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Magic Smoke Released... Learn From My Mistake!

Did your experimental battery or home built inverter experience a rapid, unplanned disassembly? Reverse polarity a $3K inverter, and see it go up in smoke? Share it here!
jimf909
EG4 Chargeverter plug and extension cord meltdown questions
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Koyaanisqatsi
Koyaanisqatsi
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EPEVER M3222 User Mode: Equalization issue and OVD/OVR settings won't save
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294
xanifa
xanifa
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Don't connect Victron MPPTs in parallel.
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CASL
CASL
Will Prowse
EG4 chargverter failure
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770
Offthewall
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crossy
This is what happens when your wife ...
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4
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456
Offgrid Philippines
Offgrid Philippines
automatikdonn
EG4 18KPV - What not to do in parallel
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jp1gt
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Brucey
Recall on Lakkzoom Immersion heaters
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OhYou_
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Brucey
Mc4 meltdown
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Zwy
Zwy
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What did I possibly do wrong?
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outsider
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Always triple check your INTERNAL connections too
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anan5a
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indiealexh
Murdered my inverter exploring MODBUS
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Daddy Tanuki
Daddy Tanuki
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Off grid solar camper generator setup to run my off off grid camp to get around township inspection and codes
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27
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996
azazel1024
azazel1024
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Arc flash - vid
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37
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Supervstech
Supervstech
Supervstech
MASSIVE ARC FLASH lessons and explanation in a solar field.
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3
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282
bestconcreteblock
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Moss Landing plant fire
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141
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chill633
chill633
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Burning Man electrocution death
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85
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Hedges
Hedges
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Had a solar panel melt the wire off of the panel.
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11
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751
AntronX
AntronX
myusername134
Can anyone help me understand what went wrong here?
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12
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595
Peter Evans
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42OhmsPA
3 is one and 2 is none. Redundancy is king.
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100
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ricardocello
ricardocello
K
So this happened
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3
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216
turtle2472
turtle2472
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How great is a metal roof to avoid house fire ?
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21
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729
Bluedog225
Bluedog225
BOTM
Ed’s Solar Farming has a burned Solis high voltage inverter
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67
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Xebec
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Supervstech
Looks to be a build needing some organization
3 4 5
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Frugal Devonian
Frugal Devonian
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Sparky melty solar panels ... 🙁
2 3 4
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73
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SolarUKWM
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Jazzmonger
Impressive 4D battery explosion
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3
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324
Jazzmonger
Jazzmonger
K-fab
You can put the lugs back on the EVE batteries - CAREFULLY.
4 5 6
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112
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K3iVi
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Bluedog225
Battle Born-repair/salvage
3 4 5
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90
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CptPat
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spencerhunter07
Popular amazon variable DC power supply caught my whole garage on fire!!!
2 3 4
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72
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robbob2112
robbob2112
K
Friends don't let their friends use Leviton 14-50's
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NC_hydro
NC_hydro
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Here's what happens when you reverse polarity charge a LiFePO4 battery
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914
Eck!
Eck!
G
Sol-Ark F41 and F55 Faults - Cause and Solution
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5
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423
glandpuck
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robby
Growatt Inverter explodes and is then repaired.
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5
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545
DC_Ripple
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Ecoworthy 100AH LFP packs catch on fire in Reddit user's riding lawn mower
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13
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902
OhYou_
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R
Overheated a 48v charger. Repairable? Need help
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1
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241
Solar Guppy
Solar Guppy
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Some smoke, JK BMS v19, plugged in a rs485 termination stop
5 6 7
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136
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6K
Calvin98
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K
Turkish Firefighters with EV Fire
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5
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445
robbob2112
robbob2112
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Why did my battery balancer burn?
2
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25
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robbob2112
robbob2112
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Why I don’t use mc4 connectors!
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128
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independentfarmer
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Will Prowse
Need 200A 12V Battery Charger
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37
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B-ManFX4
B-ManFX4
the5thjourney
190 volts on my Ground wire?
2
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31
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Mike.S
Mike.S
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Error 80
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2
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458
dm3719
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Brucey
Battery storage explosion injures three firefighters in Germany
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5
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536
azazel1024
azazel1024
Mart Hale
Heads up..... there be fire in them thar batteries.
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4
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437
robbob2112
robbob2112
K
One of the prettiest and largest RV’s on YouTube burns.
4 5 6
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azazel1024
azazel1024
ElectricBlake
Battle Born Batteries - Burned Down My Truck
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l00semarble
l00semarble
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And the culprit is… Kermit!
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iowa solar
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Will Prowse
LFP battery electric boat explosion?!
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Brucey
Brucey
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Deye SUN-12K-SG02LP1-AU-AM3 let out some of it's magic smoke
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3
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605
cdoublejj--
cdoublejj--
k490
DIY solar system in Sacramento, Ca burns up
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11
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771
crossy
crossy
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20ah Chins 20ah battery (BMS) fire - what did we do wrong?
2
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30
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Substrate
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B
Shorted battery and don't know why
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10
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Substrate
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kc130up
Could have been smoke - PV Pests
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8
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Redpineapple
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robbob2112
House filled with smoke
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23
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Heatpumpman
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K
How to take out ALL your utilities at the same time.
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404
BigGun
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k490
Sol Ark 15K fire - manufacturer blaming the clipping current limit -Reddit post
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168
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robbob2112
robbob2112
Capt Bill
3 month LiFePO4 Drained
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Peter Evans
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fatjay
Not up in smoke, yet...
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65
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LakeHouse
LakeHouse
geordi
Ground array - I did a dumb.
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10
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skyking1
skyking1
FF_CCSa1F
Another MC4 near miss
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49
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azazel1024
azazel1024
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House burned down
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DPC
DPC
azdeltawye
Beware of cheap battery cables and jumpers from Amazon!
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39
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Kornbread
K
S
Don't forget to put the high voltage disconnect back in
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281
hwy17
hwy17
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Small amount of smoke
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robbob2112
robbob2112
azazel1024
Rember those breakers and take your time
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5
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662
Peter Evans
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P
Oupes Guardian 6000 almost burnt my house down!
2 3
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46
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monkeyz47
monkeyz47
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EcoFlow Delta Pro Costco nightmare
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12
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k490
k490
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Daly Bms voltage collect drop issue
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12
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Xhumeka
Xhumeka
Quattrohead
My EG4 18kpv system stopped working, not what you think.
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7
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484
Chuck2
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B
Not my mistake, but one found on u-tube
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cs1234
cs1234
Cuemaker
Charge Controller Repair
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8
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OhYou_
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Rednecktek
That worked out better in my head...
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9
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567
Solar Guppy
Solar Guppy
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Guys Battery Building Exploded
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5
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781
k490
k490
chill633
Loose Wires Start Fires
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11
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chill633
chill633
azazel1024
Turn the solar off before the battery
2 3 4
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69
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azazel1024
azazel1024
spencerhunter07
My wattcycle (customer return cell retrieval) ended in tragedy.
4 5 6
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113
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monkeyz47
monkeyz47
chill633
Well Site Explosion in Texas -- Not All Fires are Batteries
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3
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408
42OhmsPA
42OhmsPA
crossy
Luxury EV fire in Bangkok - not exactly what firefighters expected
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0
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323
crossy
crossy
S
Some wind damage. No smoke though!
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9
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609
SunDave
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F
1400W Micro Inverter Solar Grid Tie Microinverter IP65 Waterproof Self Cooling
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0
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233
Fred B
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S
Renogy blown inline 10a fuse - what happened ?
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12
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AmpD
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F
Did I Scratch the Panels when Cleaning Them?
2 3
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54
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J.H.
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JWLV
Old solar panel Kentucky Fried
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3
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525
AmpD
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k490
EcoFlow goes up in flames reddit post
3 4 5
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86
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azazel1024
azazel1024
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No 240v AC output from 6000xp
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6
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493
Diemjoe
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C
Left Lifepo4 system for 2 years
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9
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c3auto
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J
A smoldering Fire in the RV last night at 4 a.m.
2 3 4
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75
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Dacflyer
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G
Bms spo4so28A
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1
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245
robbob2112
robbob2112
vrn
Don't believe the salesman :(
2 3
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40
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3K
12VoltInstalls
12VoltInstalls
Gannam
Growatt SPF 12000T DVM-MPV MPPT Failure
5 6 7
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124
Views
12K
Gannam
Gannam
Flunkyboi
My brand new EG4 3kw 48v committed suicide
2
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33
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3K
SignatureSolarJess
SignatureSolarJess
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Switching power supply POOF!
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15
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958
Skypower
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E
Flexboss 21 Smoke
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14
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bwv555
bwv555
O
SI6048-US F605 Failure, TransfNotOpen
2
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23
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5K
Calvin98
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D
Clear varnish as "slug protector"?
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9
Views
535
HRTKD
HRTKD
BTOdell
Don't hold a torque wrench across a live battery
4 5 6
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112
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4K
740GLE
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Frugal Devonian
Slug kills bms
2
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31
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Drizzt321
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Westxx
Error 20 inverter temp persistent code
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17
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max2k
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L
Lead Acid explosion
2
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29
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3K
OzSolar
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J
Fire alarm system for ESS
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1
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450
BarracudaBob
BarracudaBob
Batou2501
Had a Mehdi moment
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5
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572
dustyPanels
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