The system I started one year ago.

Started by billmill, April 08, 2020, 12:58:20 PM

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mike90045

I'm a firm believer of using cheap golf cart batteries as a learner system. 
Oh, that tree shades the PV array for 5 hours, and my expensive batteries have died. 
After things are debugged, then buy the expensive batteries
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Classic 200| 2Kw PV, 160Voc | Grundfos 10 SO5-9 with 3 wire Franklin Electric motor (1/2hp 240V 1ph )| Listeroid 6/1, st5 gen head | XW6048 inverter/chgr | midnight ePanel & 4 SPDs | 48V, 800A NiFe battery bank | MS-TS-MPPT60 w/3Kw PV

billmill

I'm just new to the solar thing but have a lot of DIY experience.  If a tree killed your batteries then your problem is bigger than picking which battery to use bud. The first thing I did was cut down all my trees and stacked the firewood to burn.
 
IF you have patience, make the time, and focus your ability, then you can save yourself some money and mistakes.  Just pace and plan if your abilities don't meet your experience level. That's what forums are about.  Also asking good questions and learning the content is essential to any DIY'er.