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      Hedges replied to the thread Combiner box issues.
      "Max DC voltage 270 V" Plenty of headroom there. Bridge rectifier, 100A. Maybe heatsinked to box. Probably not a problem for the...
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      Hedges replied to the thread QO vs Homeline.
      "parallel 2 10KW inverters and feed back to the 'main' panel" Right, I was thinking from my GT PV perspective. Maybe main panel can...
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      Hedges reacted to timselectric's post in the thread QO vs Homeline with Like Like.
      I'm assuming that it's wired into the main panel on a breaker interlock situation.
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      Hedges replied to the thread Combiner box issues.
      What is "mds"? There are busbars from Midnight Solar which can be used to gang several fuse holders together. Or it can be done with...
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      Hedges replied to the thread QO vs Homeline.
      You'll have to try harder. PV Aggregator panel is allowed, 2x 60A breakers on a 125A busbar. Sum of breakers (not counting main or OCP...
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      Hedges replied to the thread Combiner box issues.
      I don't know what "MDS Module" is. Diodes, if that's what the black module with 5 screws is, don't serve any real purpose in the...
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      Hedges replied to the thread Where to use 2/0 wiring?.
      2/0 can be good for battery to inverter, in the 200A range, but limber fine-strand wire is preferred. That's what I'm using for 6kW...
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      I think with NEM 2.0 reservation for GT PV no battery, you have to complete the installation and get permission to operate without...
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      Hedges replied to the thread Combiner box issues.
      Other fun facts - the breaker appears to be polarized, with (+) and (-) designations on the terminals. You're using it with both poles...
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      Hedges replied to the thread Combiner box issues.
      Oh by the way, looks like ground wire from inverter goes to SPD, but no ground wires are seen going on to PV panels. Is that outside the...
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      Hedges replied to the thread Combiner box issues.
      Smell from inside the combiner box, or from something else (like inverter?) I'm not sure whether SPD can clamp output of PV array. 4...
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      Hedges replied to the thread QO vs Homeline.
      10kW / 240V = 41.7A per inverter. 50A? Or larger? breaker x2 = 100A or 120A of PV breakers on 125A panel. Sum of breakers rule. And...
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      Hedges reacted to Bhilton's post in the thread DC coupling scenario with Like Like.
      There are just so many cons to me adding another panel, maybe I will go that route Ok, I ordered another panel, very similar specs...
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      How about putting a disconnect at the transformer, and doing N-G bond there? You would then need to pull ground wires to each of the...
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      The primary way to stop electrical fires is cut the power. Power is coming from the batteries, so try to stop current by disconnecting...
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      You can have batteries in the vault, wires through to electronics on other side of the door. Lithium batteries don't produce much heat...
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      Incandescent lamps will be fine with either DC or AC. At 60 Hz, steady glow, but low frequency they may pulse to the beat. Rectified AC...
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      Wires from charge controller to battery should be as short as possible, for best voltage regulation. Wires from PV array to charge...
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      You can post links, just no "affiliate links", which have extra characters at the end used to direct royalty payments. Multiplus II...
    • Hedges
      You're feeding one phase of inverter output to L1, L2, L3? That results in I(N) = I(L1) + I(L2) + I(L3), which may be excessive...
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