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the solar companies, the engineers, the permits. the whole industry looks pretty scammy on a professional level. they have passed so many rules it is impossible to do anything yourself anymore, thus putting solar into a unaffordable expense.

So when you say worry about wattage and physical size, is it possible to have too many watts on the roof? Or do you mean just make sure that you get panels that fit the roof, so to clarify even with an MPPT controller, I could put 48 V panels on my roof?

I’ve got this charger set on lithium mode but it will not charge my SOk battery past 13.6 V. Anyone had similar problems

Inverter recommendations? I just wanna make sure you know I have three of the 100/50 controllers, so I’ll have two panels going into each controller

Could you elaborate Could you elaborate a little bit on that?

i watched the video where i thought will said these batteries were almost identical (maybe it was ampere time), yet sok says 8000 cycles,, but chin says "only" 2000 cycles. what am i missing here, for my primitive purposes, the chin is way less expensive by like 170$ less

i know it’s a tough one to answer. I would eventually have battery back up. The panel is configured like this. The solar ready portion is that skinny compartment to the left of the meter socket

i've tried different chargers and can't seem to get this thing above 13.49 volts. anyone know what voltage is fully charged? i am kind of re-visiting this problem from many months ago. my application is i run a smaller whynter fridge when i go for 2-4 day overnight trips, i move it and...

anyone else do this,, when done with a litte trip, i just take out my battery and hook it up to a charger in my garage, but need a good one for this sok, recommendations? it's a 12v 100ah smart version with heater

of course I will want a cerbo,,, fur sure! just need to figure out what a cerbo is,,, more google research. i do have a soft start on my bedroom 13btu ac, but the brand new tosot rv ac i bought i think has a built in soft start. i still have the old microair soft start unit though...

i had posted something similiar earlier but now that i have the exact battery,,, my usage is i put the 12v battery behind the drivers seat and hook my 12v cooler directly up to it. usually lasts me a few days. can i hook up a charging cord straight from the alternator ( toyota prius 2012)...

thanks for the question,,, i have the slightly new epoch 300ah with victron comms port on it as well and was trying to figure out which cable to get

Now it is charging at 13.2v

just out of curiousity,,, if each cell is 3.2 volts, and you have 8 cells per 12v battery, do you have different cells?

if i buy a quality charge controller,, why do i need a bms,( assuming i build a battery, which i am not going to do) just wondering what the bms does when also using a charge controller,, also, on a rv set up, which i think i will start with,, what is the advantage of a 48v battery set up...

May I ask why you did not go for the Victron inverter? Was it cost or something else? I wish they made like a 3500 W inverter. I actually have the same set up, a 15 btu main cabin AC and then a 13.5 K in the bedroom. The 15 btu is brand new , It’s a Tosot and the specs on it show 1270w input (I...

well,, i don't think so, because the awning on the side already sticks out 7" or more on one side, and one the other side the ladder sticks out, i usually drive with it on

i have 6 375 watt panels i am putting on my rv roof (these panels are not as efficient as the newer ones) and i have 2-300ah 12volt epoch batteries. i have 3-Victron Energy SmartSolar MPPT 100V 50 amp 12/24-Volt Solar Charge Controller (Bluetooth) using 1 each for every 2 panels. (my...

I don’t think I have a TC 2, I think I may be have the original version, it’s yellow, doesn’t look as high-tech, I’m actually not home right now but I will be in a couple days and I will look more closely at it. But thanks I appreciate it

can i ask why? yes, i am confused,, is it against any building codes to put panels on your roof and then have a hybrid inverter? how do emergency servicing cut off your power in the event of a fire?

well dang. i am not that far along yet to know my wiring config. i just know some solar is going to be put in sooner or later. 400 amp panels are super scarce, i was lucky to get that one. not much choice out there. what is anti-islanding?

can i use an isolated unit on an rv? does it matter? vs a non isolated one?

i’m 57. Retired fire captain, not hurting for funds But my dad raised me to almost always do everything myself. I built houses and rebuilt engines. I’ve wired quite a few new construction homes. I am positive I have the tools and competence to do my own solar set up but i’m a bit too impatient...

would anyone know if these batteries would not stand up to the rough road/ mobile environment if installed so the terminal are facing to the side as opposed to up? obviously, the cells are arranged inside the plastic case in a certain way. also,,, are any certain lifepo4 batteries able...

I possibly found a good price on a isolated one on craigslist. Victron 30 amp 360. Otherwise I’m just gonna get a new renogy 10 amp for 120 ish.

I already get so much spam I don’t even notice it anymore but I did change that, thanks for the advice.

What does pouch designs mean? And when you say AL, does that mean aluminum

to house the bms and the bat packs. will this stand up to the abuse of the rv life,,, dirt roads and bumpy trails? will these diy packs,, in my case, using 4 of them to make a 280ah 12v ideally i would like to do a 4s3p pack in one box to make a 840ah bat for my rv, is this...

yes, i should have mentioned, battleborn is financially not attractive but would love to have them,,

I was curious, I see a lot of roofs where the panels are just side-by-side like four on one side by six long and it makes me wonder how often do people clean them? And how do you clean them if they’re such a large field, where I live in the southwest you get this rain that leaves a lot of dusty...