{"id":4987,"date":"2021-04-21T17:25:17","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T22:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/?p=4987"},"modified":"2022-11-19T20:04:48","modified_gmt":"2022-11-20T02:04:48","slug":"how-to-wire-a-solar-battery-bank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/how-to-wire-a-solar-battery-bank\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Wire a Solar Battery Bank"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j7oWRoRkaMo\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:39px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"wiring-a-solar-battery-bank\">Wiring a Solar Battery Bank<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230;can be a bit nerve-wracking, we know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your solar battery bank is a key component of your off-grid solar system (and an expensive one).  You don&#8217;t want to mess it up.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is how we set up our solar battery bank.  We&#8217;ve had zero problems since installation, and it has served all our energy needs many times over!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A solar wiring diagram is included, please refer to it closely when following this tutorial.  It might also be helpful to watch how <a href=\"https:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/skoolie-solar-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">we wire the rest of our solar system<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our upcoming tutorial will show how we installed our solar panels (stay tuned!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"solar-wiring-diagram\">Solar Wiring Diagram<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1700\" height=\"1369\" src=\"https:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/skoolie-solar-system-wiring-diagram-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/skoolie-solar-system-wiring-diagram-1.jpg 1700w, https:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/skoolie-solar-system-wiring-diagram-1-1536x1237.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/skoolie-solar-system-wiring-diagram-1-1170x942.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/skoolie-solar-system-wiring-diagram-1-585x471.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1700px) 100vw, 1700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"liabilty-disclaimer\">Liabilty Disclaimer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We are <em><strong>not<\/strong><\/em> electricians nor certified solar installation technicians.  The steps outlined below are those we took to install our own system.  If any of the following terminology or procedures are unfamiliar to you, <em>please<\/em> learn the basics of electrical or have an certified electrician do your installation for you.  We are <strong><em>not held liable<\/em><\/strong> for actions taken on your part if you install your solar system without proper knowledge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"materials-used-to-wire-our-solar-battery-bank\">Materials Used to Wire Our Solar Battery Bank<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">2AWG Cables (to connect the batteries in parallel): <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/39PsCqy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/39PsCqy<\/a><\/mark><\/li><li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">3ft 2\/0 AWG Inverter Cables (to connect the bank to the inverter): <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3cp0pbI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3cp0pbI<\/a><\/mark><\/li><li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">1ft 2\/0 AWG Positive inverter Cable (<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">to connect from the 350A ANL fuse to the inverter<\/mark>): <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3qDcZIh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3qDcZIh<\/a><\/mark><\/li><li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">8ft 10 AWG Cable (to connect the charge controller to the bank):<\/mark> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2PuYMA6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/2PuYMA6<\/a><\/li><li>30ft 4 AWG Cables for DC-DC Battery Charger: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3V7qfoc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3V7qfoc<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"main-components-of-our-solar-system\">Main Components of Our Solar System<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" id=\"block-f65c3ccf-6b4a-42f5-96e4-e759d1e24910\"><li>(1) 3000W Renogy Inverter Charger: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/30wc69J\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/30wc69J<\/a><\/li><li>(5) Expert Power <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expertpower.us\/products\/ep12100-100ah?ref=awty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">100Ah 12V LiFePO4 lithium batteries<\/a> (5% discount code: AWTY)<\/li><li>(2) 40amp Renogy MPPT Charge Controllers: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3bAQ4sJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3bAQ4sJ<\/a><\/li><li>(5) Weize 100W Solar Panels (recommended): <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3fKIjmM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3fKIjmM<\/a><\/li><li>(5) Inergy 100W Solar Panels <strong>(not recommended)<\/strong><ul><li>We <em>do not<\/em> recommend these solar panels.  Here&#8217;s why: they are designed to work with only an Inergy solar generator, which we don&#8217;t recommend using as your full-time power source.  It&#8217;s just not built for it. We had to modify the connection of these panels to work with our upgraded system.  <\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>DC-DC Battery Charger: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ElRN2f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ElRN2f<\/a><\/li><li>12 Way 12V Blade Fuse Block: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3hQae7D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3hQae7D<\/a><\/li><li>Positive and Negative 300A Bus Bar Heavy-Duty Module: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3OAp0fn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3OAp0fn<\/a><\/li><li>350A ANL Fuse: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3UPhpM0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3UPhpM0<\/a><\/li><li>60A ANL Fuse: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3goSFLx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3goSFLx<\/a><\/li><li>50A ANL FUse: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3VaujE7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3VaujE7<\/a><\/li><li>Renogy Bluetooth Hub RJ45: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3EVwiqR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3EVwiqR<\/a><\/li><li>Renogy BT-2 Bluetooth Module RJ45: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3GwzCtE\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3GwzCtE<\/a><\/li><li>Main Breaker Panel: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3XklbPl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3XklbPl<\/a><\/li><li>40 Amp Circuit Breaker: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3UPLRpf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3UPLRpf<\/a><\/li><li>Battery Disconnect Switch: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3V7u6Ch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3V7u6Ch<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Full disclosure guys, some of these are affiliate links, so we get a commission if you buy something from the list.\u00a0 As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.\u00a0 Not much, but something.\u00a0\u00a0<strong>This is really important<\/strong>: we\u00a0<em><strong>only<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0link to tools and materials we actually used and\u00a0highly\u00a0recommend. We do these guides completely for free, so these links are the only way we get a little something back (except for the satisfaction of knowing we helped\u00a0<em>you<\/em>\u00a0build your dream skoolie, of course!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t have Amazon Prime yet?\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/tryprimefree?ref_=assoc_tag_ph_1427739975520&amp;_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=pf4&amp;tag=artwethereyet-20&amp;linkId=74f461080ddf921de48118000bf197db\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Here\u2019s a link for 30 days free.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"all-about-our-batteries\">All About Our Batteries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our solar battery bank consists of five Expert Power <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expertpower.us\/products\/ep12100-100ah?ref=awty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">100Ah 12V LiFePO4 lithium batteries<\/a>.  We installed them February 2021, and so far they have <em>changed our life<\/em>.  We never run out of power, and we are saving a lot of money and time.  We had AGMs before, and the difference isn&#8217;t even comparable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-our-lithium-solar-battery-bank-saves-money-time\">How Our Lithium Solar Battery Bank Saves Money &amp; Time<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Lithium costs more on the front end. But if you do five minutes of math, you&#8217;ll see that going lithium saves <em>a lot <\/em>in the long run.  Here&#8217;s why:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>As a rule of thumb AGMs batteries should only be discharged to 50% in order to increase their lifespan.  So in order to have 500Ah of safely <em>accessible <\/em>energy, you&#8217;d need 10 AGM batteries.  <ul><li>10 100ah AGM batteries = around $1800 depending on the brand you go for.<\/li><li>AGMs  have a short lifespan compared to lithium batteries. In our case, we had three UPG UB121000 AGM batteries. When these particular batteries are being fully discharged at 77\u00b0F (25\u00b0C) for the first ~150 cycles, the batteries will operate almost without a loss of capacity.  However, the capacity will drop to 50% of nominal capacity after a total of ~250 cycles. And when these batteries are discharged down to 50% of nominal capacity at 77\u00b0F (25\u00b0C),  you could get between 350-400 cycles  without a loss of capacity.  After 400-550 cycles capacity will drop down to 50% of nominal capacity.<\/li><li>In an application like ours (living full-time off grid and cycling our batteries on a daily basis), the realistic lifespan for our AGM battery bank is about 2 years.  <\/li><li><strong>So that&#8217;s an estimated ~$9,000 in batteries over 10+ years.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Alternatively,  Expert Power lithium batteries are rated for 2500 cycles with 100% depth of discharge and 7000 cycles at 50% depth of discharge at 77\u00b0F (25\u00b0C). <ul><li>5 lithium batteries = $3500 ($3200 if you use our Expert Power discount code)<\/li><li>Expert Power lithium batteries have a lifespan of  about 10 years or 2500-7000 charge cycles depending on the DOD. <\/li><li><strong>So that&#8217;s an estimated $3200 in batteries over 10+ years.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>~<em><strong>$3200 vs ~$9000 over 10+ years.<\/strong><\/em>  The difference is clear.  Plus, just think of the space and <em>weight<\/em> of 10 AGM batteries!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our bank also helps save money in unexpected ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>With this much power, we can run our absorption fridge on electric during the day.  This saves a lot of propane. <\/li><li>Before our lithium bank, Jose cooked three meals a day, and Cora did three sets of dishes per day.  Now we can make one big meal, save the leftovers in the fridge, and reheat in the microwave (yep, we can use a <em>microwave!)<\/em>.  This saves us <em>a lot<\/em> of time, propane, and precious water.      <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"putting-expert-power-batteries-to-the-test\">Putting Expert Power Batteries to the Test<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ll be putting our battery bank to the test.  We&#8217;ll be using them full-time for 5+ years,  powering a journey through deserts, jungles, mountain passes, and everything in between.  We&#8217;ll give updates on their performance as we go.  Stay tuned!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"our-expert-power-discount-code\">Our Expert Power Discount Code<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking to go lithium and eyeing some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expertpower.us\/?ref=awty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Expert Power batteries<\/a>, here is a code that can save you some cash.  It&#8217;s good for 5% off storewide and it never expires, so use away!  (We&#8217;ll also get a 5% commission which helps us buy paint for murals, so it&#8217;s a win-win)!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Expert Power Discount Code:  AWTY<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-wire-a-solar-battery-bank\">How to Wire a Solar Battery Bank<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-1-decide-how-you-are-going-to-wire-your-batteries-series-or-parallel\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Step 1: <\/mark>Decide how you are going to wire your batteries (Series or Parallel)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We have a 12V system, so we wired our five 12V 100ah lithium batteries in parallel, which means that you connect Negative to Negative and Positive to Positive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"273\" src=\"https:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Batteries-connected-in-Parallel.jpg\" alt=\"how to connect solar battery bank in parallel\" class=\"wp-image-4993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Batteries-connected-in-Parallel.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Batteries-connected-in-Parallel-1170x266.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Batteries-connected-in-Parallel-585x133.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Make sure to use the proper gauge cables to connect the the batteries together and to connect the battery bank to the inverter.  For the battery connection we used 2AWG 1ft cables.  For the connection between the inverter charger and the battery bank we used 3ft long 2\/0 AWG cables. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-2-wire-the-battery-bank-to-inverter-and-charge-controllers\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Step 2:<\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"> <\/mark>Wire the battery bank to inverter and charge controllers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Connect the charge controller and inverter negative cables to the negative terminal of the battery bank.<\/li><li>Connect the charge controller and inverter positive cables to the positive terminal of the battery bank.<\/li><li>Make sure to connect all the negative cables to one end of the battery bank and all the positive cables to the other side of the battery bank as shown in the diagram above. Failing to do so may cause severe damage to your battery bank.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tip: Use safety gloves when connecting batteries and be extremely careful that cables ends do not touch!  <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-3-turn-the-inverter-on-and-you-should-be-ready-to-go\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Step 3:<\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"> <\/mark>Turn the inverter on and you should be ready to go!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have&nbsp;<em>any<\/em>&nbsp;questions about all these steps, shoot us an email! We\u2019re usually out painting a wall somewhere. Or hunched over our computers in post-production.  Wherever we are, we\u2019ll take time to help you out: <a href=\"mailto:connect@artwethereyet.com\"><em>connect@artwethereyet.com<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>&lt;&lt; Back to the <a href=\"https:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/skoolie-bus-conversion-ultimate-guide\/\">Skoolie Conversion Ultimate Guide Homepage<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2896\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/art-we-there-yet-skoolie-bus-travel.png\" alt=\"art-we-there-yet-skoolie-bus-travel\" class=\"wp-image-5344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/art-we-there-yet-skoolie-bus-travel.png 2896w, https:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/art-we-there-yet-skoolie-bus-travel-1536x164.png 1536w, https:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/art-we-there-yet-skoolie-bus-travel-2048x219.png 2048w, https:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/art-we-there-yet-skoolie-bus-travel-1170x125.png 1170w, https:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/art-we-there-yet-skoolie-bus-travel-1920x206.png 1920w, https:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/art-we-there-yet-skoolie-bus-travel-585x63.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2896px) 100vw, 2896px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"so-you-re-building-a-skoolie-huh\">So you\u2019re building a skoolie, huh?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We feel your pain, my friend! We also know how good it feels to finally make a dream reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/skoolie-bus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Our skoolie<\/a>&nbsp;took 9 months and $28,000 to complete. We documented the entire build and are slowly building<a href=\"https:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/skoolie-bus-conversion-ultimate-guide\/\">&nbsp;a series of guides<\/a>&nbsp;on every step of the bus conversion process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We spent a&nbsp;<em>crap ton<\/em>&nbsp;of time figuring out how to do this and that. We also could have saved a few bucks along the way.  We hope our tutorials help save you some time and money!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"our-top-5-bus-conversion-tools-materials\">Our TOP 5 Bus Conversion Tools &amp; Materials:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3v7iFjJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">5-in-1 Painters Tool<\/a> (you will use this a MILLION times)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3LSJ2Qj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Impact Driver &amp; Drill Combo Kit<\/a> (there won\u2019t be a day you won\u2019t use this)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3IeX1gX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">100% Silicone<\/a> (buy in bulk to save a LOT of money!)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/36y3vtA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Angle Grinder<\/a> (get used to using this ALL the time!)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3513I7Z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Table Saw <\/a>(it will be nearly impossible to complete your conversion without this. 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