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I simply posted this thread to get opinions regarding us poor slobs who "inherit" old systems and try to keep them dependable. As I watched a new neighbor from Califorlornia spend in excess of $60k for a brand new off-grid system, I realized the $8k I spent (+shipping) to re-power TWO old...

Hello fellow solar gatherers, I am totally off-grid on an island. I have two BB powered systems. In one location are eight BB10012 in series/parallel 48vdc and the other six of the same for 24vdc. The eight in the 48vdc system have been operating flawlessly. I'm very pleased. However, I...

Hello again solar sorcerers, I have reinstalled my six charged and balanced BB10012s in series/parallel for 24v/300Ah to the Outback controllers and inverter/charger. For three days everything worked perfectly, inverting, batteries hovered around 27.5vdc and I thought all my problems were...

I didn't see any other posts regarding this question. Would it be prudent to occasionally rotate the BB batteries in my string? Would simply changing the neg and pos leads to the other ends of the string be wise? Does anyone here do this?

I recommended this site to an old friend of mine who has been researching PV shade mitigation. I have no idea what he wrote that was considered "self-promotion" as his patented invention is not even on the market. He has been working on this for years and is still experimenting with it. I am...