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Re: Grounding battery and inverter
Yes, grounding the negative battery bus, somewhere to chassis (has to be frame/solid metal ground, not just a piece of sheet metal). Also note that sometimes the sheet metal of the vehicle is poorly …1 · -
Re: Simple Power Inverter Question
I suggest that you probably do not have a good match between your battery bank, loads, and things like AC inverter, and some sort of charging system. A 1,000 Watt AC inverter on a 12 volt battery ban…1 · -
Re: Wiring panels series? Parallel? Both?
And to address the rest of your questions... Lightning is a big issue for folks that are in those areas. I like Midnite's approach to surge suppressors: https://www.solar-electric.com/search/?q…1 · -
Re: Another question, this time about lightning
Re: Another question, this time about lightning Remember too that the earth has a natural electrostatic field that is around a couple hundred volts per meter... In theory, stick panels on a 2 story r…1 · -
Re: Another question, this time about lightning
Re: Another question, this time about lightning Historically, isn't lightning protection for a home/building based on installing lightning rods to intercept the energy and direct it way from the…1 ·