pianotuna wrote:
Hi,
There is something to be said for staying with one "family", so do check out the prices at Imarine for Magnum charge controllers.
Victon is top drawer stuff. AM solar would not be where I would buy a controller, or panels.
https://www.victronenergy.com/where-to-buy
I appreciate what you're saying about sticking with Magnum and regret not buying this controller initially. I got my MSH 3012 at Imarine; great place.
At this point, going to a single controller of any brand might be brain damaging, but I'll crawl into the fifth wheel tomorrow and see if it's possible given the space. Given where a single controller must go, I may not even have enough wire to get both arrays over to it, bla bla bla. I'll get in there and see tomorrow. If I can do it all myself, the magnum controller is only $150 more.
One reason I didn't use the magnum was it's physical size. My entire system is installed just behind the bulk head (the wall where the stairs go up in a fifth wheel to the upper bedroom). I moved water pipes, hvac vents, etc. and did specific carpentry work to provide for my system's install between the bulk head wall and the "garage" compartment wall in the fifth wheel. It's tight, was a pain to install, but my goals were met. This location provides a superior mechanical advantage in terms of weight distribution in my rig, since I had ample capacity in the trailer and little in my truck payload, plus my most forward compartment is not filled with equipment, and it's more secure and within conditioned space. That its so close to the living area also makes controllers with loud fans, like Midnight Classic, less desirable. Don't know about the fans in the magnum.
I'll scope out space and go from there. Thanks
