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    Very new to solar but started purchasing items, not sure of the final specs of the whole system.

    It's still very cloudy, but the charge rate is far over what it was on cloudy days. The victrons are definitely producing more than the numbers from the growatts. Also, the arrays are much smaller, with less in parallel than before.
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    Very new to solar but started purchasing items, not sure of the final specs of the whole system.

    We did a bunch early on, but we work from home, and I also have lots of stuff I run. The home had a 5-ton split system, which was awful, but it's not as bad as an Apollo heating system. I put a 3-ton unit upstairs and a 1.5-ton downstairs. Then, I installed 80- and 50-gallon heat pump water...
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    Very new to solar but started purchasing items, not sure of the final specs of the whole system.

    I finished the third row of supports last night, and today, we have dense clouds and heavy rain again. Bank 2 had 54 panels last week, which showed it could charge even in cloudy conditions. This even included using the dryer on cloudy days. I moved 12 over to bank 3 as 12 panels could not keep...
  4. K

    Very new to solar but started purchasing items, not sure of the final specs of the whole system.

    The second row is done, but I'm off on the angle. I put up boards to make sure they were all aligned. But I have to go with 24.4 +- to do all 30; I was trying at least to be at 28+.
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    New Tariffs in the States

    I had been worried about the ongoing issues and placed two orders; one shipped 5-8, and the other has yet to ship.
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    New Tariffs in the States

    Guess I will have to wait and see but it could get very expensive.
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    New Tariffs in the States

    I'm trying to read through the thread and understand if we would be impacted. If you have batteries already shipped, they will still be subject to the 100% tariff?
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    Very new to solar but started purchasing items, not sure of the final specs of the whole system.

    Bank 3 was not getting charged off one 6s2p and moved a second one over. It's been very cloudy for days but the amps on the victron are very nice.
  9. K

    Very new to solar but started purchasing items, not sure of the final specs of the whole system.

    The back row is almost done; I managed to get the first board across and will do the next shortly. I started working in the middle row this morning. I have not moved too many panels around yet, but bank 3 needs at least one 6s2p and 6s added.
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    Non solar related, Ryzen 7900x3d CPU for $329!

    That is a great price. I paid $349 a while back for the 7800x3d and then spent six months with a defective Zotac 4090. They have the worst tech support of any PC card company I have dealt with.
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    Very new to solar but started purchasing items, not sure of the final specs of the whole system.

    I started the next 30-panel installation and set the first row of 6-in x 6-in x 16-ft. They still look very tall, even though I was able to get down over 5 feet 2 inches feet with an extension.
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    Very new to solar but started purchasing items, not sure of the final specs of the whole system.

    Here's the progress on bank 3 with the daly.
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    Copper busbar

    I oversized the busbars for the amps I would pull and had no issues.
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    Very new to solar but started purchasing items, not sure of the final specs of the whole system.

    I decided to add the core as I checked the watchmon often for bank 1/2. It's missing half of what I paid, but it can run the shunt. Even with over 360kWh, I'm sure winter will still be difficult. The carts are doing well and very easy to roll even with the weight on them. It's a great way to...
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