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But he already spent over $1100au for those six batteries which will probably not last half as long as advertised. Sometimes it might not make sense to spend a lot of money for quality equipment up front, but when it comes to solar hardware going cheap ends up costing you more by spending a moderate amount several times instead of just once.Comment
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Buy now from an Aus online store, could proabably get it cheaper bringing it in form US.
Outback FM80 MPPT Solar Regulator
$1,249.00Aud
Renergy, could get from US ,unit each about $300 Aud + postage
Another problem is often companies will offer not warranty or support for products imported when there are dealers in the country.Comment
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Buy now from an Aus online store, could proabably get it cheaper bringing it in form US.
Outback FM80 MPPT Solar Regulator
$1,249.00Aud
Renergy, could get from US ,unit each about $300 Aud + postage
Another problem is often companies will offer not warranty or support for products imported when there are dealers in the country.Comment
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here are pics of my reconfigured batteries. 2 x 75ah - 2x 75ah at 24v marine in series connected to 2 x pwm charge controllers delivering max 35amps. this is a charge current of about c/5 which less than the charge current from a boat engine. this i run a 2000w inverter from during solar hours. i have 2 x 100amp deep cycle in parallel so 200ah at 12v. these are charged by a 40amp dc power supply during the day. the deep cycle 200ah are used at night with a 300w 12v inverter
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here are pics of my reconfigured batteries. 2 x 75ah - 2x 75ah at 24v marine in series connected to 2 x pwm charge controllers delivering max 35amps. this is a charge current of about c/5 which less than the charge current from a boat engine. this i run a 2000w inverter from during solar hours. i have 2 x 100amp deep cycle in parallel so 200ah at 12v. these are charged by a 40amp dc power supply during the day. the deep cycle 200ah are used at night with a 300w 12v inverter
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But he already spent over $1100au for those six batteries which will probably not last half as long as advertised. Sometimes it might not make sense to spend a lot of money for quality equipment up front, but when it comes to solar hardware going cheap ends up costing you more by spending a moderate amount several times instead of just once.Comment
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That MPPT controller is a tracer and you can get it for a lot less than what you're thinking by buying from china.
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hi, thanks for reading, my 1st set of deep cycle batteries are still going strong despite all the abuse , equalized them the other day , all the cells still charge up to an acceptable SG off the solar panels. thinking about getting a cheap bank of forklift batteries, around 500ah 24v. seen them for around $400Comment
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new 24V 500ah forklift batteries are way more than $400. Maybe they are re-conditioned?
Or maybe it's more likely it's $400 for each 6v 500Ah jug.Powerfab top of pole PV mount (2) | Listeroid 6/1 w/st5 gen head | XW6048 inverter/chgr | Iota 48V/15A charger | Morningstar 60A MPPT | 48V, 800A NiFe Battery (in series)| 15, Evergreen 205w "12V" PV array on pole | Midnight ePanel | Grundfos 10 SO5-9 with 3 wire Franklin Electric motor (1/2hp 240V 1ph ) on a timer for 3 hr noontime run - Runs off PV ||
|| Midnight Classic 200 | 10, Evergreen 200w in a 160VOC array ||
|| VEC1093 12V Charger | Maha C401 aa/aaa Charger | SureSine | Sunsaver MPPT 15A
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