Hi everyone, well sh#t its only been 10 years since I've been on lol. Is Sunking still here? bud I finally understand amps and voltage mean nothing,its the power that has most meaning. lol... I also converted a motorcycle to electric during my absence from the forum, thanks a lot for all your advice all those year ago. Anyway... I digress.
So I am about to start my DIY powerwall but just have a question about distances between AC that goes into the inverter from the grid (If the inverter cant handle the load/charge the battery) and the distance of the power coming back from the inverter to the breaker board to power the house. I have put all my equipment in a power shed away from the house due to safety as the battery is made of recycled laptop cells. This unfortunately has led to a long run from the inverter to the breaker board and vice versa (~100 feet). I will be using either 8 awg cable for these runs, which should give me about 40 amps. The inverter is only 5kw at 220volts but this should give me room for growth. Sooooooo do you think the 100 feet to and from the breaker board will be a issue with voltage drop at 220 volts?
Lastly the distance between the PV combiner box and the inverter is about 32 feet. The array is 137 volts and 40 amps. Will the standard size solar wire be fine for this distance?
Oh if you want to see the electric bike, you can check it out on youtube. thanks everyone! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCio..._as=subscriber
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So I am about to start my DIY powerwall but just have a question about distances between AC that goes into the inverter from the grid (If the inverter cant handle the load/charge the battery) and the distance of the power coming back from the inverter to the breaker board to power the house. I have put all my equipment in a power shed away from the house due to safety as the battery is made of recycled laptop cells. This unfortunately has led to a long run from the inverter to the breaker board and vice versa (~100 feet). I will be using either 8 awg cable for these runs, which should give me about 40 amps. The inverter is only 5kw at 220volts but this should give me room for growth. Sooooooo do you think the 100 feet to and from the breaker board will be a issue with voltage drop at 220 volts?
Lastly the distance between the PV combiner box and the inverter is about 32 feet. The array is 137 volts and 40 amps. Will the standard size solar wire be fine for this distance?
Oh if you want to see the electric bike, you can check it out on youtube. thanks everyone! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCio..._as=subscriber
Solar.jpg
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