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Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar

20-09-2016, 07:02

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Basic Solar Wiring - 1 2 Both Switch

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Posted By Maine Sail

Re: Basic Solar Wiring - 1 2 Both Switch

Absolutely!! I was addressing your statements below that were awfully confusing and could be very confusing to a newbie or less electrically inclined individual.

Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar

19-09-2016, 16:32

Replies: 55

Basic Solar Wiring - 1 2 Both Switch

Views: 16,882

Posted By Maine Sail

Re: Basic Solar Wiring - 1 2 Both Switch

Nope all loads only need to be connected to the load side of the shunt for the shunt to count what needs to be counted for the house bank. The start battery does not at all effect the Ah counting for...

Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar

19-09-2016, 14:38

Replies: 55

Basic Solar Wiring - 1 2 Both Switch

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Posted By Maine Sail

Re: Basic Solar Wiring - 1 2 Both Switch

Bingo! And now you've just explained why paralling the banks does not change the Ah capacity of the house bank and why paralling the banks does not throw off Ah counting of the house bank...

Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar

19-09-2016, 11:50

Replies: 55

Basic Solar Wiring - 1 2 Both Switch

Views: 16,882

Posted By Maine Sail

Re: Basic Solar Wiring - 1 2 Both Switch

If you zoom in on that image you will see that Xantrex has labeled the shunt "Battery -" & "System -". In other words the house battery side and load side of the shunt. The start battery is always...

Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar

19-09-2016, 09:02

Replies: 55

Basic Solar Wiring - 1 2 Both Switch

Views: 16,882

Posted By Maine Sail

Re: Basic Solar Wiring - 1 2 Both Switch

Rod,

You are not fully understanding how the Ah counter works. Paralleling batteries in or out of the system, or bringing on line an alternator, or charger or solar, (the bank also has no idea how...

Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar

13-09-2016, 09:41

Replies: 55

Basic Solar Wiring - 1 2 Both Switch

Views: 16,882

Posted By Maine Sail

Re: Basic Solar Wiring - 1 2 Both Switch

Coulomb counters have many issues but this is not one of them. That is unless of course you wire the start battery to the shunt incorrectly, which I see regularly...

With a shunt based Ah counter...

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