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To be fair to Signature Solar?? What? You might want to go back and re-read all of the nonsense the Signature Solar created. "Fair" would be making a public apology for the way they treated a paying customer. Yeah, I didn't read that in this thread. "Fair" would be making James an...

Well, this has been a long read as I've read the entire thread from #1 to #779. I'm not young. I have been working with electrical power equipment, distributors and manufactures longer than many of you have been alive, since the mid 70's. That doesn't mean I know everything, but I have a...

Im a programmer. Newer cars make extensive use of canbus and similar networks. When they work, they are great. When not they can be a pia. Unless you have the software and tools to reflash modules, there is not much you can replace, controls wise. Does my battery bms need to be able to...

The stock market is in correction territory right now and I suspect we will be in a true recession sometime early next year. Not looking forward to another one! Check out what happened with Google this week. Tesla's in the dumper as well (but Elon opened his mouth again!) . Amazon lost a...

I live in Northern, Indiana outside of Fort Wayne in a township (not in a city). I suspect any state that has a significant Amish population, like Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, will likely never have a requirement to connect to the grid. So once again, the flyover states win! :cool...

I agree. It does seem that the technical problem in this instance has likely been resolved, at the loss of another customer. The BIG problem is that Signature Solar has an ongoing reputation of crappy support and it stretches back years and doesn't seem to be improving. Its not just in...

Good thing I don't have a Priest! Ha ha...... “I spent half my money on gambling, alcohol and wild women. The other half I wasted.” ― WC Fields

That really doesn't mean much. It really comes down to what was specified for the inverter. The Chinese will build whatever you want. They can maintain quality control if so motivated. Not unlike US factories. This is why I'm hesitant to dump serious $$ into a 10+ KW inverter. Luxpower...

Good to know. I've heard plenty from James! So James, no need to further explain yourself. I get it. A company is a reflection of its CEO. Hence Signature Solar's abysmal customer service. Its all over this forum. James, I asked you in a prior post, in a different thread, how you...

Everyone does stupid things from time to time. You gave them a big chunk of cash. They should be willing to help you out regardless.

Some of our backgrounds are very similar. I was about 10 when I started oxy acetylene welding. My Dad was a shop teacher. Welding, machine shop, woodshop. So on the weekends when he had to grade papers and do misc work in the shop, I learned to weld, machine stuff, woodwork, etc. It was...

FWIW, I would never put batteries or inverters outside in the weather. Your inverter cost looks to be about 2x just to be Nema 3X. I would put everything inside a garage, outbuilding, closet, etc. I work on low voltage industrial gear all of the time 480-500 VAC and you won't want to be...

Looks like my house when I bought it. The guy thought he knew how to add circuits, he didnt.

I chatted with an Ebay seller who is selling the ASP SRNE and they seem to do a lot of installation business. I get the impression they are actively installing the ASP inverters right now. I think this inverter is going to cause other sellers such as Midnite, etc to rethink their pricing...

Less than a 1/2 second after I am shocked, I can be more than 4 inches away. ?. Speaking from experience.

I have two Klein CL800 clamp meters. One is in my bag for customers, the other one stays home. About 6 months ago I was at a customer site and they had just received 6 very special potentiometers that are used to detect the dancer arm position for a wire payoff machine. The pots cost about...

The solution is obvious. Jess needs to take over SS, and fire the existing management. Show them the door Jess.

THHN wire has two insulation layers. The inner layer is PVC, the outer layer is a thin layer of nylon. The nylon is applied right after the PVC on a wire insulation line. They nylon is very abrasion resistant and slippery, which is ideal for pulling through conduit! :) I have done a lot...

Careful, this is rocket science to some folks. Its just supposed to work regardless of what they do. These same folks complain when they run out of gas after the low fuel light goes on.

Yeah, that doesnt work. The only way to do it mechanically is to put down 6 mil plastic, then inches of rock. Preferably crushed. Then after a few years the rock will collect dirt and stuff will start to grow again. Or you can spray generic roundup 2-3 times per year and forget about it...

Mid 50's - just a kid. :) No pain, no gain. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger... (All the crap we were told to ignore) blah blah blah. ;) Just finished reviewing my Medicare coverage! :cool:

This idea is terrible. Sailor here. Electric is ok as an aux with sails. But if you want to do more than a planned circuit route of limited range this idea is doomed. Sailboats converted to electric aux power lose value. You dont have sails. Say you have a range if 50 miles. You leave...

Ive considered goats. But I had to take care of some and then realized that they will chew on everything! Plastic conduit..... Snack time!

But thats like saying a pickup truck is unaffordable since a new Ford Platinum with a diesel crew cab is over $100k. I dont need a new Ford Platinum Diesel. Im ok with a 20 year old pickup with a gas engine for $6000. Thats a huge cost difference. If you look at my numbers, I can easily...

So Megarevo made the the EG4 6500EX inverters? They seem to have a bad reputation from what I have read. Did the same company make the EG4 6000? I'm not sure it is a good idea for a distributor to be slapping their own label on an OEM inverter unless they are actually altering it. Does...

So about $1240 US. Nice! :)

If you put it in your 6" duct, something like this can work. I like it that it can be attached and not floating around in a duct or box. Many companies make these so look around...

I seriously thought about putting a panel on the roof. But my wife thought I was nuts ( its possible ). I admit, it might detract from the car, plus they would likely turn me away at the automatic car wash. 😃 Truth is, if I drive the car 45 minutes per day, the alternator keeps the battery...

Why cant that be changed by the enduser? What if Markus hits the lottery and retires?

I'm in Northern Indiana. Electricity is $0.17 per KWHR now and it will be close to $0.20 within 12 months. They will likely do a rate increase in another 2 years again. My solar system - with more than 12KW of panels, will cost $12-15K. But all of the labor will be mine. I figure it will...