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Hello, I'd love to get some opinions on the following electrical system for my Ford Transit, High Roof Extended Wheelbase. Key usage pattern will be "Family adventure wagon", with a Sleep4/Seat4 configuration. Long road trips primarily in the SouthEast and SouthWest, but also Canada and the...

Hello, I was hoping to get some feedback on a quote from a custom installer. Inverter Sol-Ark 15K Optimizer 26 X Tigo TS4-A-O + monitoring & shutdown Panels 26 X REC 420AA Pure 2 Total System Price - REC : $34,725.60 or 26 X QCells Q.PEAK DUE BLK ML-G10 + 410 Total System Price -...

I'm in the process of acquiring the large Ruixu server rack. It's 10 48V 100Ah server racks assembled in parallel. It'll be paired with a Sol-Arc 15k. I'll be attaching a fuse to the rack for safety. Currently I'm planning a 350A class-T fuse, the Bussman JJN-350. This has an AIC of 20...

I am looking for a quiet solution to maintain my 12V 200ah Office Backup, which is setup as a DIY UPS. I have a - 200ah 12V battery - 2200 watt Inverter - Victron Smart Shunt - Automatic Transfer switch. These keep Router/Internet/laptops/microservers up and running for 24hrs. Great! The...

I'm looking to build my first battery. I've noticed some BMS's, like Daly, will have leads and all the system load will transfer through the BMS. Others, like REC BMS, only have sensor leads to monitor cells, and don't carry the system load. Are there advantages to one style over the other...

I have built a small "UPS" using a 100ah 12V battery, and a 600W Giandel inverter, and a Xantrex Prowatt PS automatic transfer switch. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004S5Y158 The Xantrex does not share a common ground accross the legs. Thus when I'm on battery, the inverter is not...

Hello, I am looking to monitor the energy generation from my B2B system. I was assuming I could do this with a SmartShunt. However, these can only be attached to negative lines. My van uses a Chassis Ground. The Lynx Distributor grounds the negative busbar to the chassis, and likewise...