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Hello ladies and gents and those that are niether(do yall do that here)?. Im a 20+ year electrician that got put onto a dodge promaster build out a couple years back and have wanted a system of my own ever since, Well that time has come. I plan on starting small and expanding as i can...

When dealing with "sub"panels neutrals and grounds must be seprated and grounds must be bonded to metal bits. The neutral is your goundED conductor needed for function of the circuit, the green ground is your groundING conductor for safety. I would def drive 2 ground rods no closer than 6'...

More than likely ill grab 2 more panels to max out the controller and use to as a seperate system on the well house/shop

Already got the panels up on the roof of the coop so i can keep them facing south and on a pretty good angle ~30° if i recall.

I need to browse the diy battery section..my battery was still a lil over 1/3rd of the victron 12v 330ah.

Well with the sun fast setting i managed to stuff everything the box for a quick test run. Cant even lie its kinda janky, gotta fab up a legit buss bar for these neg and pos posts cut some holes for wires to pass throug, local auto parts stores dont have crap for fuse blocks, had 1 terminal...

Save those for after the inspection for ez identification.

You are correct i will be ventilating it, i have personally struggled with where to mount this inverter its intended purpose i believe was for under a work van seat. The unit itself has fans on so long as i can cut a hole in the aluminium cover and keep the rain from filling it up it "should" be...

Depends on how smart he his and how good the print is lol

Nope, id put money that he has both of the load leads coming from a single battery instead of the + coming fromthe opposite side of the bank of his - .most negative most positive. Please prove me wrong, without pics from OP though nothing is 100%. He gave a simple explanation of problem he got a...

Im aware of american standards, im also aware all european fixtures and appliances i have installed have brown and blue leads. Grounds may also have a yellow tracer

The box itself is only a lb or 2 and it doesnt feel like anything is flexing when its lifted with the batteries inside. Theres still room for a plywood clamping device inside, probably will be able to fit the inverter in there as well. I will line the top of the cover with some plastic probably...

Id call them critiques more than corrections. As stated previously ive got no experience with the inverters or auto transformer,never seen inside there manuals to see how they were wired up,not my system,not my job. My main moivation for joining this forum was to learn something and repay that...

Im of the opinion that it is a completely resonable statement givin the circumstances, ive smacked an old lady who was about to touch a live buss bar. Id bet hed rather have hurt feelings and bruised ego than a dead wife/daughter

This is a very specific niche in the electrical industry, I attended a trade highschool in CT so ive been electrical work since i was a teenager, i am now 40 yrs old, lost a year here and there in 2008 and a year in the .MiL, but the rest is all high end homes, lighting control, generators...

OOooh no....

I dont know why i do this to my self, but here goes. This is the issue that occurs when you start start using single phase and mixing split phase/auto transformers. A neutral is basically a reference point. As you can see in each diag, each leg on the transformer that is grounded is labeled...

Sorry after your reply i had re read to make sure i wasnt misunderstanding something( i was) . Looking at that pdf, no you connat invert that load center it is a nema 3r so it as the rain cover and an opening for threaded hub, if it is not installed upright it is not rain tight, any penetration...

Pic of how you grounded in the sub panel?.

So this is what the lil renogy kit is doing, I suppose its acceptable, the 1 complete system i have installed is not mine so i havent had the pleasure of watching what the PV would produce during different seasons,and having a benchmark. Early spring in south carolina clear day mid-upper 70's...

And after the auto transformer that is dictated, im sorry for the confusion white doesnt show up well on a white back ground. Ill be sure to not put so much effort into further posts to avoid such scrutinty over a drawing meant to assist the OP

You are correct, and in that case i should have have blue and brown coming out of the growatts.

Its a system installed in a north american territory. Off grid.. with no ahj, no inspections ..ill be staying out of threads and lurking. Does the forum have an obituary section i can keep an eye on? I cant believe this all came from one color selection...get real. Can yall point out...

My understanding on this subject is a bit different coming from a different background the neutrals job is to carry the unbalanced.load back to its source, in standard split phase system when you pull a 240v source from 2 120v legs you have a balanced circuit and there should be no load on your...

Potential bolts fro a plywood clamp, or i may use 3/8" threaded rod(have it laying everywhere.)

No i understand it all perfectly well.

Matters not anymore supervstech, this is not the place im putting my energy into. You can deltete this thread and my account.,

Lol i wasnt sure if that was a thing, like dewalt V milwaukee. You have confirmed it is. That blue stuff was expensive(i didnt pay for that stuff) the renogy im paying for lol. What i meant by the array being small was im unsure that if i drained that battery the array would be able to charge it...

Cleaner diagram is not my problem. I know how to wire this stuff. All there equipment should come with diagrams. If not there found online. I only came in this thread to help a little girl from her fathers ignorance. But theres no shortage of that knowledge. DiY solar forums doe not need another...