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    <p>Aaron,</p>
    <p>            Ain't nothing wrong with going to 48 volt.  It sort
      of sounded like you wanted to stick with 24 volt but if they want
      to replace PVs too (which it sounded like in your original post),
      go 48.</p>
    <p>Bill</p>
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Bill Battagin, Owner
4291 Nelson St.
Taylorsville, CA 95983
530.284.7849
CA Lic 874049</pre>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/27/2022 9:09 AM, Aaron Mandelkorn
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      <div dir="auto">All,  I will do a load analysis for the 24v
        loads.  I am looking to get around 800ah of LI storage at 24v. 
        I typically use the larger 48v batteries from fortress.  The
        space constraints will not allow for a wall full of small 50ah
        24v units. I am not finding much selection of 24v 200ah+
        options.  Is sounds like most of the advice I am getting is
        towards not upgrading to 48v.
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          <div data-smartmail="gmail_signature" dir="auto">Aaron
            Mandelkorn<br>
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        <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jan 26, 2022, 7:59 PM
          frenergy &lt;<a href="mailto:frenergy@psln.com"
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            <p>Aaron,</p>
            <p>            It would be helpful to know how many amps are
              required to power the 24 volt loads and should we assume
              the batteries are toast or nearly so?  The brand of
              inverter?</p>
            <p>            As Jeff said there are 24V L-ion choices.<br>
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            <p>Bill</p>
            <pre cols="72">Feather River Solar Electric            
Bill Battagin, Owner
4291 Nelson St.
Taylorsville, CA 95983
530.284.7849
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            <div>On 1/26/2022 4:16 PM, Aaron Mandelkorn wrote:<br>
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              <div dir="auto">Wrenches,
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                <div dir="auto">I have a customer with a very old 24v
                  off grid pv system.  He wants to upgrade his array,
                  inverter and battery bank.  There are no options for
                  inverter/chargers over 4000 watts in 24v dc.  The same
                  goes for lithium iron batteries.  Everything (of
                  higher wattage and battery capacity) seems to be in
                  48v only now.  If going to 48 volts how do I acomodate
                  the few but important 24v DC loads in the home.  Is a
                  48v to 24v step down converter the best option?  What
                  do you think? Any help would be appreciated.  Thank
                  you.<br>
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                  <div data-smartmail="gmail_signature" dir="auto">Aaron
                    Mandelkorn<br>
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                      rel="noreferrer" moz-do-not-send="true">www.offgridnow.com</a><br>
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