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Will Prowse
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Poll: Do you file permits for your diy solar projects?
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Update: Corporate Corner/Group Buy Section is Now Removed. And New Rules for Vendors.
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I am banning forum members for using affiliate links. Read the rules!
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Will Prowse
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Official Forum "Code of Conduct" and "Terms of Service"
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Will Prowse
Will Prowse
Drunk Engineer
DHL suspends shipments to the United States
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sumpower
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Jk bms communication board?
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Fed-UP with Fed-"Ex"
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Primal1
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Ecovault Solar
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Is Solar Really Worth the Investment?
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Solar panal voltage
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Koyaanisqatsi
XW Pro - Is this "off-grid"?
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hwy17
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Which is better: Closed loop or better info in Solar Assistant?
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robbob2112
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Flunkyboi
I sewed steel with the sun!
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Primal1
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john4325
After changing cell count in JK-bms settings from 24 to 16 the bms turned off
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john4325
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Which battery type selection for LifePo4 on a 3024LV-MSD?
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sorka
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1000amp Victron Shunt discoloration / pics inside.
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seneysolar
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SRNE hyp vs asp etc vs eg4 6000xp
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Zwy
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New LF280K V3, but made 1.5 years ago?
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westcoaststank
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FlexBOSS21 overheating, especially during battery charging
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goldserve
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FlexBoss18 - MPPT Voltage + Different Roof Directions on the Same String
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timselectric
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Schneider XW Pro - End of Sale???
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dougbert
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Directly backfeeding an air conditioner at the contactor
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Signature Solar Hyperion Panels - no longer sold?
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seneysolar
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Figuring actual current hitting batteries via panels. (24v Sys)
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TJM
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EG4 wifi dongle, please add MQTT
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rogerheflin
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HELP: my inverter is stopping production when battery is charged
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EG4 Local Communications - Best way to locally collect data?
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poldim
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Current overload? Suggestions on pool pump solar system setup
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intheheartofit
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Breaker Recommendation
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JustFloyd
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EG4 18kPV Parallel with mismatched PV arrays
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ksmithaz1
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Giandel 2kw Inverter with/out terminal block
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BerndL
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Need help with Weize 100w 30A Solar Charging Controller.
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Mattb4
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Matsuhkr
#2 Battery Voltage too high, Victron, Wattcycle 300ah
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Flunkyboi
You do realize what we are, right?
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Flunkyboi
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Tylern
I made a free online calculator for diy projects
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Ah, ha! Used the sun to sew steel with fire!
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6000xp New Firmware
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100A off grid load center powered by two EG4 6500EX inverters (60A output). When inverters fail, what is best solution to switch to 60A grid power?
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[Climate Controlled Environment] - Replacing EG4 18kPV Fans
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xico0xff
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Battery Deye G5.1 Pro-B factory reset
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serg.kashcheiev
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Settings for Charging Solix F3800 with EG4 Chargeverter GC
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Pilottt
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Big confusion on Blocking Diodes, Custom-built Blocking Diodes
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Jazzmonger
Restart procedure for LV6548 on fault condition
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12VoltInstalls
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European ac voltage step down to 110 converters? ( using cheap 230v inverters)
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doing it different
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EG4 Inverter Relay Cycling when battery full, after firmware upgrade
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Remote restarting Schneider XWPro inverter after BMS shutdown turns off inverter?
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Solar Guppy
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First time solar; can someone check my proposed Jackery 5000 setup?
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Pilottt
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PowerPro Battery Balance
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EG4TechSolutionsTeam
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California AB 942 says rooftop solarPV should pay 'their fair share' of Private Utility profits
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EG4 LL-S Dead BMS
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EG4TechSolutionsTeam
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PV bypass switch 2PDT
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robbob2112
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Scored Schneider Context XW Pro 6848
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Any do the 6000xp upgrade program recently?
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ELI5: Why don't panels just come with optimizers?
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A story about Charge voltage
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Deye 6kW and 710W panels; how to optimise?
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hybe022
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Solis EPM3-5G Plus External Communication
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dspence73
What is your ROI?
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ECO-WORTHY 51.2V 280AH 14.34 KWh Beasty Battery
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Banjohn
Is plug-in solar coming to the US?
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Dodged the bullet today ! Could of lost everything.
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Daddy Tanuki
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Should my battery go into over voltage protection eevery time in charges up?
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Need advice. I am wanting to get 4 solar panels 800w total to run a 550w power load through an 800w inverter.
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Ecovault Solar
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Hybrid Deye inverter - charging battery on demand?
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houseofancients
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China orders on Ebay... be aware added charges
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RzrProR
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Seplos V4 ?
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Smart Shunt can't "see" charging by Victron MPPTs
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Victron is Over-priced Eurotrash. Why would anybody buy Victron over an AiO?
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Brucey
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Watts Happening
Dumb Victron Question - Parallel/Split Phase, any updates?
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24-xV adjustable buck converter
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1/0 to 4 awg splice?
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Lee_Adamson
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Wind Generator Regulation with LiFePo4 batteries
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Bluedog225
Rapid shut down options
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chrisski
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BrightMount Adjustable Cat1
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offgriddude
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Inverter grid connection with line side tap
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EG4 12K not picking up load
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Bonding Growatt SPF 12KT HVM 230V
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What solar controllers have the lowest MPPT threshold?
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NomadicHawks
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Ground mount with high wind requirements
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Stumped... Jk BMS only showing cell 1 voltage.
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MattMan119
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Any advantage beyond 240V of adding a second inverter in parallel?
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I have two 220Watts Solar Panels. What type of charge controller do I need?
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Induction hob pulsing + inverter = banging noise
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ShaneC
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My Growatt SPF 5K changing its output frequency when rebooted
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juampa
How to firmware upgrade an LG RESU 10H 400V - purchased back in 2019
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Growatt MIN series battery requirements
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MajicDiver
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Schematic for review
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Some advise on my 170 kWh DIY home battery
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guaestus
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Growatt SPF 6000T DVM System Issues
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Smart Load function EG4
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Dskvid
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Jackery Off-Grid Setup Assistance Request
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Pilottt
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What’s wrong with my math? 5 in parallel LifeP04. 12.8v 50ah.
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kaltertod
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EG4 FlexBoss + GridBoss + Tigo CCA
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Solar assistant and srne inverter wifi dongle at once?
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rhino
Another consideration for going completely off-grid - supporting coal?
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chill633
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EPCUBE inverter with Tigo optimizers
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JBoffgrid2022
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Boat ground problem mix battery
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Suijkerbuijk
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Creative solutions for supply chain issues?
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Sun rises - newer energy (SRNE HEBP series)
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davewsail
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On the Fence about Mounting 6000xp to Custom Wireway
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RoyGBiv
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Random power outage EG4 6500 split phase
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Eco-Worthy Dual Axis upgraded
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Solar Assistant with dual Inverters
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timselectric
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Add SOK or ECO-WORTHY 48v batteries to existing system with SOK and Victron gear?
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Paid2travel
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Communications Cable for Eco-worthy
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