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05-27-2018, 09:20 PM #1
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Installed New Inverter, Batteries & Sub Panel.
I replaced the 1000 watt inverter with a Xantrex XC2000 inverter/converter. In addition to the refrigerator circuit I also put the Living Room, Bedroom, and GFI circuits on the inverter with a new sub panel. I added a remote for the inverter too in the location of the original inverter on/off switch.
Added 4 6V AGM batteries too so I didn't have to bother with venting. They fit nicely in a tub I got at Lowes so I can put a lid on it too. Obviously I had to rewire the DC a bit and added a 300 amp fuse and cutoff switch.
I left the old converter in place just in cast the Xantrex fails; I leave it off via the CB in the main panel.
I rearranged the circuits in my main panel to try and share the load(s). note: I don't have a washer, dryer, or dishwasher.
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05-28-2018, 11:21 AM #2
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Nice work. Which batteries did you get?
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05-28-2018, 03:32 PM #3
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I just used some Duracell batteries from Sam's Club: Duracell AGM Golf Car Battery - Group Size GC2
Larry KE4DMG
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05-28-2018, 03:47 PM #4
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Cool! That's almost my set up. Just add 720 Watts of Solar.
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05-28-2018, 06:32 PM #5
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05-28-2018, 08:15 PM #6
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They don't leak and can be mounted in any position. I just wanted them isolated from the rest of the compartment. I didn't want something accidentally falling on them and/or shorting them out. I suppose there were a lot of different solutions. Putting them in a tub was cheap and easy.
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05-29-2018, 08:17 AM #7
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Nice find on the GE load center, I like it.
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05-29-2018, 11:49 AM #8
Installed New Inverter, Batteries & Sub Panel.
Resistance is Not Futile, It's Voltage Divided by Current.
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05-29-2018, 04:53 PM #9
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Each battery has a 20 amp hour rate of 190. Since I connected two in series to get 12v and then those 2 pairs in parallel I figure I have 380 amps. (I hope I calculated correctly).
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05-29-2018, 06:26 PM #10
Your math is right traveldawg. Your total capacity is 380 Amps with a usable capacity of 228 Amps (60% of the total capacity, some will argue you should only use 50%, but each their own)
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