Nice Vid. I live in Hastings, Florida which is pretty close to the Jacksonville area... I have about the same type setup but I use Fuses because they are quicker to break the connection than Circuit breakers are in general. I have one battery bank setup with its own charge controller (4-6 volt golf cart bats) using 4-100 watt panels to charge that system using a 40 amp mppt type solar epic controller which powers my lights and shower pump and my CB and HAM radios... Then I use 10-100 watt panels into the 80 amp version of the Outback controller into 8-6 volt golf cart bats to power up my Well pump, septic pump, microwave, to heat up water for showers-washing dishes, etc, and to operate my Refrigerator and other devices as needed via an AIMS 5,000 watt invertor which is hooked into a sub panel 50 amp breaker box and then into my main breaker box. Everything is fully charged by around noon even during rainy/overcast days. It would seem that one NEEDS MORE solar panels setup than batteries so that during rainy/overcast days at least your bats will get up to full steam ahead mode :) Ya, I use native 12 volt LED lights which are in every room of my home which does NOT require the use of an invertor to operate them as needed 24/7 on the one battery bank (the one setup with 4-6 volt 225 amp hour bats). That is WHY I can use separate bat banks and controllers with no problem. For now, I heat water the old fashioned way for showers and dishes/cloths, etc but am looking into a 4-10 gallon 120 volt heater as I can afford to purchase one (Money is a problem often)... So in other words I am ON GRID as long as the power is working except for lights and my radio gear at night which is always on no matter what the grid is doing, and am ready when the grid is DOWN for running my water, septic, and other nice things I may have to run from time to time such as fans, window air conditioner, refrigerator, etc.
Question I have two Outback Flex Max 80s and I'm running into a problem on the second charge controller it's giving me a message of X absorb how do I fix that so what's happening is the second charge controller is sensing the first charge controller and that's why it gives me the error message X absorb and then it doesn't bring in any power what settings do I need to adjust so that both Flex Max 80s can work together and do I need a data cable to connect the both?
Jaxsolarman .. great video , just a quick question , I saw you having over 1100 w on a 12 v system ..the outback 80 is rated 1000w @12v , have you experienced any troubles with it thus far ie overload or overheating ? Thanks
. Nice setup & really appreciate the video. Also, you should make a video just explaining the connections & gauge and safety fuses that you have used. I know such video would be be immense help to novice like me (& anyone alike). I am trying configure 12 KW PV Array @ 48V to charge 18 KW Battery bank @ 36V. So I am planning to use two FM80 as 6KW@48V PV1 -> fm80-1 -> 9KW@36V Bank1 6KW@48V PV2 -> fm80-2 -> 9KW@36V Bank2 Please suggest How to combine Bank1 & 2 output to single inverter ? .
Jaxsolarman does this controller steps up the voltage as well ?? i mean if battery voltage is 48 V system and array voltage is 40 volt, will this step up the voltage to 48level???
how would one say pull 1073.3 watts 24/7 thats my total of everything i run alone im having trouble understanding this solar thing and would love to isolate my gaming room from the grid but not sure what i would need in terms of number in panels batteries and so on lol some one said i would need 90 amps @12v to get that load power??? is that corect?? or do i need a different input and output to reach that 1073.3 watts of power??? any answers on that
that all depends on the DC voltage level u want to work on, that in turn depends on the DC input voltage of your inverter. Say if you have a 24 VDC, 2KW inverter, with flex max 80 u can connect around 2200 watts of panels in total. Your load, say u have 1073 watts of load running 24 hours a day, the installation arrangement which i described earlier is enough for your energy demands during the day..but for night you have to store enough charge in your batteries to feed your system through night. That is another calculation for the batter bank. say u have 12 hours of night, then at the rate of 1073 watt load , u need 12.87 KWH to survive through night till sun comes out again to charge your batteries. which means for 24 volt battery system, u need to connect roughly 3, 200AH, 12 VDC batteries in parallel and connect this set with another set of 3, 200AH batteries , in series, to make system voltage, 24VDC. In total i guess 6 batteries...Hope this helps
Hi, im installing my flexmax now in my Airstream and trying to figure out where to put it. I was surprised how loud the fan is in your video. How often does it come on during the day? thank yiu
I am installing mine inside the battery box along with my 300W inverter. I have a thermostat switch that turns on at 100F and off at 85F in my battery box that turns on 200cubic feet/min fan
+Monngo x thank you. that's a great idea. I ended up installing it above my batteries in the front of my Airstream. I just hide it behind my TV. it's not nearly as loud as it seems in this video, and I'm not in there during the day very often anyway.
nice video. with caps connected can I run my microwave and fridge on my battery bank? im just connecting and I am afraid that they will kill by bank with one surge. also based on the posts below. you haven responded in a while.
OutBack Crap....replaced 4 outback flex 80 on my solar system over a period of 5 years...and that’s at a reduced charging rate of 60 amps. They don’t stand up to 120 volt VOC from the solar panels, even tho they are rated to 150 volts. Midnite charge controllers are better, have replaced the Outback flex 80’s with midnite 150 classic’s.....no problem since. just a heads up. cheers.
Cualquier persona que me pueda ayudar, Tengo un cargador solar Outback 80 amps. Necesito saber donde en la pantalla puedo visualizar a que porciento se estan descargando mis baterias. Gracias.
Nice Vid. I live in Hastings, Florida which is pretty close to the Jacksonville area...
I have about the same type setup but I use Fuses because they are quicker to break the connection than Circuit breakers are in general. I have one battery bank setup with its own charge controller (4-6 volt golf cart bats) using 4-100 watt panels to charge that system using a 40 amp mppt type solar epic controller which powers my lights and shower pump and my CB and HAM radios...
Then I use 10-100 watt panels into the 80 amp version of the Outback controller into 8-6 volt golf cart bats to power up my Well pump, septic pump, microwave, to heat up water for showers-washing dishes, etc, and to operate my Refrigerator and other devices as needed via an AIMS 5,000 watt invertor which is hooked into a sub panel 50 amp breaker box and then into my main breaker box.
Everything is fully charged by around noon even during rainy/overcast days. It would seem that one NEEDS MORE solar panels setup than batteries so that during rainy/overcast days at least your bats will get up to full steam ahead mode :)
Ya, I use native 12 volt LED lights which are in every room of my home which does NOT require the use of an invertor to operate them as needed 24/7 on the one battery bank (the one setup with 4-6 volt 225 amp hour bats). That is WHY I can use separate bat banks and controllers with no problem.
For now, I heat water the old fashioned way for showers and dishes/cloths, etc but am looking into a 4-10 gallon 120 volt heater as I can afford to purchase one (Money is a problem often)...
So in other words I am ON GRID as long as the power is working except for lights and my radio gear at night which is always on no matter what the grid is doing, and am ready when the grid is DOWN for running my water, septic, and other nice things I may have to run from time to time such as fans, window air conditioner, refrigerator, etc.
John Hogan I live in Palatka and my system is getting updated this next week. Three more panels and mppt charge controller.
Nice System , You like it even better when you go to 48V
Any problem with 1140 watt? can i exceed the recommended wattage limit 1000w on 12 volts system?
Question I have two Outback Flex Max 80s and I'm running into a problem on the second charge controller it's giving me a message of X absorb how do I fix that so what's happening is the second charge controller is sensing the first charge controller and that's why it gives me the error message X absorb and then it doesn't bring in any power what settings do I need to adjust so that both Flex Max 80s can work together and do I need a data cable to connect the both?
Muito bom !!! parabéns eu também tenho um off grid.
how often does the fan come on? Is it loud?
Nice system. You have got the FlexMax 60 which I love. Are you grid-tying anything or just running off the batteries?
I am looking to buy a flexmax 80 and want to know about data logging do you log ? what do you need to down load data ? thanks
Yes i have a electric water heater no i am off the grid so no grid tie inverter needed.
Jaxsolarman .. great video , just a quick question , I saw you having over 1100 w on a 12 v system ..the outback 80 is rated 1000w @12v , have you experienced any troubles with it thus far ie overload or overheating ? Thanks
Now you need a grid tie inverter. I'm sure you are producing more power than you need.
Do you have an electric water heater?
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Nice setup & really appreciate the video. Also, you should make a video just explaining the connections & gauge and safety fuses that you have used. I know such video would be be immense help to novice like me (& anyone alike).
I am trying configure 12 KW PV Array @ 48V to charge 18 KW Battery bank @ 36V. So I am planning to use two FM80 as
6KW@48V PV1 -> fm80-1 -> 9KW@36V Bank1
6KW@48V PV2 -> fm80-2 -> 9KW@36V Bank2
Please suggest How to combine Bank1 & 2 output to single inverter ?
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Jaxsolarman does this controller steps up the voltage as well ?? i mean if battery voltage is 48 V system and array voltage is 40 volt, will this step up the voltage to 48level???
how would one say pull 1073.3 watts 24/7 thats my total of everything i run alone im having trouble understanding this solar thing and would love to isolate my gaming room from the grid but not sure what i would need in terms of number in panels batteries and so on lol some one said i would need 90 amps @12v to get that load power??? is that corect?? or do i need a different input and output to reach that 1073.3 watts of power??? any answers on that
that all depends on the DC voltage level u want to work on, that in turn depends on the DC input voltage of your inverter. Say if you have a 24 VDC, 2KW inverter, with flex max 80 u can connect around 2200 watts of panels in total. Your load, say u have 1073 watts of load running 24 hours a day, the installation arrangement which i described earlier is enough for your energy demands during the day..but for night you have to store enough charge in your batteries to feed your system through night. That is another calculation for the batter bank. say u have 12 hours of night, then at the rate of 1073 watt load , u need 12.87 KWH to survive through night till sun comes out again to charge your batteries. which means for 24 volt battery system, u need to connect roughly 3, 200AH, 12 VDC batteries in parallel and connect this set with another set of 3, 200AH batteries , in series, to make system voltage, 24VDC. In total i guess 6 batteries...Hope this helps
tell me what is this the one black square box what is that!! is need all what need witch black box
Hi, im installing my flexmax now in my Airstream and trying to figure out where to put it. I was surprised how loud the fan is in your video. How often does it come on during the day? thank yiu
I am installing mine inside the battery box along with my 300W inverter. I have a thermostat switch that turns on at 100F and off at 85F in my battery box that turns on 200cubic feet/min fan
+Monngo x thank you. that's a great idea. I ended up installing it above my batteries in the front of my Airstream. I just hide it behind my TV. it's not nearly as loud as it seems in this video, and I'm not in there during the day very often anyway.
Sorry for the typo. Meant to say "I have the flexMax 60." Lol
nice video. with caps connected can I run my microwave and fridge on my battery bank? im just connecting and I am afraid that they will kill by bank with one surge. also based on the posts below. you haven responded in a while.
look into a midnite battery meter it's very handy
Great Video
Very nice setup you their?
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OutBack Crap....replaced 4 outback flex 80 on my solar system over a period of 5 years...and that’s at a reduced charging rate of 60 amps. They don’t stand up to 120 volt VOC from the solar panels, even tho they are rated to 150 volts. Midnite charge controllers are better, have replaced the Outback flex 80’s with midnite 150 classic’s.....no problem since. just a heads up. cheers.
hi there how are the midnites holding up? I am looking into the flexmax 80, haven't seen a review like yours yet. thx
@@AnthraXaXis midnites still going strong, all of them! oct17/2021.
Where do you live?
Cualquier persona que me pueda ayudar, Tengo un cargador solar Outback 80 amps. Necesito saber donde en la pantalla puedo visualizar a que porciento se estan descargando mis baterias. Gracias.
Que hiciste resolviste
normalmente esa informacion la deberias de ver en tu inversor no en tu charge controller o.O
You can find something like this on the Avasva page. Full step-by-step instructions right on your desk.