B bds70 New Member Joined Dec 2, 2023 Messages 135 Location Queensland May 1, 2024 #1 I have 2 metres of copper bar measuring 10mm X 25mm. Is that thickness too big to use as busbars on 320ah batteries in parallel?
I have 2 metres of copper bar measuring 10mm X 25mm. Is that thickness too big to use as busbars on 320ah batteries in parallel?
K kromc5 Solar Addict Joined Jul 2, 2020 Messages 1,598 May 1, 2024 #2 I oversized the busbars for the amps I would pull and had no issues. Attachments P5010644.JPG 340.4 KB · Views: 9 P5010643.JPG 330.3 KB · Views: 9 P5010642.JPG 205.6 KB · Views: 9
S SoakedUp Solar Enthusiast Joined Apr 3, 2022 Messages 270 May 1, 2024 #3 Can’t help you. I only measure in freedom units.
M MrThisIsME Solar Enthusiast Joined Aug 8, 2022 Messages 500 May 1, 2024 #4 SoakedUp said: Can’t help you. I only measure in freedom units. Click to expand... At least he did not spell it Metre. Give him that much. On the bright side with Metric we can take 10mm x 15mm x 1.2 = 300AH. If the battery BMS is putting out 100AH max, seems about right for me. Could get away with smaller, but run with what you got.
SoakedUp said: Can’t help you. I only measure in freedom units. Click to expand... At least he did not spell it Metre. Give him that much. On the bright side with Metric we can take 10mm x 15mm x 1.2 = 300AH. If the battery BMS is putting out 100AH max, seems about right for me. Could get away with smaller, but run with what you got.
B Budsy New Member Joined Apr 6, 2024 Messages 20 Location Lindell Beach May 1, 2024 #5 kromc5 said: I oversized the busbars for the amps I would pull and had no issues. Click to expand... I just bought 3mm thick copper bus bars for my ssp 4x 100 ah agm battery pack. Will they be thick enough?
kromc5 said: I oversized the busbars for the amps I would pull and had no issues. Click to expand... I just bought 3mm thick copper bus bars for my ssp 4x 100 ah agm battery pack. Will they be thick enough?
B bds70 New Member Joined Dec 2, 2023 Messages 135 Location Queensland May 2, 2024 #6 MrThisIsME said: At least he did not spell it Metre. Give him that much. On the bright side with Metric we can take 10mm x 15mm x 1.2 = 300AH. If the battery BMS is putting out 100AH max, seems about right for me. Could get away with smaller, but run with what you got. Click to expand... Freedom units? Is that antiquated feet n inches? Never heard that term before. With your math, what's the 1.2 figure please.
MrThisIsME said: At least he did not spell it Metre. Give him that much. On the bright side with Metric we can take 10mm x 15mm x 1.2 = 300AH. If the battery BMS is putting out 100AH max, seems about right for me. Could get away with smaller, but run with what you got. Click to expand... Freedom units? Is that antiquated feet n inches? Never heard that term before. With your math, what's the 1.2 figure please.
B bds70 New Member Joined Dec 2, 2023 Messages 135 Location Queensland May 2, 2024 #7 bds70 said: Freedom units? Is that antiquated feet n inches? Never heard that term before. Click to expand...
bds70 said: Freedom units? Is that antiquated feet n inches? Never heard that term before. Click to expand...
wdwtx2.0 Solar Enthusiast Joined May 3, 2023 Messages 203 Location USA May 2, 2024 #8 I use 600 amp bus bars on a 200ish amp system. No such thing as too big if it fits in the enclosure.