-
Re: Mountain cabin off-grid
A suggestion or two... Get a sheet of plywood sub floor (or something like 3/4 inch ply--depending on how heavy the stuff you will hanging), and build/wire your system at home--And test. Disconnect t…1 · -
Re: Regarding Charging (SOLAR PV) while LOADING 48V... does it affect SOD AND DOD?
There are several basic things that help extend battery life... Discharging to 50% maximum (do not go deeper if you can avoid it), recharge reasonably quickly (something like 10% to 13% rate of charg…1 · -
Re: Got my 24 volt "diesel locomotive/forklift" battery bank going!
Sulfates "insulate" the plates--So cells that are not bubbling would be expected to have low current through them (i.e., if you have two cells/batteries in parallel, the "low resistanc…1 · -
Re: Schneider MPPT 60-150 has output current but input shows as 0A
If you connect the panel negative lead directly to the charger's negative lead, you bypass the internal current shunt. Most other controllers have the shunt in the positive circuitry and don…1 · -
Re: Need help with batteries
If your outage is only, on average 2-3 hours per day--If you can just decide which "important" items you wish to keep powered (for example, maybe radio, LED lighting, TV, small fan) for 3 h…1 ·
