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Thanks for the detailed response! Will put that 4/0 negative in.

Nope. But it looks like the lack of a direct chassis ground was the issue (see above)

The starter battery is not frame grounded, just chassis grounded. I looked at the FSM electrical schematic for the Tacoma and there are no factory grounding points to the frame. Just 2 wires: from the starter + chassis, and engine block to the chassis (all of these chassis points are under the...

Ah forgot to mention, I've replaced all the critical engine wires to 1/0 (alternator, starter, fuse box, grounds, etc). There's no dedicated copper cable running from the truck cab's chassis to the frame. It's connections are mainly from the body mounts, engine mounts, (and i'm sure some other...

It's a 99' Tacoma. No smart alternator here. I haven't completely ruled out the alternator being the issue, but it should have 130amps at idle: https://www.dcpowerinc.com/products/copy-of-180-amp-hp-high-output-alternator-toyota-tacoma-3-4-l-5vz-fe-v6?_pos=4&_sid=dc9e06d86&_ss=r Distributor is...

I was hoping to not have to run a long 4/0 back to the chassis. The camper is sitting on the frame, and the only safe point without a ton of work, is to the designated ground on the firewall. The current ground is 2ft, vs 10ft needed to make that route. (blue line in the pic is my current...

Hey all, I'm finally getting around to diving into this issue. I have a 180amp alternator, connected to 2 Orion 12/12-30 non-isolated chargers to charge my 2x 270AH Lithium house batteries. Whenever the chargers kick in, I can see on the app the voltage input of the Orions drop from ~14V down...

Thanks for all the info! PV panel to charge controller - thanks for clarifying this. I was having trouble finding a Renogy MC4 that I could shove a 8 AWG into since their plugs are a bit non-standard. 10 AWG it is! As far as the 50A charing goes, I don't think it's programable. But there are...

Cheers! Thanks for all the info. Yeah I think I'll up the solar wiring to 8 gauge, no harm there. I did mean b2b/controller to the starter battery, but I think 10 feet might have been an exaggeration - might end up being 6 feet once it's all said and done. (This is a truck build with the the...

Hey all, So I've followed this guide as closely as I could, but made a few modifications and questions. Attached the wiring diagram I've drawn out as well! https://www.mobile-solarpower.com/simplified-400-watt-fewer-wires-and-alternator-charging.html Parts and details to note: 3 x 100W...