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  • Re: Pv volts vs battery volts

    EstragonEstragon
    The batteries do appear to be AGM, but are designed for telecom use, in which the battery spends most of its life on float, with few or no deep discharges. It may not last as long in a regularly deep…
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  • Re: Pv volts vs battery volts

    EstragonEstragon
    In addition to considering comments above, you may also want to confirm whether the batteries are in fact GEL type (acid is thickened into a sort of paste or gel), and not AGM (acid is Absorbed into …
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  • Re: Cable Connections: Battery Bank

    EstragonEstragon
    Inside my classics run about 50°C, and they're fan cooled. IIRC, the Kid is sealed with no fan, so would rely on heat sinking to cool, which I expect would get pretty warm.
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  • Re: Cable Connections: Battery Bank

    EstragonEstragon
    OP did confirm 3 strings of 155ah@12v for ~450ah@24v. ~20a of pv to charge that is pretty marginal. Running 5+7a@120v (~60a@24v) of freezer while trying to charge would be even more so. Maybe he does…
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  • Re: Cable Connections: Battery Bank

    EstragonEstragon
    > @TexasOffGrid said: > The input and Battery fuses on the Kid Controller are 40AMP....so I switched my 30A fuse between the controller and battery to 40AMPs...same result with overheating and …
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