1:49 Class T fuse is a better choice. The ANL will not stop an arc situation if the battery shorts. Look into it. I had an ANL with my hand rolled system but switched to Class T after some research.
I guess if you’re on your own it’s ok, but having family members in a confined space during an emergency situation might warrant a bit more safety consideration.
Now that you have your system up, you're going to make the newbie mistake of plugging in lights to the inverter 😂...Don't plug in lights to the inverter, look into E26 12v light bulbs 💡, they look exactly like normal AC bulbs, if you don't want to add a switch to your light bulb, you can use the 12v load on your charge controller as a switch, but a normal AC switch will do the trick if you decide to add a normal switch.
The purpose of this video was to show how to create an entire offgrid setup, not just running 12v out of the load output of the charger controller. That would not have been an interesting or useful video.
@OurBlackCatCottage it's a basic system, understood, but everyone messes up with running lights through the inverter, the inverter is to run 110 AC, your biggest concern should be lights inside the storm shelter, what else besides a TV, that could be ran with 12v, and a radio, that could be charged with 12v, or even a phone, that could be charged also with 12v...maybe a hot plate, but that's a waste of power for a small system.
@@OurBlackCatCottage @MosaicHomestead is just trying to suggest that you use your battery the most efficient way because with the inverter running the lights you are wasting battery in losses with the inverter. Running 12V loads off the batteries is more efficient versus running the converter on the charge controller. Almost all residential electronic equipment is DC so items like TVs, printers, radios, and etc has power bricks to convert AC to DC.
@kirok3184 Yes, if it's on even if nothing is drawing power, it consumes about 15% of battery power, but with my suggestion, there is only power consumption when light is on only drawing power from the battery...That's what makes running lights off the inverter a newbie mistake.
Great video. Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it. Are you going to build an off grid system?
@OurBlackCatCottage I have a small setup on my trailer but want to expand it and go lithium. Your video explains things very well.
do you have video about the construction of that shelter?? that looks awesome!
I don't. It came with my property. But I do agree with you. It is a very cool shelter.
@@OurBlackCatCottage love to see more of the inside if you ever get a chance. looks like a good root cellar for food storage like we had on the farm
1:49 Class T fuse is a better choice. The ANL will not stop an arc situation if the battery shorts.
Look into it. I had an ANL with my hand rolled system but switched to Class T after some research.
Disagree. Not at 12v. I have a Class T on my 24v and I love it. But no need on such a small setup with such low usage.
I guess if you’re on your own it’s ok, but having family members in a confined space during an emergency situation might warrant a bit more safety consideration.
Now that you have your system up, you're going to make the newbie mistake of plugging in lights to the inverter 😂...Don't plug in lights to the inverter, look into E26 12v light bulbs 💡, they look exactly like normal AC bulbs, if you don't want to add a switch to your light bulb, you can use the 12v load on your charge controller as a switch, but a normal AC switch will do the trick if you decide to add a normal switch.
The purpose of this video was to show how to create an entire offgrid setup, not just running 12v out of the load output of the charger controller. That would not have been an interesting or useful video.
@OurBlackCatCottage it's a basic system, understood, but everyone messes up with running lights through the inverter, the inverter is to run 110 AC, your biggest concern should be lights inside the storm shelter, what else besides a TV, that could be ran with 12v, and a radio, that could be charged with 12v, or even a phone, that could be charged also with 12v...maybe a hot plate, but that's a waste of power for a small system.
@@OurBlackCatCottage @MosaicHomestead is just trying to suggest that you use your battery the most efficient way because with the inverter running the lights you are wasting battery in losses with the inverter. Running 12V loads off the batteries is more efficient versus running the converter on the charge controller. Almost all residential electronic equipment is DC so items like TVs, printers, radios, and etc has power bricks to convert AC to DC.
Are you guys saying that the inverter will even draw power when not in use?
@kirok3184 Yes, if it's on even if nothing is drawing power, it consumes about 15% of battery power, but with my suggestion, there is only power consumption when light is on only drawing power from the battery...That's what makes running lights off the inverter a newbie mistake.