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Originally Posted by Rubbertramp
My questions:
-Do I have to connect the inverter directly to the battery or can I connect to the leads coming inside the van that are conveniently located with the other electronics? I assume cable size is a factor here, I am not sure what size SMB used for leads.
-Same question as above for the solar controller to the battery.
-DonRowe includes well nuts with their kit. Can these be used safely in the PH top? Any solutions for safely penetrating the PH for both the panel mounts and the wiring would be appreciated.
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1. Inverter should be as close to battery as possible with the shortest wires possible in large gauge. For a 1000 watt inverter probably 2 gauge with a run of no more than a few feet.
2. Wiring goes from panels to controller to battery but from controller you can tap in to any decent sized power wire (10 gauge or larger) instead of directly to battery. Tapping in to your SMB fuse panel is fine.
The sky is the limit for penetrating the roof for solar mounts or wiring. I have done a few PH solar installs and always used existing rack/PH bolts to mount solar instead of drilling more holes. Any holes you do drill I would recommend putting outside the canvas if you can, along the edges is what many have done.
Search some of the solar installs here to gather ideas. On my Rusty rebuild rebuild you can see what I did.