Joined
·
182 Posts
Looking for opinions on my setup. I have purchased everything except for wiring/fuses/CB's/and the Solar setup but I'm fairly certain this is the final draft.
The entire electrical system will be located 6' behind the drivers seat so the longest cable run will be from the van battery to the Sterling B2B. All other cable runs will be as short as possible, hopefully less then 2'. I'm doing the install myself.
Product List
Lifeline 255Ah 12V AGM
Sterling BB1260 60Amp battery to battery charger
AIMS Power 2000W Pure Sine Wave Inverter/70Amp charger
Victron Bluesolar 100/30 MPPT Solar Controller w/Bluetooth
Grape Solar 180W Panels x2
Victron BMV-700 w/Bluetooth
MaxxFan 7000K Deluxe
x3 12V outlets (2 switched)
x2 2.1 Dual USB outlets switched
x8 LED puck lights switched
x2 LED reading lights
150A Busbar Positive
150A Busbar Negative
Temp sensors for the Sterling and AIMS (The MPPT will be in the same compartment)
My questions/concerns-
general wire size? The Sterling and AIMS size was taken from the manual.
80A CB ok for AIMS since it's a 70A charger?
Do I need protection between the shore plug and inverter or is the fuse on the inverter suitable?
Wire size for solar setup? 8AWG seems hard to source? Will 10 work?
Fuse between panels and MPPT?
Catastrophic T-Fuse 150A since busbars are both 150A?
Switch locations-
1. Complete system shutdown
2. Shutdown 12v Appliances
I don't think I need a switch on the solar or inverter since the inverter?
Any other main switches helpful?
Do I have the shunt wired correctly? Is the Chassis ground necessary? It'll be kind of a pain to do.
Any other advice would be appreciated!
The entire electrical system will be located 6' behind the drivers seat so the longest cable run will be from the van battery to the Sterling B2B. All other cable runs will be as short as possible, hopefully less then 2'. I'm doing the install myself.
Product List
Lifeline 255Ah 12V AGM
Sterling BB1260 60Amp battery to battery charger
AIMS Power 2000W Pure Sine Wave Inverter/70Amp charger
Victron Bluesolar 100/30 MPPT Solar Controller w/Bluetooth
Grape Solar 180W Panels x2
Victron BMV-700 w/Bluetooth
MaxxFan 7000K Deluxe
x3 12V outlets (2 switched)
x2 2.1 Dual USB outlets switched
x8 LED puck lights switched
x2 LED reading lights
150A Busbar Positive
150A Busbar Negative
Temp sensors for the Sterling and AIMS (The MPPT will be in the same compartment)
My questions/concerns-
general wire size? The Sterling and AIMS size was taken from the manual.
80A CB ok for AIMS since it's a 70A charger?
Do I need protection between the shore plug and inverter or is the fuse on the inverter suitable?
Wire size for solar setup? 8AWG seems hard to source? Will 10 work?
Fuse between panels and MPPT?
Catastrophic T-Fuse 150A since busbars are both 150A?
Switch locations-
1. Complete system shutdown
2. Shutdown 12v Appliances
I don't think I need a switch on the solar or inverter since the inverter?
Any other main switches helpful?
Do I have the shunt wired correctly? Is the Chassis ground necessary? It'll be kind of a pain to do.
Any other advice would be appreciated!