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    Splitting 2AWG to 2x 4AWG w/ protection

    How long have you been using that MPII laying on its back? Have you had high temp shut down from lack of proper cooling in that small enclosure with the fans on their side?
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    Is this real or a hoax? California $0.00 export rate

    A lot has changed since the Wild West that was first few years of de regulation. Thanks California, it put a pause on de regulation by a few years on the east coast. Lots of markets have capacity supply obligation markets, generators get paid before they are needed, so when they are needed they...
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    Surge protection advice

    Lighting circuits are free money if you have LED, many have dedicated 15a and can be piggy backed onto bedrooms or other lightly loaded circuits.
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    Can I Be My Own Grid?

    Doesn’t the enphase need a grid signal to turn on back feed? The gen port of the EG4 is also looking for a grid single, or does it generate its own? Also the EG4 from the gen port will only pull what it needs, but the enphase pushes an unlimited amount PV dependent, some unique closed loop...
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    I get two power bills at my house so now I'm looking into solar.

    gas usages for pool heating is prob least of their concerns. Also they are probably on natural gas $, where you were prob blowing through LP $$$$? That is unless they keep it 85f year round, which I guess is prob the norm for the area.
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    Well that was a slight miscalculation.

    Couldn’t you just leave the battery at 27.6 and the have the JBD balance when not charging? Sure it’ll take longer but will bring that in check after a few weeks, lol.
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    Is this real or a hoax? California $0.00 export rate

    It’ll be the carrot and the stick method for getting more batteries installed which solves some of the problems created by PV integration.
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    Is this real or a hoax? California $0.00 export rate

    The electric markets are just playing fairly, a home with PV wants to act like a generator it should be compensated as one. lol Something need to keep the Nukes spinning for when the sun doesn’t shine.
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    LFP cell balancer shunt DIY

    Gotcha, nothing like simulator being proven true.
  10. 7

    EVE Official Alibaba Store, the end of Luyuan and other alibaba sellers?

    So anyone order from this “official” seller?
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    LFP cell balancer shunt DIY

    What’s the possible failure mode if things go wrong? Short to ground and pop a fuse to be installed later on?
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    Luyuan battery case

    I normally rate my battery usage so it never sees >100a, even if wiring and breaker can handle way higher than that.
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    207kWh System... In 12V??? 😬

    For every problem there’s a solution, if you don’t see it yourself, just gotta ask around.
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    Victron is Over-priced Eurotrash. Why would anybody buy Victron over an AiO?

    You need class T with those FLA? Or more of want them for the bling factor?
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