Recent content by RichBenn

Nice to know. Thanks for the info!

A great review is on solarquotes.com.au Or you can search google - Reddit and others are full of criticism Even a global search on DIY solar using terms “Growatt failure” Fronius is not 4x the price. One can get a 6K for $1400 (more if you want wifi and not direct connect ethernet) Maybe their...

I see many poor ratings for Growatt and min, which is why I wasn’t considering them. Seems most failures are a couple years down the road, and replacements are not available. Reliability is my main criteria. Don’t want to touch the system after it’s installed, which is why I was going name...

i am starting a design of a grid tie system with net metering for my house. Did this almost 10 years ago, and it did not pencil out due to our low energy costs in Northern Nevada. But I see things have changed, so I think it’ll work. My current usage would be covered by a 4-5k system but I’m...

I second Ironridge. I live in a very windy area where the snowload and wind requirements have changed alot in recent years. The design program Ironridge uses has a huge database of panels and locations, letting you specify wind area specs and snow load and the exact panels you use and it will...

Not even sure of that. I’ve not seen that many amps going in with a 190 and 200 watt panel In parallel. i’m thinking of re-wiring the panels in series, like you, as my wiring from the panel is sized for one, not two panels In paralell. One thing I’ve noticed on these panels is the Vpp is pretty...

ATS for me means some conduit under the rig with a couple 90 degree bends, and working in a tight, hard to access place near the load center. Way easier to run a socket from the batteries/inverter which are inside on the shore power side of the rig behind a hatch. i’ve already been plugging in...

Yes, of course. But your point?

I’ve found those 200 watt panels do not come close to advertised figures. i have a 100 and 60 watt panel on a.van that produce more into the battery than a single 200. When i had the panel off the trailer, pointed perpendicular to the sun on a cold winter day, I think I saw 170 watts from the...

I have a 2200 watt pure sine wave inverter that I want to hook up to several circuits. Originally I was going to route the output to an ATS. But it’ll be quite a bit of work to route the 120 volt inverter output. So I am looking at wiring a 15 or 20A waterproof receptacle, either through the...

Not a problem. Several of us use multiples of these batteries in parallel. So we get an effective 200, 300, or more discharge rate. at 12V. Some 200aH 12V batteries have a 200aH BMS; some have a 100aH BMS. Would have loved to have used a single 200aH battery instead of two Lisuatelis, but...

That one only has a 100aH BMS. Fine for most applications, but not for larger inverters. Seems like it’s tough to get everything in a low cost battery. Getting better, though. BTW, I just checked - that battery is currently unavailable.

Once I got my solar controller working they went up the same. My controller then drops to a 13.6 float, so if I’m not watching I can miss it. I also discharged with 1400 watt continuous actual load(convection microwave) on a 2200 watt inverter and it worked fine. This was two in parallel, so I’m...

I brew a lot of beer and wine in 6 gallon carboys. We are talking A HUGE amount of thermal mass. Temperatures must be within a degree or two for controlled fermentation so I bought a thermal well to accurately read the actual inside temperature with the remote fermentation probe. Then I tried an...

EDIT- update - 1. After charging properly with solar, full charge for the two in parallel was achieved with a 14.5 volt absorb and 13.8 float. (I’ve since adjusted the float down a bit), 2. Charging freeze protect IS working. Low was 25F last night. The BMS did not allow current until the...