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Dang it! Maybe I should shine a flashlight on it. Give it that extra .1 (If it said 30.00a) I’d assume it was lying to me and not actually measuring it) seriously thanks a ton for steering me towards victron and answering a lot of questions

Pretty happy with the 3x160w panels doing what they’re supposed to on a cloudy day. Can’t ask for much more than 29.90 amps out of a device rated to 30 amps.

so, i'm awaiting the delivery (hopefully tuesday) of the victron smartshunt 500a which will give me some idea how much juice i have left. hopefully. but i took the trailer out this weekend and a bit of hiking on the AT. I brought the girlfriend to give the trailer an electrical workout. my...

That’s what I thought too but then others said you fuse on the bus bar when you have multiple batteries. And the victron reference design fuses on the bar instead of the battery terminals.

This is still pretty close to accurate. there are two sets of bus bars. One main one 600a with 100a fuses to each battery. And another that connects all the chargers. There is a breaker on the charger bus that goes to each charger. The second pic shows what is essentially my distribution for...

what kind of problem?

Wiring complete for chargers and primary loads. The Main fuse box is out of the pic behind the pump and the post fuse box is for some temporary loads like a little fan and ham radio. Just need to add the covers and I’ll be ready for the trip next week.

yep. my panels aren't connected when mounted. so the only time they're connected is when my camper is set up and i put them out and hook up the cable. I have an anderson style jack outside that comes in and runs into the PV input on the mppt. i think my panel is 120 w but it usually only...

not sure what you mean by leakage. how would it be different than if i was mounting it all to a metal panel, or in an older vehicle?

that's what size my panel is that came with my camper, and more importantly, the bracket that holds it. it's just 120 watt though, and quite expensive to buy another one in terms of $/w. i can stack them and have 240 or possibly 360w but that would be pushing it. I could potentially put a...

great thread! are these still what you'd buy if you were buying today? i'm looking for something super high quality, but need a smaller size (26.5" x 52")

felt like dr frankenstein flipping the mains on last night for the first time, but she came alive! and everything worked as intended. no fires lol. batteries got their first full charge. at this point, i have to say the victron gear is pretty sweet. I'm very impressed with their bluetooth...

There was a good deal of discussion about the metal panels. I’ve got a clear lexan cover we are going to heat and shape to ensure nothing accidentally falls or contacts. yep batteries are inches away but just out of view. And I thought the same thing but was following the victron model...

I’m about 80% finished and wanted to post a little update. Thanks to all who helped educate me on this stuff. note: electricity is important to me as I “work from home” for past 18 years in the tech field. So my goal of working out of my trailer full time overlanding means I really want...

You need help lol On a positive note: victron has the min and max fuse size printed on the side of the device. So that makes it easy

Lol that’s an awesome suspension on those nas drives. Need the net app part number lol

Started a new thread so as not to derail the one this quote came from my victron dealer also a blue sea dealer set me up with post style fuse holder which is great. However he said it should have a 100A fuse in it for my battery which is rated for 100A continuous and much higher in a short...

i created a new thread since everyone here talked me out of the redarc. Thread title starts with victron. Mix of places. Much of it isn’t in stock. On wait lists for the Orion in particular. But mostly inverter supply and inverter service center. I’d order from both again. Rayra The dual...

I was thinking I might drop to 2 or 3 panels. If I was at 4, doing 2 in serial and paralleling them seems like a good idea. But we will see

ok for everyone who said wire in series.... the datasheet says max PV open circuit voltage is 100v, so does that mean 20v x 4 = 80.8, so 4 panels in series would be well under the 100v max? and higher voltage means more efficient transfer over a fairly long cable, as opposed to the higher...