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Image 1 — Long runs, attics, autism, and apartments, oh my!!
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Long runs, attics, autism, and apartments, oh my!!

SITUATION: renting house x 1-2yrs, owner is super chill and encourages solar, no HOA, also he lives elsewhere. Need more consistent solar for my window A/C.

BACKGROUND: Full time student, no job, loves engineering, not looking to spend more money. Need more consistent solar to my Pecron F3000LFP and 4x12V 100ah LiFePO4 batteries to power a window A/C in bedroom (pulls ~500-600W)

ASSESSMENT: Is it possible to run 46' of mixed cables (13' 10awg GRII PV wire, 12' 10AWG thhn, 6' 1/0 welding cable, 7' 8AWG 200*C, then finally 10' 10AWG PV wire to XT60 connector > Pecron power station + 48V 100ah battery

RECOMMENDATION: Feasible to connect 2S2P Trina 395W panels on the car port > attic > attic door > bedroom > Pecron?

u/Overall_Actuary_3594 — 3 days ago
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Stupid question about maxxing voltage

Stupid question: why is there no device that throttles voltage from the panels to the MPPT?

Eg: if my max solar input is 120V, and my panels have a Voc 39, then 3 panels in series (117V) kind of works, except when you blow up your controller bc it goes over 120V... So you're stuck with 2 panels in series

Why is there no device that will cap it and throttle it to protect the controller??

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u/Overall_Actuary_3594 — 16 days ago
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Can two different brand batteries be connected in series?

Hi, I’m trying to figure out if 2 of my Poeruni 12.8V 100ah LiFePO4 batteries can be connected in series to my Madot 12.8V 100ah batteries to create 48V?

Considering using an active battery balancer, as well, and obviously fuses.

The company sent me 2 of these batteries and said “they’re the same”, but I’m skeptical since they’ll be in series and going to my Pecron F3000LFP via a hacked battery expansion cable.

only difference I can see between the two batteries is the IP rating.

u/Overall_Actuary_3594 — 1 month ago
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What plug and play devices similar to EcoFlow Stream can be ordered in Utah/Maryland here in the US?

or does ecoflow own the market right now?

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u/Overall_Actuary_3594 — 2 months ago
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Anyone familiar with SolarEdge key? Can it be used with a Pecron power station

Unfortunately, don't have roots yet and staying in AirBnB, so I'm trying to use my SolarEdge Optimizers with my Pecron portable power station box, or maybe in the future some opther non-SolarEdge equipment.

Panels are Trina 360W and also have some Q.Peak G4.1 295W.
Pecron is an F3000LFP (1600W solar input).

How do I "jail break" my optimizers to work with my Pecron box?

EDIT: I just learned my optimizers say "IndOp" on them. Does this mean they're already jailbroken?

u/Overall_Actuary_3594 — 2 months ago
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Would you rent without a lease? Duplicating expenses complications??

Travelers, would you rent out a place from someone you found on AirBnB or FF and NOT have a contract? Meaning, I found a pretty solid guy on here, that we no longer want to have AirBnB (a $138 Billion company) take a cut of the profit, thereby passing on a lower rate to the renter. But if you don't have a leasing contract, how would I "duplicate expenses" to qualify for tax-free stipend?

New to traveling

u/Overall_Actuary_3594 — 3 months ago