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@aidenjohns8248 20 күн бұрын
loose neutral connection
@jamesclark4 Ай бұрын
That ac is over 2k watts
@akosidabid8458 Ай бұрын
Yes
@MervsServiceSecrets Ай бұрын
Why would you want them pressed right up against the windows?
@colinauld Ай бұрын
The inset gives more protection from wind getting underneath the panel. They don’t actually touch the frame (might scratch it) they are set on the little brackets. Thanks for the comment, good luck in your project.
@UKsystems 2 ай бұрын
what torqe did you set the torque screwdirver to also they tried better terminals on some things but the us market got confused also only fine stranded wires are allowed
@colinauld 2 ай бұрын
I use what the manufacturer instructions state … you need to get the manual as I have sold this entire setup with my house. The specs are in the setup guide.
@UKsystems 2 ай бұрын
@@colinauld I’m simply asking just as that can be one reason why it fails early I have the proper training from Victron and I do know how to install this
@paulh-747 2 ай бұрын
Was this test done in a air-conditioned house?
@colinauld 2 ай бұрын
This will have more value to you. This was no test, this was me running for 11 days with zero power after Hurricane Ian. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGXChXuYrbabeKM
@thetekman3 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the update. Was wondering what happened to you.
@colinauld 2 ай бұрын
Yes, unfortunately I fell for these KZbin clowns talking about how easy it is to buy property in Japan. Took a lot longer than expected but I now have the right team to make future purchases much easier and faster (this one took almost 3 months of hunting and research). I am excited to get started there and the house is perfect for solar application. Looking forward to sharing more solar setup options with you and thanks again for your comments. Hope your solar setup is fun and functional too.
@Ryan-yi6su 2 ай бұрын
Hey does it's anywhere? For example a few of the Chargers I was looking at it would be 12 volt 30 amps with three outputs. I'm trying to figure out if that means multiple various amperage outputs So you could use it on a smaller battery or else you could use it on a larger battery. Nobody seems to know. That's very frustrating cuz I don't want to buy a noco 10 which takes forever to charge while I'm out camping and the RV battery is dying
@colinauld 2 ай бұрын
Afraid I don’t know for sure either. I would reach out to the Victron reps on that one. Just call any retailer and they will be able to help or refer you to someone in the company who can. Thanks for the comment, sorry I don’t know of hand.
@Ryan-yi6su 2 ай бұрын
@@colinauld Apparently it means it can run 30 amps to 3 three separate batteries at the same time. I'm looking for something with various amperage... So this probably won't work All good 👍
@patriotanswers162 2 ай бұрын
Is this safe? I've seen people online claiming that it's not safe because in certain situations it won't switch back. I don't really know what they mean. I would really like to get this, but how do I know it's safe?
@1piontek 2 ай бұрын
You can buy one of these today for 89 dollars. I just got one.
@adamsisernik4556 2 ай бұрын
Hi, can I control load from one A) 48V battery to other B) 48V battery via Victron 100/20 without solar input in the way to provide that battery A can not discharge to 0%??
@AwakeningProcedure 3 ай бұрын
Thanks for explaining the load part of the controller so well! I was confused at first haha
@peckerpeter2078 3 ай бұрын
Cement board is supposed to be in front of plywood that would give you the most fire protection.
@irepairofpc31familykartrac51 3 ай бұрын
I can run my 5,000 Btu ac in my flat black work trailer here in the florida heat for 8 hours a day on 300 ah battery and 600 watt solar. My ac runs wide open all the time though. The surface temp on the outside of the trailer skin was 167* yesterday but it was 78 in the trailer.😊
@colinauld 3 ай бұрын
Awesome … How long have you had that setup running?
@frp1276 2 ай бұрын
Dang, what are the dimensions of your trailer and is it insulated?
@alecwebb1834 3 ай бұрын
Will it work with EcoFlow delta2
@colinauld 3 ай бұрын
I’m not sure how you could tell it about the voltage level on the delta.
@beesknees6970 3 ай бұрын
This is the exact AC unit I have and need to run. I'm trying to figure out a small system like this and I'm new to solar. Can you charge your batteries with a generator if there is not enough sun? Also, I'm confused about Panels. Why wouldn't you use one 400 watt panel vs two 200 watt panels? for the space, wouldn't two 400 watt panels charge faster? I have some trees in my neighbors yard and need the fastest charging system I can get... I only will have 4-6 hours of direct sunlight on a good day. Great video BTW.
@colinauld 3 ай бұрын
Hello and welcome to solar, great to hear that you want to get in with a smaller system … that’s the way to go. On your first question - yes you can charge from a generator (while you’re using it) if you have a little charger. This is the one I use amzn.to/4dIDDce and I’m very happy with it. You need to get your batteries in sync before putting them in parallel and this is little charger is how I do it. With regard to the bigger panel, I lived in Florida and so when a hurricane was approaching I would go and bring in the panels for safe keeping then put them back out when the storm passed. So it’s best to keep the panels small and manageable but still able to produce. Thank goodness I did that when Ian hit me or I would have been in big trouble. I’m in Japan right now looking for property here and am going to setup a new solar power system here. I have a typhoon coming right at me now ( I’m in Kyoto) lolol. Thank you very much for the comment and please keep me updated on how yours progresses. It’s great seeing how everyone applies the technology. Thanks again for the comment.
@shelley131 3 ай бұрын
I was given an eg4LL 48V battery and only have 2 EcoFlow bifacial panels with a VOC of 21.5. Will both panels produce enough voltage to trickle charge the 48V battery? I don't see where it states that information like my ecoflow 2000 max that says 10 -60 volts. My knowledge is very limited and would be very helpful information to know before I ordered this unit as I can select 48V. Thank you .
@colinauld 3 ай бұрын
You might find that info on the controller … many of them state a minimum voltage needed before they will start charging. If your panels don’t meet the minimum they have devices that will increase thr voltage - might be more cost effective just to get another panel and put them in series so increase the voltage. All the best, thank you very much for the comment.
@michaelgkellygreen 4 ай бұрын
Love your passion for Solar Colin. I started my journey about 6 weeks ago and must say its all very addictive. I have two 100 watt panels and a 195Watt. The same Victron Controller as you and two 12v Lithium Battery's. Also an Eco Flow River two max power station which i charge with Solar and the Batteries. I still don't have an Inverter but currently i don't really need it but i'm very tempted to get one. Your system is fantastic and i'm not too far away from going down that route. Keep up the good work.
@colinauld 4 ай бұрын
Thank you for the kind words Michael and glad to hear you’re getting into the solar options. I agree 100% about how addictive it can become but it’s a good addiction lol. I’m currently in Japan looking for a rural/country house. As soon as I find it I will setup a new solar system here and be powering as much as I can from it. My main transportation out here will be an electric bicycle which I will recharge from the new system too. It should be fun looking at the components available on the Japanese version of Amazon as well as the bike itself. I’ll keep you posted as soon as I find a property and I’m looking forward to hearing how your system develops too. Thank you very much for the comment, all the best.
@michaelgkellygreen 4 ай бұрын
@@colinauld best of luck with the new adventure in Japan. Maybe some new videos of how you are getting on there with the new set up
@colinauld 4 ай бұрын
@@michaelgkellygreen Coming up soon.
@kamalelidrissi2629 4 ай бұрын
Can thes inverter run a mini fredge
@colinauld 4 ай бұрын
If you get a 12v fridge - the one I have is like a mini fridge / freezer - you don’t even need the inverter. Would that work for you?
@kamalelidrissi2629 4 ай бұрын
@@colinauld wil work super
@kamalelidrissi2629 4 ай бұрын
@@colinauld But I am talking about the regular 220v refrigerator
@colinauld 4 ай бұрын
@@kamalelidrissi2629 220 will be a bit much for it.
@kamalelidrissi2629 4 ай бұрын
@@colinauld thanks
@keepitreal5148 4 ай бұрын
User error
@colinauld 4 ай бұрын
Check out the update video and you can see what Victron ended up doing here …. and you can see their deduction as to what the problem was.
@kgrundberg 4 ай бұрын
This installation is clean and looks good but check with the produce manufacture on installation requirements before trying this.
@chuck4abuck1 4 ай бұрын
Could you have not rented longer than 11 days?
@colinauld 4 ай бұрын
No …. People couldn’t find gasoline for their cars or generators. There is nothing to rent in a disaster.
@chuck4abuck1 4 ай бұрын
@@colinauld sorry my bad it should have said could you have not ran it longer than 11 days. Now I realize you were using it as backup power for a storm. That's awesome that's exactly what I'm building 3 -100 amp hour with 400 array. Just so happens we have a hurricane coming to South Carolina as well be blessed my friend
@colinauld 4 ай бұрын
@@chuck4abuck1 No worries, yes I could have kept going longer. The only issue was the batteries would not go back up to 14.2 but they did the 13.5 mark (the manufacturer full charge mark). I gave them a full charge when loads were removed and they were fine. Good luck in that storm, I hope all goes well for you. Thanks for the comment.
@floridasailor3732 4 ай бұрын
The Giandel inverter says it has a charge controller built in. So why do you have a separate charge controller? Love your videos.
@colinauld 4 ай бұрын
You’re right it does have a bout in controller. I started my setup with a marine installation in mind and was striving for all Marianne rated components. This inverter was not the one I was going to bring to the boat but the other thing is that I like to keep my components dedicated to one task and so I probably would have got the little controller anyway. It’s great to have the redundancy in the inverter if the main controller had failed too. Thanks for the comment, please let me know if you use the built in controller.
@LMike2004 4 ай бұрын
At 0:47 - Pinched insulation under the terminal?
@colinauld 4 ай бұрын
Heat and cooling shrink and swell is what Victron said.
@kf5hcr176 4 ай бұрын
Sir, thank you for the good observations. Previously I used high frequency 2kw go power pure sine wave inverters to run our Midea 5000 BTU window AC (650-800watts), after a couple or three years they failed to start the AC. Currently I have a LOW FREQUENCY inverter , 5kw rated, and it works well with inductive loads. Im curious how the load balancer functions, if it gets hot as some have stated, I'd say its depleting the higher voltage bank with a resistive load. In the event i replace my lifepo4 batteries, I may go with 24volt batteries to avoid the imbalance, which still perplexes me. Thanks again and keep up the good experiments.
@MatthewBurton-it5vf 4 ай бұрын
it burnt the battery outputs not the PV (solar inputs)
@colinauld 4 ай бұрын
Yes, they consistently saw a higher voltage output. It increased the level of swell and shrink from the heating and cooling. They must be retightened every 4 months or so according to the Victron reaps. There was nothing about this in their install docs but I am told after this incident Victron may have a mention of it in the maintenance section. The reps in California were great guys, as soon as they received this damaged unit they took care of getting me a replacement. Thanks for the comment 👍🏻
@xierxu 5 ай бұрын
Does this work on 12v?
@colinauld 5 ай бұрын
It sure does .. that whole setup is 12v. Thanks for the comment, good luck on your systems.
@xierxu 5 ай бұрын
@@colinauld Why does on amazon it has only 48V ?
@colinauld 5 ай бұрын
@@xierxu I just saw that too … but if you scroll down to the tech details - size says 12/24. This one shows 12/24 on Amazon amzn.to/4bOZXyU - it’s 30 amps.
@colinauld 5 ай бұрын
@@xierxu Here’s the Victron updated docs for the controller and under the 100/20-48 it shows 290w at 12 volts so it looks like it supports all three (12/24/48). www.victronenergy.com/upload/documents/Datasheet-SmartSolar-charge-controller-MPPT-75-10,-75-15,-100-15,-100-20_48V-EN.pdf
@xierxu 5 ай бұрын
@@colinauld now I am confused about something else. The 100/20, is it saying I can connect a 48V PV and get up to 1160WH into a 12v battery?
@slimanus8m 5 ай бұрын
I would say that it's a design flaw and they should revisit their product, it's irresponsible not to... If screws get loosen over time from expansion and such, it's not use error And the solution is to move to a spring loaded terminal or something similar Also add fail safe features for that... For the price of their products they should make them bullet proof
@colinauld 5 ай бұрын
Sounds good to me … the connectors seem a little undersized too. I’ve heard other people complain about that aspect. Thanks for the comment.
@crosleyfiver8686 5 ай бұрын
I was thinking the same on the LOAD, run 12v small items but what really is LOAD for??
@colinauld 5 ай бұрын
I guess anything we can use up to the load capacity for the voltage. Nice to have it.
@crosleyfiver8686 5 ай бұрын
@@colinauld I also think great but is it for this purpose? I cannot find any documentation on the LOAD?
@crosleyfiver8686 3 ай бұрын
Printed out the manual for the one that comes with the charger is too small to read easily. LOAD 12v 15amp output... So I got one of those triple cigg lighter power outputs and wired to charger. Works great
@colinauld 3 ай бұрын
I think it’s for just that. Not sure if always produces 12v … if you have the controller charging 24 or 48v batteries does it stay at 12v??
@Shawn-ts4jw 2 ай бұрын
@@crosleyfiver8686 I run my camp fridge off the load output. It is also basically a BatteryProtect, so can switch off the load output if you want at any given volt. Just never connect an inverter to the load output, keep it less than 20Amps load for small items...
@Justin-bb7oi 5 ай бұрын
74 is freezing to you? My ac stays at 65 66 all summer.
@colinauld 5 ай бұрын
lol, I’m in Mongolia right now … you might want to look into properties here. I think it’s the temperate zone fit for you lol. Thanks for the comment.
@ChuloRob617 4 ай бұрын
60 here...electric bills be damned haha
@dufensmertz1 5 ай бұрын
Our 1st Victron 100/50 controller was less than a year old and stopped working for no reason and was replaced under warranty . Today our 2nd Victron 100/50 failed . It's burned out . NOT happy Jan ... Maybe they should rename them Shitron ...
@no-damn-alias 5 ай бұрын
You should keep it running at a lower temperature when the battery is full and the sun is still out. Then you'll use your room as a thermal battery as well
@JayNayMay 5 ай бұрын
Im just here to find out how many watts at peak this ac was using lol
@colinauld 5 ай бұрын
I think I saw it hit around 450 during cooling periods … it may have spiked a bit higher for short periods within that.
@JayNayMay 5 ай бұрын
@colinauld thank you !! Helped me make a decision! I run the ecoflow systems so I'm wanting to be as efficient as possible
@colinauld 5 ай бұрын
@@JayNayMay You bet, we all need to share what we’re finding so we can build the right systems. Hope it all goes great for and thank you for your comments.👍🏻
@agustinrey1505 Ай бұрын
@@JayNayMayhow did it work out for you? Are you using the same AC unit? I’m seeing starting watts of 1100-1350
@johannymorillo5984 5 ай бұрын
Did you have to get a permit from the city to install it?
@colinauld 5 ай бұрын
No permit required in my city
@geminigroomer 5 ай бұрын
I bought 2 panels this year. I do remember seeing where you should remove the film, since the heat will make it fuse to the polycarbonate material and is difficult to remove.
@vuaeco 5 ай бұрын
How much can you bend this panel before it breaks? I just want to see if I can pack it and ship it in a smaller box. TIA.
@colinauld 5 ай бұрын
That I couldn’t tell you. I never stress test them in that manner, I was more concerned about electrical output.
@9111logic 5 ай бұрын
Not bad at all, glad to see it tested. I've just ordered one for my Solar Shed running two Victron multi in parallel and two MPPTs which is getting too hot in the summer even though we're in the UK. Thank you for sharing your experience with us 🙏
@colinauld 5 ай бұрын
Happy to help, Thanks for the comment and let me know how it all works out for you.
@9111logic 5 ай бұрын
@@colinauld Will do, thanks 👍
@anthonyglaser929 5 ай бұрын
so that is using the victron smart shunt battery monitor?
@colinauld 5 ай бұрын
Yes, I really like the Victron products.
@deeeeeeeench1209 6 ай бұрын
Obviously the guy from the UK Is correct have you seen how we wire our houses you need to be on your game 24h
@LMike2004 6 ай бұрын
Loose connection? Undersized wires?
@colinauld 5 ай бұрын
Heat and cooling .. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJqtdal8eL97nsk
@damonr4136 6 ай бұрын
Man this is hard to follow, you're constantly just saying numbers with little explanation
@jameshall5314 6 ай бұрын
It’s your install wrong wiring and not righting the connection properly
@dfish1 6 ай бұрын
I’m working on running a 28000 btu window ac with solar. Perfect world I’ll be able to get it to run all day
@michaelgraham8504 5 ай бұрын
Pull out the pocket book
@Mojokiss 6 ай бұрын
wow the prices must have gone down in one year. reverse inflation! i got two for $160
@Justmekpc 5 ай бұрын
I ordered two today for $137 after tax
@Mojokiss 5 ай бұрын
@@Justmekpc nice! amazon? ebay?
@Justmekpc 5 ай бұрын
@@Mojokiss Amazon
@Mojokiss 6 ай бұрын
getting mine today im encouraged by this bench mark
@bennjanse 6 ай бұрын
Be honest, have you soldered the wires, I have had the same problem on a 20 in south Africa ❤
@colinauld 5 ай бұрын
No solder, just keeping the terminals at torch now. Thanks for the comment.
@diannataylor9547 6 ай бұрын
How thick are the panels?
@colinauld 6 ай бұрын
About 1/2 to 3/4 I would say. Check with Lowe’s on that one.
@colinauld 5 ай бұрын
I’d say between 1/2 and 3/4 inch
@matthewwakeham2206 6 ай бұрын
That terminal +ve batt gets warm at 10 amps on mine. Seems like a design/manufacturing fault. Perhaps the solder cracks on the board? Maybe current limit it and oversize the wire guage. Some thing in the unit is transferring heat to the terminal. It's not coming from the connection in my opinion.
@Nilz4FR 6 ай бұрын
What fuses are you using?
@colinauld 6 ай бұрын
I just sold the entire setup with the house… batteries and main lines were all fused and breakered to the wire gauge. Had another 25a (I think) on the outbound side of the controller (per the Victron manual), you can see what they recommend per the voltage in their install guide. I would buy one again for sure. Thanks for the comment.
@matthoward1174 6 ай бұрын
Mine would only generate 30-40 watts on a clear, full sun day, angled at the sun. Very disappointing !