where to put inverter on Northstar Pop up
I have a North Star 850 SC popup TC Thought I could install an inverter it in the compartment where the Batteries are. Instructions seem to advise against doing that. Any NS 850s out there that have i...
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They are the blue GBS cells from Elitepowersolutions.com. I got them through Larry at Starlight Solar in Yuma, AZ along with the BMS.
So far they are working great. I am having a few minor challenges with getting the cells balanced more (faulty BMS part initially drew down one cell). If you are not bottom balancing up front and keeping an eye on V and SOC yourself, they do require the BMS system to prevent drawing down too much or overcharging.
Weight reduction was one of the major factors for us. Huge savings per Ah, as was ability to draw down to 20% SOC.
My converter is the standard WFCO but I don't use the converter or alternator (or a generator) to charge the lithiums, only solar. Tried hooking up converter to charge the batts as a test, but the 10 gauge cable from converter to batts didn't seem to allow much amps.
Inverter is GoPower high-surge 1500W (surge to 3000W).
So far they are working great. I am having a few minor challenges with getting the cells balanced more (faulty BMS part initially drew down one cell). If you are not bottom balancing up front and keeping an eye on V and SOC yourself, they do require the BMS system to prevent drawing down too much or overcharging.
Weight reduction was one of the major factors for us. Huge savings per Ah, as was ability to draw down to 20% SOC.
My converter is the standard WFCO but I don't use the converter or alternator (or a generator) to charge the lithiums, only solar. Tried hooking up converter to charge the batts as a test, but the 10 gauge cable from converter to batts didn't seem to allow much amps.
Inverter is GoPower high-surge 1500W (surge to 3000W).
