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Inverter trouble??? | 13 comments (13 topical, editorial)
Re: Inverter trouble??? (3.00 / 0) (#7)
by Birdmmjb on Sat Jan 12th, 2008 at 10:39:09 PM MST
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G would doubling the 12 ga wire help with this situation?  I found 200 feet of 12 ga cheep and thought it would be a great improvement from the 16 ga I started the system with.

I would understand that I have large losses from the solar panels to the controler as it is a 70 foot run but from the controler to the battery bank is only 3 feet and only 6 inches from the controler to the bus bar. I guess I still don't understand the wire size charts.

Jan

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Re: Inverter trouble??? (3.00 / 0) (#10)
by ghurd on Sun Jan 13th, 2008 at 07:44:37 AM MST
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"from the controler to the battery bank is only 3 feet"
And
"only 6 inches from the controler to the bus bar"  ???

The bus bar is fed through the controller?  The controller has LVD or load connections?  Don't use it.
Feed the inverter straight off the battery.

From the battery to the back of the inverter is over 3.5 feet of #12? Then more wire from the bus bar to the inverter?
Probably want #6 at least, and keep the inverter close to the battery.

I like keeping the Charging separate from the Load.

Fungus is right about the tea pot.  I hate it when that happens.  ;-)
G-


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Inverter trouble??? | 13 comments (13 topical, 0 editorial)

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