Three crappy weather days, my AC back-up kicked in last night for a few hours. Got down to 10%
But today its performing awesome 😎.
Highest production since I installed it.
Finally up and running 3520w first system.
The only mistake I made, was the wrong mainline PV wire. I originally had 8 gauge and realized that that was a little small so it's now Marine wire 6 gauge, but I think I did a decent job for my first system. I ended up adding a second battery bank and although it's different brands it ended up being the exact same capacity I have two 300 amp hour energy batteries into 24 Bank so that's 300 amp hours. Then I have four 150 amp hours. Dumfume batteries and that's another 300 amp hours. So for a total of 24 volt 300 amp hours 14.2kwh one day I'll replace these with renogy, I used battery terminal fuses and all the exact same wire lengths between both packs and then it's hooked into the into the bus bar, I also upgraded the double 6 gauge cables from the 24v inverter to the bus bar 4/0 with a 300a terminal fuse right at the bus bar.
The 8 ja 440w solar panels are in a 2+2+2+2 10g wires into a combiner box and 6g to the victron 150/100
For the ground Mount what I did was made pressure treated 32"x8 ft platforms and then purchased rough cut 6x6s. I lag bolted the platforms to the 6x6s with 6 in lag bolts and I also added ground screws and I plan to add some more but in the case of very high winds I can actually lay these panels down flat, And of course the day I get it done it decides to rain and be foggy.
My VEVOR 5000w 24v inverter is on 24-7 with no issues, I'm only using about 25% to 30% overnight.
That usage will grow quite a bit when I add a 110v heat pump.
.
The only mistake I made, was the wrong mainline PV wire. I originally had 8 gauge and realized that that was a little small so it's now Marine wire 6 gauge, but I think I did a decent job for my first system. I ended up adding a second battery bank and although it's different brands it ended up being the exact same capacity I have two 300 amp hour energy batteries into 24 Bank so that's 300 amp hours. Then I have four 150 amp hours. Dumb fume batteries and that's another 300 amp hours. So for a total of 24 volt 300 amp hours 14.2kwh , I used battery terminal fuses and all the exact same wire lengths between both packs and then it's hooked into the into the bus bar, I also upgraded the double 6 gauge cables from the 24v inverter to the bus bar 4/0 with a 300a terminal fuse right at the bus bar.
The 8 ja 440w solar panels are in a 2+2+2+2 10g wires into a combiner box and 6g to the victron 150/100
For the ground Mount what I did was made pressure treated 32"x8 ft platforms and then purchased rough cut 6x6s. I lag bolted the platforms to the 6x6s with 6 in lag bolts and I also added ground screws and I plan to add some more but in the case of very high winds I can actually lay these panels down flat, And of course the day I get it done it decides to rain and be foggy.
My VEVOR 5000w 24v inverter is on 24-7 with no issues, I'm only using about 25% to 30% overnight.
That usage will grow quite a bit when I add a 110v heat pump.
The only mistake I made, was the wrong mainline PV wire. I originally had 8 gauge and realized that that was a little small so it's now Marine wire 6 gauge, but I think I did a decent job for my first system. I ended up adding a second battery bank and although it's different brands it ended up being the exact same capacity I have two 300 amp hour energy batteries into 24 Bank so that's 300 amp hours. Then I have four 150 amp hours. Dumb fume batteries and that's another 300 amp hours. So for a total of 24 volt 300 amp hours 14.2kwh , I used battery terminal fuses and all the exact same wire lengths between both packs and then it's hooked into the into the bus bar, I also upgraded the double 6 gauge cables from the 24v inverter to the bus bar 4/0 with a 300a terminal fuse right at the bus bar.
The 8 ja 440w solar panels are in a 2+2+2+2 10g wires into a combiner box and 6g to the victron 150/100
For the ground Mount what I did was made pressure treated 32"x8 ft platforms and then purchased rough cut 6x6s. I lag bolted the platforms to the 6x6s with 6 in lag bolts and I also added ground screws and I plan to add some more but in the case of very high winds I can actually lay these panels down flat, And of course the day I get it done it decides to rain and be foggy.
My VEVOR 5000w 24v inverter is on 24-7 with no issues, I'm only using about 25% to 30% overnight.
That usage will grow quite a bit when I add a 110v heat pump.
Put my little ac panel together, ran a gang plug to each room, hooked to the 5000w outside of my inverter.
Used a din panel and breakers.
Mountable ground and neutral bar
And a hot din Mini bus bar.
No more extension cords to trip over
I'm renting, so this started as a simple three-panel system for my six-fifty square foot place. But the landlord loved it, trusted what I was doing, and gave the green light to expand and add a non-permanent heat pump.' 'Here's where I'm at. Currently running plug-in through the inverter while I wait on parts for a small AC panel.' 'I'm happy with how clean and portable it's turned out.' 'Grounding was a headache, tons of conflicting info, but I have a plan. For AC, 12-gauge 15-amp extension cable and matching breakers and sockets.' 'Dedicated runs under the floor, living room and kitchen get two duplex outlets each, bedroom and bath get one each.' 'Battery capacity doubled from 24-volt, 7.2 kilowatt-hours to 14.4.' 4x 150ah Dumfume and 2x 300ah renogy 'All interconnects are 2gage equal length and same source supply. Waiting on terminal fuses and inverter fuse.' 'I also caught that I undersized my main PV cable. Originally three panel spec, bumped to 8 AWG, still not enough. Ordered 6 AWG from combiner to controller.
The ground array worked out really well. 32"x8 lag bolted to 6x6s with "5.5 lags
Disclaimer lol. This was going to be a super long post. I used AI to compress.
Just got this tent for backyard movies and site camping. It's got so much room.
Two queen size mattress and a 50" tv barely used half of the space
Haven't treated it yet I will next week. It's raining on day two sitting here watching TV 😀. No leaks
We also have a VEVOR 22 foot movie screen for yard movies.
Green is perfect. You can't see the lights or tv from outside at night green canvas is stealthy.
10.5 foot height tons of usable space.
Going to have three of these with 2 440w on 2+2+2
I'll be adding Wheels so I can move them easily.
This is really impressive. Much bigger than I expected,
VEVOR 24v inverter
Makes the victron 150/100 look tiny.
AC output input and onboard charging.
I ordered everything needed.
I have a plan for the bed lifts to do a custom solar array 3 plus 3 on two rollable platforms
6 ja solar panels 440w
The batteries and charge controller was the biggest pill 💊 to choose.
Got my panels four ja solar 440w
Nice looking panels
Glad I did a bit of research and didn't go with Amazon panels.
No one stocks them where I live.
I got these for 150$ each. Cad
Then posted on Facebook to find someone making the trip from Halifax to me and paid them 100$
4 grade A panels for 700$ cad. Good deal
These are so much better than the dokio 400w ones I was looking at on Amazon. At $365.ea.p
Now I'll be able to over panel, which is best practice for where I live.
And my 40a VEVOR charger showed up.
Nice charger for the money
I needs stuff 😜 got some paint on. Battery and inverter are lonely.
Doing my research.
I have ordered the pow mr 25a charge controller.
Dumfume lifpo4 150ah max battery
I'm looking at panel's.
I plan to go up to 24v in the near future.
For now I'm doing 12v.
The controller is 25amp 300w max
Where I live in kinda stuck with Amazon.
I was looking at 170w panels. But the reviews say 90w to 100w max
So now I'm thinking 2 x 200w panels.
Alot of real world reviews also say 120w to 150w max. That's fine I guess.
But what I'm thinking is because where I live east coast Canada.
Id be better to go with 200 x 2 because I'll never actually hit the amps is this right. Plus I can add 2 more when I go to 24v
I'm not overly concerned about the controller it's pretty cheap.
Looking at this as a learning experience and will upgrade again shortly.
​
​
​
Getting the ceiling closed in. Walls next.
Setup a diesel heater for winter projects. I'm going to vapor barrier and chip board the ceiling and walls.
Door worked out nice.
Drip edge and paint next week.
6x6 x10s for support.
Reviews seem positive for this company.
$254. Canadian is very reasonable price for 150ah.
Now I'll need a larger solar panel. 100w flex panel is a little weak. 200w maybe ?? I'll have 200ah with the VEVOR 50ah LiPo4. I'm parallel.
Main use is 2k Diesel heater and lights in a shed.
I currently have a VEVOR 50ah LiPo4 battery.
It got me started in the addiction with a 100w solar panel.
And still good for portability and camping ect
But now I'm looking at either 100ah 12v or 200ah if the price is right.
My price is more in the 100ah budget line.
I More than likely will add to the system.
Can anyone suggest some reliable batteries in the $250 to $300 range in Canada.
Prices seem to be all over the place. Li-time is insane what they want, especially since they are the exact same as cheaper batteries.
Not difficult at all.
Ride flair wax kit is a good kit. Maintenance was crazy with a mid drive with oil.
Hopefully this cuts down on chain maintenance time will tell.
I have been looking into waxing for 1000w mid drive.
Silca was an option, until you add everything up. It's 3 times the cost of anything else.
Silca setup cost =$155. For the Pot. $55 bag of wax. $50 for the cleaning fluid. Plus tax.
In Canada that's a $300. Investment before buying a new chain.
Closest comparison. Ride flair $120. With wax.
Cleaning fluid. Gas, mineral spirits, then isopropyl alcohol 90% rinse.
What's the difference. Hype and $5 in additives
Less than half of the initial investment and a little over half with a new chain.
Has anyone used the ride flair wax. It's probably pretty close to silca.
I think I know my issue, I'm running a ztto 9 speed groupset. Junk.
And changing it all tomorrow to Shimano cassette and deralure+ sunrace shifter. I got the ztto to figure out what I needed for gear's was hoping to get at least one season with it. But it shifts so nasty.
No matter how many times I set it, it just doesn't want to stay in one gear or drop a single click.
But I also keep going through speed links aswell.
I'm going with the SRAM 951 chain next.
I was wondering if anyone still does chains the old school way no speed links. Just join it together by not fully pushing the pin out.
Seems like the speed links are the weak point.
I should add that I pull a service dog and trailer about 135lbs
Chain line is spot on.
I recently got the mig135 from arccaptin,
And this little guy is impressive.
Full welds on 1/4 plate.
The heat is impressive and how fast it wants to go,
I'm used to building up heat and puddle going slow,
So I'm still getting used to technique and learning.
I customized my e bike, and its pretty heavy now.
The kickstand kept pulling through the thinner bike steel.
Tomorrow I'll be welding it to the frame.
The technique I'm going to try for that is bevel the quarter inch plate on a sharp angle so I can turn the heat down and get a base weld on the thin steel and then I will build up towards the metal plate and I think that will do it but if anybody has any ideas the other the other way is to stitch well but that usually looks pretty ugly.