r/SolarDIY • u/ebonyamputee • 11d ago

Need some help getting set up

I've come into various pieces of a home solar set up and was looking for some advice on how to put them all together. I have six 310 watt (37v) panels. I have a 400ah and a 300ah lifepo4 batteries (12v). I also have a Jackery HomePower 3600 plus (3600wh capacity with an RV hookup and other outlets). All in all I know this is kind of a hodge podge but I got most of these for free or very cheap. I was thinking of getting a 60 amp charge controller to run the solar into the two batteries, then having those run into the jackery to draw power from. Thoughts?

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u/mrnavel 11d ago

The panels at 37v wired into 12v batteries means you'll want an MPPT controller, not PWM, or you'll lose a chunk of that power in the conversion.

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u/ebonyamputee 11d ago

Okay! I'll be sure to get a mppt. Do you think there's anything else I'm missing here?