Renogy 12V 400W 40A Solar Panel System Kit Install - Part 8 - All Systems Working

This is a DIY and How To installment of the Renogy 12 volt 400 watt 40 amp Rover MPPT charge controller solar panel system kit bought off of eBay.

All systems are up and running fully functional!!

(This video was filmed early Dec 2017)

[seeking]

I just bought this system and 3 200 ah Renogy lithium batteries. The Rover has gotten a face-lift, but your video is still a great help.

[raymondhall]

Thanks for the video, just got the same system and getting ready to set it up.

[susenholmes]

You did a good job explaining that stuff.

[briteacademy]

Super videos in this series. You spend a great deal of time explaining things which is so helpful. However, you didn't really show the Rover connections for a novice. It would be helpful if you would show each cable and its point of connection. Here you start out saying cable comes in house and connects to a certain place. But then you just say this connects to this and that but don't show it. You do share a lot of good Rover info but I'm looking for a video that actually shows step by step where each wire goes. I'm sure there are manuals and pictures out there. I'm sharing my thoughts on this because you sincerely seem to want to be instructional and helpful. If you slowed down a little and went step by step, a novice like myself could learn so much more. I'm a subscriber now and look forward to all your videos. Thank you!

[kengarrett]

Great video! It provided the exact information I have been trying to find as I am installing my system. I will be attaching to 8 batteries to power my houseboat.

[johnbutler]

I like your system. Happy Thanksgiving john

[jmr]

Perhaps you could share the part number or a link to where you found that type of fuse holder. Thanks!

[noneya]

Nice easy setup explanation. I would get some proper ends on those cable going into the fuses. Just safer and you will get let voltage loss.

[ronfox]

Could you explain which size fuses and shouldn't there be an on/ off switch

[ronfox]

I bought the renogy kit but have no idea which size wires go to which component there was no paperwork

[mohork]

That's a 40amp fuse circuit. So I might get the 40amp automatic fuse breaker. I see how you wired the positive to fuse then positive to mppt then positive fuse to to positive battery terminal. Awesome now I'm very confident now I can finally do it myself. Where the negative goes straight to mppt then straight to battery terminal.

[RogerSayers]

Awesome video... Thanks for sharing the information. Your right, there are very few to none video's on YouTube showing this RoVer charge controller. I have two of these 30 and 40. I have four 100 watt RENOGY Monocrystalline panels, and two 150 watt Monocrystalline panels. I went with two 6volt Trojan T105 RE batteries. Would like to ad two more but must reinforce my battery compartment due to the weight of rack battery 67 pounds. They are heavy but I'm told the Trojans are the way to go... Anyway I'm new to all of this, so please share more video's with us. Thumbs UP on your video, and you have a new subscriber to your channel. By way ad a link to where you get those fuse holders. I like em...

[quailshootr]

Where did you get your 40 amp fuse holders? Thanks.

[keithbill]

What size fuses did you use ... ? I have 400 watt panels connected to my MPPT i need to fit some fuses . thanks

[noahriding]

How much is a charge controller going to affect the quality of your system? People talk about kinds of charge controllers but not how much it will affect the charging ability from 1 kind to another. If you get a good one or a great one or just average, will they all run the same or will they change the effect of the battery quality and performance much?

Thanks.

[FeedbackUtoday]

You skip around & move camera so it is hard to see how you wired the fuses.... & why the 2nd one (2nd panel?). Comments on wiring would be apprec..

[joegoogle]

Hi .. do you know where I could purchase those fuse blocks?

[jjames]

Can I run 3 ... 250 Watt Solar Panels Through a Renogy 40 Amp ROVER CHARGE CONTROLLER ..
Thank You for your help 🙏

[pup]

I have a slightly older model Rover 20A PG & the operation of it is causing me a near nervous breakdown!

To explain....

I'm using the controller with a 100W Renogy panel & an inverter. Everything seems to work like a dream but.... The company has told me that I shouldn't be drawing power from the unit whilst it is being charged from the panel. This effectively stops all use during the day & I'm now wondering what, if any, is a safe amount of charge to be coming down from the panel to allow me to take power from the battery? Should I only use it at night or after 7.... 😵‍💫

I think the problem(s, ) which I've been told could damage my battery, lies in the charging cycles which I now think are not designed/expecting an inverter to be using the system.

The company have told me to put in a circuit breaker for whenever I want to draw power.

I'm coming round to thinking that the MPPT is really not designed to work with a setup that uses an inverter?

Any views/help?

[Sam-mxpi]

I just bought the 400W Premium package. My big confusion is the 10A in-line fuse that was included. Why only 10 amp? Each of the 4 panels puts out 20V & 5A. If I wire them in parallel, I'd be possibly pushing 20 amps. Are these panels meant to be wired in series only? What am I not understanding? Can I wire in parallel and just use a 25A (20 x 1.25) fuse Thanks!