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Solar panel on ebay
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https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ATEM-POWER-250W-Folding-Solar-Panel-Kit-SUPER-LIGHT-12V-Mono-Flexible-Camping/392183294804?_trkparms=%26rpp_cid%3D5d6d172ded47f8146e547b9e%26rpp_icid%3D5d6d16f87b34a7299361a044&rpp_ca...
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Joffa030
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itech Lithium Batteries
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Has anyone had anything to do with "lithium LiFe P04"deep cycle 250A max from iTECH world in Perth Somebody recommended them to me .They said i would not have to change my batterie charger in my Avida Esperance . Less expense . i'm a complete novice in this field Any experiences you have had with this it...
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Blues Man
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LEAD CRYSTAL BATTERY
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Need a bit of help folks .. want to connect my current solar panel to a LEAD CRYSTAL BATTERY .. my current regulator settings are for AGM.. GEL .. LEAD ACID . WHICH SETTING SHOULD I USE ? ON MY SOLAR REGULATOR
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goldenyears
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redarc 30 management system
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Would like to ask if anyone has one of these in their rigs .. they handle everything including solar power. My question is has anyone set it up to also allow another portable solar panel to it when the one on the roof is in the shade ? apparently they have a few solar outlets . Anyone out there ?
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goldenyears
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Lead Crystal Batteries
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LEAD CRYSTAL BATTERIES in Australia.Lead Crystal® batteries are designed for harsh environments. Working in temperatures above +65°C and down to -40C they can be discharged down to volts and recovered daily without loss of capacity while retaining the ability to recharge twice as fast as tradi...
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Retro Fitting an MPPT controller.
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Job has begun, no room inside the van for this large unit, so have used what was the outside TV system compartment. Removed the TV arm, all wiring etc. Ventilation is required, have a 75mm duct from the fridge vent side, through the wall for the vent inlet, and may mount a 12v fan to assist airflow, and hav...
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iana
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Solar Power
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Hi, I am very new to Solar in caravans and hope someone out there can help me understand some basics; I'm not to technical. I have a 200W Solar Panel on my Pop top roof. I also have two 110 amp batteries in the boot, 240V charger. My 4WD has a twin battery system. The Pop top is connected to the car with an An...
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gypsy2600
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Help With Using 36V? solar panel for 12V batteries
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Hi, I understand a lot about solar panels and getneral set ups but I have bought an old nissan civilian with two solar panels already installed and i am thinking they are 36V panels? If possible I want to use them to charge 2 x 150ah deep cycle agm batteries but if the charge is not going to be very good then i...
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Why angle solar panels?
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The title asks the question. Why is 'at an angle' different to laying flat under the Sun? Surely the Sun is such a big light source that it makes no difference?
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Gavinwr27
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Tristar solar and enerdrive dc to dc charger
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i am looking at changing my battery system to lithium. I have settled on the enerdrive 300 amp slim battery. However, enerdrive want me to buy a complete drop in kit. My problem is that I already have a Enerdrive AC 60 amp charger which has a lithium profile, a Tristar solar regulator, a enerdrive 40 amp d...
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Cyclops
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advice new agm battery
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a) hi my lithium is 0, which is probably why my victron is dead. so am gonna go and replace it with AGM. I have a 1500 watt inverter and also run laptop, phone, engel off proper 12v cig sockets. I will use inverter to run (one at a time) toaster, jug, induction hotplate, sandwich toaster etc. Need some i...
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stoney123
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Caravan awning with integrated flexible solar
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Hi all, I work in solar research and I'm doing a project with an Australian company to integrate a caravan awning with flexible solar panels. I'd love to speak to anyone out there who caravans about their power use while caravanning, and their chosen power supply. Please comment below to get in touc...
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Jyothi
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Solar panel sizing
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Hi Guys, Im new to this site and I need help regarding my solar panel on top of my van that Ive recently purchased. The old owner didnt know the size of the solar panel on the roof. How can I figure this out? Cheers in advance.
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Bickies
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Panel Hot spot
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Has anyone had these 'hot spots' develop on their panels? After looking closely I see there are several. Is this the beginning of the end?
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Cooch
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36v folding solar panels - scored a bargain
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Hi all, I just had to report my bargain that I scored on the weekend. I spotted some 36v 200W folding solar panels on Facebook last week and have been keenly waiting for the weekend, hoping there were some left in time for me to get from Newcastle to Sydney to pick them up. As luck would have it they had plen...
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Amp meter and shunt problem.
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I have installed a shunt in the charging circuit of the MPPT regulator, its a 50 amp Jaycar one c/w meter. I am on the second unit, the first just registered in the negative, no matter which way the signal wires were attached to the shunt. I took pictures of the wiring to Jaycar and they couldn't fault it, a...
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iana
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Solar edge inverter problem
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Hi All Does anyone have any experience in connecting a solar edge inverter to wifi? We have had panels installed but no power yet because inverter wont connect! thanks. Hugh
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Hughcr
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LFP IN COLD WEATHER
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We are at older sons place in northern New Mexico at 8000. The temperature dropped to 9 F with 10 of snow. We put a 60 W lamp in front bay with the LFP battery suite and it kept the space above 40 F. Son ran an extension cord to fifth wheel after I whined about needing to probably run generator in morning since I...
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Cable connections
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i recently upgraded my panels and ms , also the cable size to reg and batteries . i connected the cables as per they werefrom manufacture. The batteries are 3 agm, they are in parallel. The cables from the solar were connected to the positive and negative of one battery . I read in an article by enerdrive t...
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mezza56
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Victron 50/100
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i upgraded my solar to 690w recently and its working great even in cloudy cond. i installed an inline external cb next to the battery bank , for no apparent reason it tripped out the other day. I reset it and has stayed on since. That nite the min V reading was .01, even though its working still last two nite...
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