Former T-2 Low Voltage / Telecommunications Technician specializing in Fiber Optics.
DIY Electric Bicycle conversions for a bit
No real experience with solar until the need arose. I live in an in process Van build and started off with the Jackery 500 with 100W Solar panel, 12V and 110V charging. Rarely used the solar panel but it can't handle the amp draw of my Webasto Airtop 2000 STC Gas heater ( about 16 A on startup ) so I always had to manually restart once it tripped and with the fan already moving it would startup. Then I had to play the game with set temp to get it to run low and never turn off.... Now soon I can set and forget and also start using the freezer side of my Iceco VL-65 and run my Maxx Deluxe fan on high without worrying about plugging in all the time to recharge.
Current or Future Solar Power System
Current:
MPP Solar PIP2724MV-LR
Solarland SLP150S-24U x 4 = 600W
S.O.K. 24V 100AH x 2 = 200AH
Current Connected:
300A Bus Bar pack
1/0 24" pair - feed line
1/0 12" pair - parallel connection
1/0 9" x 2 red - mega fuse, disconnect switch tie ins.
1/0 9" x 2 black - neg feed line extend
3/8 bolt/nut x 2 - feed line ext
Victron Mega Fuse Holder
Victron 125A Mega Fuse 2 pack
Blue Sea on/off switch
Current Connected 12-48V 12 port fuse panel x 2
Future:
Current Connected Grounding Bus Bar 300a Black
1/0 ?" Black - ground to chassis
24V ?AWG wire 20A DC marine?/auto? Red/black
12V ?AWG wire 20A DC marine?/auto? Red/black
eyelet crimps and crimpers
Grounding wire 24, 12V green
AC GAFI/GFCI 40A breaker mini panel
10AWG AC > 40A wire
RV shore power outlet
Shore power to standard 3 prong adapter
24V LED Lighting ?
24 or 12V USB outlets?
12V PowerPoints?
120V PowerPoints?
Any input advice or suggestions welcome!
I used 20A house Circuit through 10AWG 100' extension cord to 12AWG temporarily just to charge batteries after shipping. Wired in parallel ( charged each fully first )but disconnected and in 100% SOC storage mode until I ground my system and mount solar panels. 2 panels on back order..
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)but disconnected and in 100% SOC storage mode until I ground my system and mount solar panels. 2 panels on back order..
