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Just a tip for anyone running solar or thinking about it, below is a picture I took tonight as I am reinstalling my solar setup; I thought it might be a good idea to offer this small detail.

Always connect to your solar and other devices across the battery bank, in my case I have 3 things connected to my bank, and they all connect positive to batt one and negative to batt 4 across the bank, so it’s not like a car connect pos to batt 1 and neg to batt 1.

Of course if you have 100 batts then connect positive to batt 1 and negative to batt 100.



Red arrow all devices positive connect. (regulator, inverter, control panel)

Black arrow all negative connect.

little things that are important, cheers WnC, easily overlooked!

Neat Set up.

Thanks for sharing this with us.

LS

Whats the solar charging capacity W&C?

(7 August 2012, 16:24)Paul Wrote: [ -> ]Whats the solar charging capacity W&C?

I have 5 x 80 watt panels and the battery bank is 4 x 75ah, it is a small system to meet my needs as a hobby and in case of an event, I will not be adding to it although I have panels put away as backups, but I tend to buy a battery when they are on offer.

Oh I wish I live next door to you W & C.

(8 August 2012, 10:52)NorthernRaider Wrote: [ -> ]Oh I wish I live next door to you W & C.

I happen to live next door to someone that owns a real big solar setup both on his house and shed, took a pic felt like a peeping tom.



I want to get a big setup but not grid tied like his and not here I intend moving in the next 5/6 years.

By god thats more than good fortune.

(8 August 2012, 13:04)WetanCold Wrote: [ -> ]

(8 August 2012, 10:52)NorthernRaider Wrote: [ -> ]Oh I wish I live next door to you W & C.

I happen to live next door to someone that owns a real big solar setup both on his house and shed, took a pic felt like a peeping tom.



I want to get a big setup but not grid tied like his and not here I intend moving in the next 5/6 years.

you think thats big!!! wont tell you how many pannels we have

(8 August 2012, 13:17)Tigs Wrote: [ -> ]

(8 August 2012, 13:04)WetanCold Wrote: [ -> ]

(8 August 2012, 10:52)NorthernRaider Wrote: [ -> ]Oh I wish I live next door to you W & C.

I happen to live next door to someone that owns a real big solar setup both on his house and shed, took a pic felt like a peeping tom.



I want to get a big setup but not grid tied like his and not here I intend moving in the next 5/6 years.

you think thats big!!! wont tell you how many pannels we have

You just did