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Home Solar Upgrade Begins With New Battery Wiring

Original: Some of the parts for our # Solar upgrade have arrived, allowing me to get started wiring the switching mechanism for sw

A homeowner has received the first parts for a solar power upgrade and started wiring a switching mechanism to swap between an existing AGM battery bank and a new lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) bank. They noted the DC breakers are surprisingly large, adding them out of caution over DC arc suppression safety when switching high-current circuits.

Why now: Home battery and solar DIY projects interest people weighing lithium upgrades and safety concerns

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• Some of the parts for our # Solar upgrade have arrived, allowing me to get started wiring the switching mechanism for switching between the AGM bank or the new lifepo4 bank. The DC breakers are comically HUGE. I only added them because I don't trust the DC arc suppression on a… · exador23@m.ai6yr.org · 6

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