Recent content by Bigbadben

Thank mate. Me too!!

I thought I would provide the information on the N-G bonding screw that needs to be removed on this Growatt inverter. The information was provided by Growatt China. They have been very supportive and helpful. My system is working perfectly. Thank you. Ben

Thank you Tim, I very much appreciate your input. Figuring out how to do that might be a challenge. Have a good evening. Cheers Ben.

Yeah, I looked at every screw on the main PCB but none have the ground symbol next to them like the mppt board. I just received a message from James at Growatt USA and he seems to think this model has dynamic bonding. Removing both the screws on the mppt PCB made no difference to the issue.

Ok so the only screws with a ground symbol next to them are on the mppt board. I cannot see any on the main PCB. One of the screws can be accessed through a hole in the plastic shroud as if you could easily remove that screw...or why have the hole in the plastic shroud. Please see attached...

I was told by technically support in the USA that the unit is identical to the 5000 es but with increased capacity. Two mppt inputs etc etc...which is really what I need as my arrays face east and west. The 6000 es is the perfect solution for my application. I now have the unit connected to...

Thanks very much Quattrohead. It's impossible to find qualified electrical people in the jungle. That's my problem. It's been a bloody nightmare getting my original SPF 5000 working properly, I finally figured that out myself. Buying and importing anything over $1k here is so difficult and...

Not in Costa Rica mate......thanks for the wonderful input....

Ok that is useful information. Thank you ! The question is does the 6000 es plus have a bonding screw that needs to be removed like the 5000 es and is that the issue.....a bonding screw in the 6000 es. My 5000 es works perfectly with exactly the same wiring I have now.

So I just replaced my SPF 5000 ES unit with a new SPF 6000 ES plus. The issue is the 6000 es is reading a load on the output LCD of 12% with just the auto transformer connected and with all load panel breakers off. I am measuring 120 vac from neutral to ground so this is where the issue is...

I am trying to source this inverter but nobody seems to carry it in North America. I reached out to SS but no luck. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

Good day everyone. I realize this issue has been discussed before but I am having difficulty get answers from Signature Solar and Growatt USA with regard the above issue. I have three of these inverters with different firmware revisions. Only one which I recently purchased from SS has this...