[RE-wrenches] Little Rosie retrofit on an E-panel

[Nick Lucchese]

Great, thank you Kent. I didn't realize the AC and DC terminals needed to
be on top, I should have read the manual before asking. I can now see how
the access door would be blocked if there were also a charge controller
mounted on the door. I thought the Plus models were wider than the Lite but
it appears my assumption was wrong. Seems it could still work if the
controller were mounted off on the side of the chassis but for now I'll try
to come up with a better plan. Lots of mice around here so I can see how
your point of dropping "things" into the top ventilation slots could really
be an issue.

Assuming your generator is large enough are you finding that the 60 amp DC
charger is working on a similar ratio as the VFX's 45 amp charger?

I appreciate your feedback!

Nick

On Wed, Oct 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM Kent via RE-wrenches <
re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:

> Nick,
>
> I recently looked into installing a Little Rosie on the door of an
> E-panel lite and decided against it. Just not enough room to get the
> battery cables connected. I ended up with the Little Rosie mounted
> vertically beside an E-panel lite. To tell you the truth I wasn't happy
> with the vertical installation of the little Rosie. Per the installation
> manual you are only allowed to mount it vertically in one orientation
> and that leaves the top of the Little Rosie at risk of dropping things
> into it through the ventilation slots.
>
> Kent Osterberg
> Blue Mountain Solar
>
>
> On 10/8/2025 4:18 PM, Nick Lucchese via RE-wrenches wrote:
> > Greetings Wrenches,
> >
> > Has anyone tried updating an Outback E-panel to accommodate a Midnite
> > Little Rosie yet? I'm still looking for ways to upgrade my VFX FXR
> > systems with 24v inverters without having to buy from the new owners
> > at Outback as well as solve battery communications and seems like a
> > Little Rosie is quite doable. I'm told I can get a blank door from
> > Midnite and appears that there are a few extra inches to spare
> > relating to the LR and E-panel length. Beyond that getting the AC and
> > DC conductors out of the LR through the E-panel door seems to be the
> > only sticking point. Possibly just modifying a 4x4 wireway gutter
> > would work.
> >
> > Thought perhaps one of you has already attempted this! Thanks for your
> > time, Nick
> >
> >
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