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I'm doing some upgrades to my small system today. 2-200ah Renogy Gel batteries wired in parallel, 30 amp PWM charge controller, 40 amp fuses, 3000/6000 12 volt inverter, panels are 2-100w wired in parallel. Hopefully tomorrow I'll add 2 more identical panels and all 4 will be wired in parallel (24 amps max). The green wire is an earth ground to an 8' copper rod. There is no ground for the charge controller.
I know I need a fuse between the batteries and the inverter, but is it critical if I'm only using 500w or so? Also, recommendations for a fuse there?
Next steps are to close the circuit between batteries and charge controller, program battery type, then connect the negative from the panels to the charge controller and close that circuit.
When I can afford more panels I'll be going 24v but this is working for now-I'm upgrading from a basic Renogy kit.
Thoughts?
I know I need a fuse between the batteries and the inverter, but is it critical if I'm only using 500w or so? Also, recommendations for a fuse there?
Next steps are to close the circuit between batteries and charge controller, program battery type, then connect the negative from the panels to the charge controller and close that circuit.
When I can afford more panels I'll be going 24v but this is working for now-I'm upgrading from a basic Renogy kit.
Thoughts?