treating them with kid gloves, I realize that nothing is guaranteed in...

Ahhh... great minds think alike, my friend!

I am opting for both... compression, and the flexible connectors on my 32 LF280K cells. 1/32" poly insulating panels are sandwiched between each. I'm assembling the second tier of cells today. (Misguided energy policies here in the Great State of Confusion have us experiencing black-outs on...

Welcome to the forum... Quite a few of us have been purchasing these BYD Lifepo4 batteries for many months. You can follow the thread here: https://diysolarforum.com/threads/cheap-4kwh-lifepo4-batteries-from-battery-hookup.1496/ They have been available for purchase without the metal...

Arghhhh..... UPS just delivered my package from OnLine Metals. Two 36" tinned copper bars, both .25" thick x 2" wide. Except that the $100 worth of busbars are missing from the package. The box is crushed and black like it had been ran over, the end torn open, and the box is empty...

Wow... that is certainly much cheaper than the miniature circuit breakers that I chose to utilize. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07351F2J1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Very nice ! What are the two gauges of wire?

You are too good... thanks so much!

Justin, how soon will you have the flag battery terminals available for sale? That looks perfect for paralleling my four BYD batteries with 4/0 AWG. Secondly, will you be carrying the Blue Sea ML series link busbars? Lastly, is your manual for the 240A ProLatch down-loadable? Thanks so much...

I've been forced into keeping a scorecard.... so far I've identified Battery Hookup, Infinite Skies, BigBattery, Inc, and Techdirectclub.com as vendors of these batteries. And, I'm sure to be missing a few. Are all of these merchants simply middlemen, or is one perhaps the actual depot that...

No word whatsoever. I emailed and phoned Battery Hookup multiple times, with no response. The first notification that I had was from the trucking firm yesterday. The manifest shows that they have only had it since the 13th.