Putting together system

[ccbreder]

The wire from the (neg) battery to the shunt carries all the amps your system will use. Use a table to check the awg size to the length and total amps. Bigger is mostly better.
**edit to add; I don't see a fuse on the cable to the inverter. Nor on the cable to the blue-sea fuse block. Should have something close to the battery bank to protect the cables.

 

[Oopslala]

Everything is hooked up and running! I just have to pull it out into the sun tomorrow and make sure all 6 panels are doing what they should be then caulk a little stuff on the roof and it'll be finished! Only thing left is the trimetric but I'll set that up at a later time.

As for fuses; I ended up using a 12v breaker for the inverter and instead of the fuse block I used the already existing fuses and wiring so I didn't need to add any fuses there.

Thank everyone for the help they provided me, definitely couldn't have done it without this site.

 

[Oopslala]

Everything is working properly!

All that's left is to make a door, then sit back and enjoy

 

[BradKW]

Good for you!

 

[Oopslala]

Well, today is day 3 of having the panels switched off with the fridge running and inverter idling. The batteries are still at 12.3V. I have to say I'm pretty with how well it all is working. I should be able to get at least 1 week of moderate use with bad weather.

 

[Canine]

Sounds like you did it right.Good Luck.