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Re: wiring a 24 volt system
Having the same cable lengths only matters if you have 2 or more parallel strings. A single series connected string of batteries, there is no reason to "match" battery to battery cable leng…1 · -
Re: Magnum 4448 charger/inverter
More or less, charging runs from 5% to 13% typical for solar panels. And genset charging generally runs from 10% to 20% (or even 25%)--With 13%+ rate of charge recommend having a remote battery tempe…1 · -
Re: Determining Batteries State of Charge
A couple of suggestions... First, figure out what your average load is during the day... Say it is 15 amps @ 24 volts. Then, if you are aiming for 10% rate of charge, you want the solar charger outpu…1 · -
Re: Should Negative on Battery Bank Be tied to Ground?
My humble suggestion... A properly grounded battery bank helps limit lightning damage. For AC power off grid--Our founder (now retired), in his experience, the #1 damage from lightning for off grid p…1 · -
Re: Should Negative on Battery Bank Be tied to Ground?
Ok, first stop, the manual: https://www.solar-electric.com/lib/wind-sun/Phocos_PSW-H_Series_manual.pdf (page 3) Very clear (not all manuals are written with clear grounding instructions). Next... Why…1 ·
