Big NOARK DC Battery Breaker MCCBs isolates battery and solar. Useful feature?

I'm back in the Off-Grid Garage! Let's get right into it. There is so much work to do!
I'm catching up on a few things I wanted to do for a while
- installing the auxiliary sensor in the main MCCB (after I searched for it for over 2h)
- showing you the inside of one of my crimps. Looks good to me...
- planning the next steps for getting the battery shelf ready for installation. There is still a lot of mechanical work necessary, but it needs to be done
The 8t hydraulic crimper I'm using:
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[@rs1961]

When the video first started, there was some unfamiliar music playing. I thought oh no! I like the original theme music to which I have become so addicted to over the last year. I was soooo relieved when the traditional theme music started playing again! Thank you for your wonderful content!

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thank you. I thought I make a 'transition' from the holiday back to the garage theme 😉 We will keep the original music of course...

[@jamesmason7124]

Welcome back Andy, we have all missed you. I hope you had fun

[@theboov3110]

Thanks Andy for cutting the lug and showing all of us what is the result of crimping. Most interesting and a confidence of a trustworthy connection

[@kevroodenman3283]

coat hangers on florescent ballasts and magical laughter with lighting flashing we are expecting

[@Emanon911]

Welcome back!!! Glad to hear you had a good vacation. You deserve it.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thank you so much 😀

[@kennith.]

Glad you are back and that you have a nice relaxing time to recharge. Looks really beautiful there.

[@tinasholly2434]

Hope your vacation was great….Glad to have you back.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

It was very very nice, thank you!

[@justinneill3888]

Love the frog footage!

[@evil17]

I like the features of the NO ARK’s, this also takes care of the contactor type control of the switch for future proofing, if you want to possibly have automated shutdown for certain unusual conditions, but I think you have it all covered very nicely.

[@Hiker97]

I used to binge Netflix, now I binge Off-Grid Garage! Thanks for the link to the Ferrule kit!

[@ennyw20]

Hey Andy... Ich bin nach 2 Monaten Totalausfall auch wieder online... Hier und jetzt fange ich also an deine Videos zu schauen... Die ersten paar Sekunden aus diesem Video einfach Hammer.. Es passt perfekt zu meiner Abwesenheit.Ja ich hab dich vermisst... Und ich werde bestimmt Wochen brauchen um alles aufzuholen.. Danke, danke das du noch da bist.

[@oskargaboda5065]

Welcome back, watched every Teslander vid on the other channel while you were gone , helped get my dose of Andy time!

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Hahaha, great, thank you. I've seen the spike in viewing time there 😁

[@excillisbank2611]

Belle entrée en scène après de bon jour de repos , super et en avant pour la suite...😉

[@NSWMods]

Good To See You Had a Good Time Andy And It Good your Back Mate Thank u For your video Have a Great Night BeSafe See u Next Video

[@dennis_m]

Hope you enjoyed the vacation Andy! Those crimps look awesome. Can't wait to see your new battery arrangement. Those frogs are having a friendly pool fight? Haha.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thanks Dennis. I've have yet to sort out the shipment of the NEEEEEEEEY to you. I'll email you...

[@solargarage]

Welcome back

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Welcome back to you too!

[@wayne8113]

Thanks Andy

[@ThaVoodoo1]

With the coating on the busbar's, glue lined heat shrink is used in Telephone Exchanges. In the old days the busbars were painted.

[@waynescheepers145]

Welcome back 🐸

[@cheetahkid]

Yayy, welcome back home

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thank you.

[@TrevorFraserAU]

Welcome back, hope you feel recharged!

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Recharged and balanced 😉

[@jamess1787]

Huge GRIN from this side. 😁

[@OldeGuido1]

I was waiting to see a BMS wash up on the beach. LOL

[@mike6491]

Cool.....Andy and the frogs are back .......:-)

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Yes, we're are all back 😁🐸

[@jnjentinc]

Looks like you read my comments a few videos back !! I shared to cut open a lug at 45 degrees and see how your crimper worked 😄

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

I'm reading all the comments, so yeah... 😉

[@jnjentinc]

@@OffGridGarageAustralia 😄

[@petertrebing6875]

I missed you a lot :)

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Awwwwww.....

[@novascotiahobo1958]

Andy I am watching your videos on an 85 inch tv here in Nova Scotia. Do you realize how big your head is when ever you do a close up. Its about 6 feet in circumference ! Please make sure you wash behind your ears ! I thoroughly enjoy your videos, and sense of humour. Your videos are very inspiring. Keep up the Great work and stay safe.

[@marcobrian1619]

Really happy to see you back. But I also know you both do need a bit of time out, but guess your like me......my shed is my time out😁😁 So enjoyed watching you again. As for insolation on the 90o terminal how about bush on insolation tape or self amalgamating tape?? Keep up the good work Andy.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Thank you Marc. Someone suggested liquid tape. It's $6 on eBay... So I'll give this a go.

[@davecrook9313]

Hi Andy, you need to make a frog hotel, just a a few bits of pvc tube, sand, a base and some water. Our frogs love it.

[@john_in_phoenix]

Nice frogs. Obviously not a bullfrog, but quite pretty.

[@Dutch_off_grid_homesteading]

Heya, that could be handy that switch

[@centerrightproudamerican5727]

You could use the ancillary switch to turn the Victron SCCs off. This is not quite the same as turning off the incoming PV power, but it would be simple to implement. From the manual: "The MPPT 150/35 can be controlled remotely by a VE.Direct non-inverting remote on-off cable (ASS030550300). An input HIGH (Vi > 8V) will switch the controller on, and an input LOW (V < 2V, or free-floating) will switch the controller off. Application example: on/off control by a VE.Bus BMS when charging Li-ion batteries."

[@edvinjohannessen1374]

The difference between AX and AL is most likely: AX is usually aux contact for when circuit breaker is operated and AL is aux contact for when circuit breaker is triggered

[@jasondevine6014]

I use the 3 way knife fuse switch thingy. I put all my charge through a fuse in this. So if the switch is manually pulled, it also cuts power from any charging so it truly kills the inverter.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

That would work for a manual disconnection but not for an actual trigger in case of a fault, right? It's more a manual switch type solution.

[@jasondevine6014]

@@OffGridGarageAustralia yes indeed. Your CB is a better solution. Are you going to put some relays like ev200 on the solar input? Have you addressed the short circuit fault state of a single charge controller yet?

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

@@jasondevine6014 haven't done any of that yet. So far it's just ideas...

[@jeffgibson3580]

Do you have a link to where you got the noark and more info on it? I don't see it here or on your website.

[@haydenwatson7987]

Hey Andy, @Off-Grid Garage, on any of the BMS's that you have tested, do they have an output that can be used to control a relay to cut the field winding on an alternator prior to high voltage cutoff?

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

No, none of them have such a function build in. The BMS is not a charge regulator/controller, it's a protection device. It cannot be used to charge a battery.

[@aatdekwaast3968]

Already 18500 subscribers and still 16000 on the wall!!!! 😃

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

I'm stuck in the past and cannot keep up. How about I set this to 100.000 as a goal 😉

[@dffghuytfvb]

About the crimping quality, can you cut it parallel to the central axis? This would be even more convincing about the cold fusion of idenpendent wires.

[@twsconsulting]

LIQUID TAPE is an electrical paint thet is designed to replace electric tape any hardware store should have it

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

$6 on eBay. Thank you!

[@BajanAlan]

I discovered that u can rotate the head of the crimping tool independant of the handle!

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Yes, I found this as well by accident and was wondering if it is loose. No, it's a feature to get to hard to reach locations.

[@garysmith2104]

Welcome back Andy. It seems to have been way to long.

[@StephenEdgar]

Where did you purchase the Auxiliary contact from? (I saw you got the circuit breaker from TRO)

[@upnorthandpersonal]

Proper crimping causes a cold weld, which is what you're seeing.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Is this called a cold weld... right. Thanks.

[@john_in_phoenix]

Yes, those hydraulic crimp tools do an impressive job for a reasonable price. The hardest part is finding the correct die size.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

@@john_in_phoenix yeah, 50 is not equal 50 sometimes but you can just take a smaller die and don't crimp all the way. After a few times you get a feeling for it.

[@airgead5391]

yes! Zee off grid Garage! first!

[@andrewradford3953]

Kickstarter for a larger frog swimming pool? In the bigger watering cans they tend to go in the spout rendering the device inoperable.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Smaller frogs do this in smaller cans as well. You cannot win. 😁

[@777coles]

Hi Andy, how or where did you get the ring lugs that turn 90deg out of the top of the breaker? I’m struggling with the same issue?

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

I bought them locally here in QLD. There is a link for these heavy duty ring lugs on my website as well: off-grid-garage.com/cables-and-connectors/

[@777coles]

Thanks mate appreciate it. I just checked them out and can’t see the ones that turn 90 deg out of the top of your Noark breaker just the ones you have that are L shaped out of the bottom of your Noark breaker?

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

@@777coles Ah, you mean the elbow... Yeah this was a bit of a nightmare to get. Actually one of my viewers knew someone who was able to buy it online. They sell them only to registered automobil service shops here in Australia. Much easier to get in the US. You can just make your own using two copper busbars and link them together 90°. This is what I should have done as well. In which country are you?

[@777coles]

@@OffGridGarageAustralia yep that’s the ones. I can see them over in the US but none here. I’m in Mandurah WA. I was going to modify bus bars as you said then saw yours and thought, perfect that will work. Keep up the great content mate loving it, and finding it super useful while building my own slightly smaller setup.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

@@777coles Yeah, I had the same thought and they are selling them in the US but not here. I found this one company here in AU but they only were selling them as a wholesalers... It's probably worth asking the shops in the US if they can send it over. They are called Elbow Magnalug and I got them as 00AWG for my 70mm cable. Many viewers had suggested building my own 90° link. After I got the elbow of course 😂 I really didn't think of making my own.

[@chuxxsss]

Sure you miss us Andre, I use to love clean the pool not. So you the second switchboard mate?

[@jamalbreiss5439]

👍👍😀

[@lanealucy]

Wo finde ich denn die großen Schalter? Wenn ich die Marke Google finde ich nichts

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Alle Infos wie immer auf meiner Webseite 😉 off-grid-garage.com/battery-accessories/

[@lanealucy]

@@OffGridGarageAustralia Danke

[@amudlifecrisis]

Did you take the frogs on vacation with you?

[@bbbobnl]

Hahaha those frogs

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

They are always up for a surprise. There are now two in the BBQ and 2 in the watering can. You can imaging waht is going to happen in the evening 😁

[@joevasquez1776]

Liquid electrical tape

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

I'll get some today... Thanks

[@hunter00047]

It would be safer if you could isolate via a contactor from outside the garage, just like a firemans switch, a requirement for business premises in the UK. Also why are most lifepo4 blue wrapped, pos same manufacturer in China??

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

We can have an external switch on the outside which of the garage, which trips the main switch. Good idea.

[@hunter00047]

@@OffGridGarageAustralia better to be safe than sorry especially after all your great work 👍👍

[@jamess1787]

LIQUID ELECTRICAL TAPE. $6/bottle. Paint it on.

[@pelecho]

Your voice sound different, do you have a cold or different 🎤?

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Hay fever since we're back. So much blooming gras here atm...

[@mitchrothermel8157]

Look at liquid tape

[@pmacgowan]

I hate it when you buy an thing, then "put it in a safe place" ... then you cant find it months later :-(

[@peterwalker7869]

NO NO NO NEINE NEINE NEINE. You can not expect the unexpected, because if you do the unexpected will become the expected and it will no longer be unexpected.

[@JR.M.S]

This is the IRS. How much time is spent for this clip? Kidding aside, could you more often mention the time spent for a video clip? It would make us viewers more understanding about how much effort truly goes in to making this kind of quality and give u appropriate appreciation for the free content.

[@OffGridGarageAustralia]

Sure, can do... For this video, filming was around +1.5h in the garage, Transfering clips to the coputer and editing was +3h thumbnail, uploading, description, scheduling +1h But this was an easy to edit video with no extra screenrecording from a mobile or a second camera. On average it takes 8h for each video...

[@JR.M.S]

@@OffGridGarageAustralia Thanks, much appreciated! Both for the reply and videos.