complete build, good setup? questions

Itinerant1 wrote:
Mako I'm guessing you figured it out but right now you're running solar panels 800w @ 12v in some configuration. If you haven't series these you're looking at 16+v then adding amps, now going to a 24v battery system you're going to need to series the panels to double you voltage for charging. So something like 2 sets of 100w, 1 set 150w, 1 set 50w then parallel at combiner box. So the v doubles per panel set with the amps remaining the same. Amps total together after combiner. I forgot to look are you using an mppt controller?

hey thanks, i ended up reverting back to 12v. its saving me a lot of money, and is far easier to setup. its a 600ah lifeblue setup, with room for me to purchase 400ah more(2x batteries). i went with 3x 200ah over 2x 300ah because of the increased current rating. also, a 150/70 victron mppt controller, and 5000w 12v victron quattro. i have a youtube channel and will be putting up a video if the install, and more videos later of real world testing. thank you all for the help, i may be back here if i run into issues.

i do have one question though, and i might make a separate post for it. this setup is going to take a lot of space. in the front, there are 2 seats - driver and passenger. im struggling to figure out where i will set this whole thing up, and two things make me want to do it up front. the closer the alternator to the batteries, the better. and, all of my circuits run right behind the passenger seat anyway. so, i was wondering - can i build my own bench seat for the passenger seat? take my real seat out, and build my own? id do this for the battery storage and to vastly simplify the install. i just dont know if its legal to have people sit on a homemade bench seat. please, does anyone know if ic an build my own passenger seat?