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I can only imagine how big the spark would be. I have done it with 24v and it was a quite a spark.

@@proficientprepper yeah it was very large i now use a resistor like yourself 🙂

My understanding is that the spark is caused by the sudden rush of current to charge the inverter capacitors. I don't think it would matter. But I may have to try that just to satisfy my curiosity.

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I would not have thought of that. I will try that out.

I have done this in a couple of videos. Go to the 9:20 timestamp in the following video. I do show how to do this. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooLCZJJvo7WMfK8

My wife and I both work from home, so we do leave things running off of it 24x7. But if we go somewhere overnight, I will shut it all down.

I forgot once to use the resistor with a 24v battery and the spark was much bigger. It actually slightly damaged the battery terminal. I can only imagine what a higher voltage would do.

@proficientprepper yeah.. I have learnt from other people's experiences to no play with these higher voltage systems.. 51v is high enough to electrocute. You can feel the current passing.. you have to treat these higher voltage systems as if they're live ac voltages.. you definitely do not want to feel dc currents flowing through your body it is harder to pull back if you do get electrocuted because of the direct current.. ac currents alternates, so they go through zero crossing and current flowing through your body, and muscles are minimized when they go through the zero point.. dc don't have zero crossing moment, so any mistake could very well be your last one.. remember, guys.. safety should be the highest priority, no shortcut is worth your life

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I don't believe these batteries are meant to be starting boat motors or cars.

Never tried so I can't say for sure. I sometimes see a small spark with the 5ohm.

I've seen people use 10ohms 5/10w resistors.. it's only used to precharge the input capacitors so on a 12v system using 10ohm current is limited to 1.2-1.4A which is plenty for the capacitors to charge.. keep it for 5sec - 30sec depending on size of inverter because higher wattage inverter have more capacitors so they might take a while to charge up

Thanks for the tip. That was my first inverter repair. What is the most common issue you face in that situation? Something not hooked up correctly? I'm assuming the low current will help reduce the possibility of damage while still letting you know something is wrong.

Thanks for sharing that.

I look back at that and just shake my head at how terrible the quality of that video was.

@@proficientprepper hey if I did it, people would be losing last week's lunch, ; )

Thank you

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I have eight 200 watt panels that seem to be enough for my needs for now

I see your on grid I'm totally off-grid but have very similar set up despite that but I'm in process of building getting rid of old lead battery system so it's a bigger jump for me I could use an electrician that's for sure lol😅

I don't think you'll use that system much grid tied .

I like redundancy in things like this, so you may want to consider two systems. If something breaks, at least you have another system to work with.

I found an electrician that is just him and he has reasonable prices. I had quotes from electrician companies with several employees and they were much more.

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I've seen videos where some people an interlock kit on their main panel to switch between grid and solar/generator. Then everything can be powered with solar. But that is none on solar or everything. That's not what I wanted. I've also seen people using subpanels to partially power their home with solar. But I don't remember the details of how they set that up.

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Thanks for commenting. We had a bad storm just last night and it knocked out the power. I used this lantern in part of the house.