[RE-wrenches] Combining two PowerFlo16 to single Midnite AIO

[Tyrone Houck]

The lynx is awesome too especially with 3 or more batteries or of you need
fusing....needs a big enclosure though... I fit one in a 10x10 gutter once
but I probably won't do that again as it was pretty tight.



On Wed, Jul 16, 2025, 5:19 PM Jason Szumlanski via RE-wrenches <
re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:

> Ok, this was my initial instinct. I was wondering why the AIO doesn't have
> dual battery inputs. But if you can fit two lugs on each terminal, I don't
> see why not.
>
> I just wish these manufacturers would produce better manuals. EG4 is doing
> better (not great, but better).
>
>
> Jason Szumlanski
> Principal Solar Designer | Florida Solar Design Group
> NABCEP Certified Solar Professional (PVIP)
> Florida State Certified Solar Contractor CVC56956
> Florida Certified Electrical Contractor EC13013208
>
> On Wed, Jul 16, 2025, 7:28 PM Kent via RE-wrenches <
> re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:
>
>> Jason,
>>
>> Is there room to double up cables inside the AIO? Two equal length sets
>> of battery cables between the batteries and the AIO should work.
>> Kent Osterberg
>> Blue Mountain Solar
>>
>>
>> On 7/16/2025 12:52 PM, Jason Szumlanski via RE-wrenches wrote:
>>
>> What is the most elegant way to combine two of the Powerflo16 batteries
>> when using a single AIO?
>>
>> The manual doesn't require fusing when paralleling 3 or fewer batteries.
>> I was thinking about a Victron Lynx Distributor inside an enclosure, but
>> that enclosure would have to be quite large to accommodate all of that
>> (four 2/0 in, two 4/0 out), and since fuses aren't required, standard
>> busbars would probably be much smaller and simpler. I like how the EG4
>> batteries have a matching conduit box and parallel bussing is integrated. I
>> want something equally elegant for the PowerFlo16. It's too bad we can't
>> parallel right at the battery terminals.
>>
>>
>> Jason Szumlanski
>> Florida Solar Design Group
>>
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