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Ampster replied to the thread Does everyone else imagine panels on perfect roofs?.I don't start using my battery until 7PM anyway. My comment was not about how much battery capacity I needed. It was about how to take... -
Ampster reacted to ginmtb's post in the thread Can you “trick” rapid shutdown devices to allow solar production for mini split during power outage? with
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This is an interesting option - found this photo courtesy of @onokai on this forum. The Ecoflow has a 120V output, could do this too... -
Ampster replied to the thread Why the laser focus on Idle Power?.We all have different needs. I want features and if that means I have to pay for it that is fine. In the long run if I have to buy a...
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Ampster reacted to 740GLE's post in the thread Filling in gaps between ground mounted solar panels to prevent water with Haha.
I recommend a tarp covering all panels as the sure fire way to prevent any water getting past them 😂
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Ampster reacted to SparkyJJO's post in the thread Does everyone else imagine panels on perfect roofs? with Like.
How about looking at some people's choices of where their panels are and wonder what the heck they were thinking? Someone 10 min from me...
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Ampster reacted to timselectric's post in the thread Does everyone else imagine panels on perfect roofs? with Like.
I do this all of the time. Driving around and look at a house or barn, and think. Wow, they could put a lot of solar on that roof.
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Ampster replied to the thread Does everyone else imagine panels on perfect roofs?.I would like the majority on a perfect roof facing South but my orientation of SSE fits my needs well. I begin charging my batteries...
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Ampster reacted to Vigo's post in the thread How to make load come from battery vs generator with Like.
What you're talking about is called 'double conversion' since generator AC gets converted to DC into batteries, and then from battery...
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Ampster reacted to SparkyJJO's post in the thread How to make load come from battery vs generator with Like.
Regarding Your 40ft gen run, put it into a transfer switch that then switches between the gen in on your Sol Ark or to a dedicated...
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Ampster replied to the thread How to make load come from battery vs generator.Could it be one of your settings is, Load first? I do not understand why it matters? Are your batteries full when that happens? In that...
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Ampster replied to the thread How to make load come from battery vs generator.Okay we can eliminate that as an issue. Fundementally, back to the question in your title, it is flawed since loads are pulled from...
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Ampster replied to the thread How to make load come from battery vs generator.I agree with Tim that using a Chargeverter is the optimum way. You could probably discover several other ways but how much time do you...
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Ampster reacted to Hedges's post in the thread Can you “trick” rapid shutdown devices to allow solar production for mini split during power outage? with Like.
You don't disable RSD, you enable PV output by modulating a keep-alive signal onto the PV wires. Tigo has a transmitter box which does...
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Ampster replied to the thread Can you “trick” rapid shutdown devices to allow solar production for mini split during power outage?.The simplest approach would be to disable the RSD with a switch if you can figure that out. It could be as simple as disconnecting the...
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Ampster replied to the thread Where are the high efficiency LED bulbs?.Maybe the question in the initial post has been answered but the efficiency of LEDs goes way up if you run them at 60-80% of brightnes...
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I see plastic in the compression path, and I don't like that. Spin on a nut against the plastic, then stack cable and fuse in your...
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For $600, you can get a victron 250v 100a charge controller. The 6000xp is twice that, but integrated. With the victron, you can...
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Your $0.20/kWh is more likely to match reality. My figures are bottoms up best case. But including my expectation it will go down in...
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Ampster replied to the thread Can you “trick” rapid shutdown devices to allow solar production for mini split during power outage?.Yes, that will work for the panels connected to your hybrid mini split unless it needs to see the grid. That is a question for EG4. The...
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Ampster replied to the thread Prices dropping, will this continue?.Yes 10 cents per kWh for storing energy that cost 5 cents to produce with solar. If you were arbitraging the grid that cost would be...