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Hello FOA,, thanks I'm confusing how it will fully charge the battery and I have load all the time? I think it will keep be keep in high volt of bulk charging, And this will damage the battery storage, So, please advise what is solution Thanks
Hello FOA,, thanks I'm confusing how it will fully charge the battery and I have load all the time? I think it will keep be keep in high volt of bulk charging, And this will damage the battery storage, So, please advise what is solution Thanks
I love your explanation....i have a question...the question is some of my solar panels had problems (voltage drop)in each of them(all).finds out the diodes are bad (changed all) while some work and others stil maintain voltage drop... please need your help..thanks from Nigeria.thanks.
Best explanation. I had to do series parallel on my solar flex 200 that came with RV. Couldn’t get the full 600W. I used this video & Jimi rigged with 2 to 1 connectors thanks Amy
I think there is something wrong with your charge controller. With an AGM solar battery you should be charging at above 14.4V. I have a CTek D250SA and that outputs 14.65V typically to the AGM battery. 12.65V is less than float charge.
I’d say the power losses would be due to the internal resistance on the solar battery you are charging. You have to look at the entire system.. The state of charge of the battery would also determine the current draw.
I would hope most of the roofs damaged in wind storms and tornados the past few weeks are replaced with metal roofs. Actually, the insurance companies may require it.
Not really my issue. I have a 12v 190w panel and a 12v 200w panel dealer wired in Parallel. I have a 12v 400w new single panel. 100/50 controller. What say you?
As I started to learn and luckily came across your channel/website and found the stuff super amazing I decided that I would watch everything on your channel and read and practice all the stuff on your website.
Don’t buy i bought the same product on Amazon it had missing screws tried to reach out get screws replaced they refused through Amazon. Their reply was return your money buy it elsewhere. Absolutely no customer support I’m sure they’ll remove this bad review just like they blocked the bad review on Amazon. I will be making a video posting on Facebook RU-vid all social media to warn other customers about these bad practices.
Do you mean just for battery charging? This would be one of my questions as well. Can I use AC2 to charge the batteries is the solar input is too low? I live in Calif, under MEM-2, and would like to charge the batteries from the grid if necessary, but not run power back to the grid, which would be in violation of my MEM-2 agreement. I am looking at this inverter for an off-grid power system for my Agriculture Water Pumping system. Motor starts are high amperage, and the XW-Pro is, so far, my first choice. Charging the battery, if necessary, from the grid, using AC2, would be a massive plus.
@michaelclark2704 exactly, I want to be 100% sure zero goes back to the grid and I only use the grid if solar is not enough and my battery backup runs low.
