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 < [email protected]> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org > > List Address: [email protected] > > Change listserver email address & > settings:http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the > other:https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette:http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios:http://www.members.re-wrenches.org > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org > > List Address: [email protected] > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the > other: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > http://www.members.re-wrenches.org > >
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