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ependydad
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May 03, 2018

Review/critique of planned battery/inverter system?

Before we traded the old rig, I yanked out the batteries, battery monitor, inverter, and related accouterments (battery disconnect, catastrophic fuse, and circuit breaker). The old setup was fairly...
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phemens
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May 04, 2018
Better if all batteries feed to bussbar with equal length cables on pos and neg.
For the combined inverter charger deals, I’m more a fan of keeping the components separate. If one part fails you are stuck replacing the entire unit. Also easier to troubleshoot if you have an issue. I am a big fan of the Victron monitors and Bluetooth app!

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