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Best packaging I have seen in years. Batteries are double boxed with foam inside the inner box. The cart is single boxed but has foam edge corners between the box and cart. It is held (screwed) to the pallet with an interesting steel bracket on each foot. No dents bumps or scrapes on anything...

I found a piece of aluminum, left over from the machine shop, which I cut to fit. Now I just have to paint it and epoxy it in. We had snow this morning and the power and internet went down.

This fuse arrived and box said 300A, but when I looked at the body of the fuse it says 200A. Returned When they issue the credit I will buy the Blue Sea fuse block with matching fuses in 300A

I'm just starting my second foray into solar system ownership. My original use was about 20 years ago with a small off grid system. It supplied about one 20a 115v circuit for a short time. I used it for an astronomy location. This time I plan to go grid-tie. I have bought a pallet of 370w panels...

Removing stickers from PVC fittings..... I bought a bunch of PVC fittings from Home Depot. As much as I tried, I could not get their labels off each of the fittings. The wife finally suggested trying a heat gun, and it worked. You have to experiment a little, but I found that heating the labels...

After reviewing the whole home backup diagram, I have come to realize this inverter is even more sophisticated than I originally thought. Which is even more than my original motivation to buy it. So theoretically a person could run some 3/0 directly from the meter to the Grid input of the 18k...

NAZ is having a sale and no sales tax, so I bought from them and will pick the package up on Monday.

I have probably 10 UPSs or so scattered around the house for computers, TVs and such.

Thanks

The array I planned (so far) to build is 8 columns and 4 rows. So I would put each row in series and combine them at the inverter? I'll have to look up what an MPPT tracker is. Thanks for your brain time! Greg

He used a "Rock Auger" which has a carbide pilot and the edge of the auger has carbide on it too. PS If you look closely you can see his front wheels are off the ground.

Huzzah!

Thank you. Merry Christmas.

Received shipment Feb 28. 2 Pallets.

Just ordered 6 batteries and cart. Feb 15, 2024

There is sort of a tool which might be used to determine this. On my weather station I have an optional measuring device which will tell you how much solar radiation you are receiving at any given moment. It tells you many Watts per Square Meter. you are receiving at your weather station. Today...

Just installing my new EG4 18kpv and need to find out about the breakers I need to buy for my panel. Where can I look for that?

Remove the $200 "docking fee" so would be customers can come and pick up the things you sell for free.

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The first pole goes in. It is the reference pole which all other poles will be measured from. It goes 4' down into the hole and 8'9" up. This is the north side of the solar array. It took nine 80 lb bags of cement and 2 rocks to fill the hole. I don't think it will go anywhere. Next we put in...

I have 32 Solar Panels and I need help in figuring out how to plug them in to my Grid-Tie inverter. The panels are 370 watts each. Here is what their brochure says. The inverter is a Growatt 11.4kw Grid-Tie unit. Here is what it's brochure says. I need to figure out the wiring of the...

Just need to find a switch that is two position. On-Off-On

My experience is that SS ships pretty darn fast.....but if you try to return something, they are pretty darn slow. Now at two weeks to try to return an inverter.

This is getting really bizarre. There is a thing called a bottom line. It is the combination of at least 3 items, on any product you try to sell. If your bottom line is less than your competition, you will sell product. If your competition has a lower bottom line than you do, they will sell...

Same here in NM dealing with Socorro Electric Coop

I understand that the shutdown aspect is to protect linemen. I can't imagine that linemen can get out and start fixing things in 2 seconds. What's the big deal if it does (shut down backfeed) compliant with code? The problem is that these blips can destroy TVs and other delicate electronic...

So with that information I started looking at DC circuit breakers they are doubles so they can handle both positive and negative. They are 16amps and 500v ea, which should handle the four strings that are 10.9 amps and 328 volts each. To hold them I have found a metal "Din Rail box" which...

I'm thinking that the charge state would be whatever it is as shipped from Ruixu. Not sure what that is.

So if you don't have a battery the wires just fall out the bottom? Not what I would consider a conduit box.

I will and thanks for the suggestion. Once I figure out how to contact them, I will write to them.

Do you know what the Grid input on the 18k is designed to take?

Just bought 6 Ruixu (48v) batteries in their cart. What class T fuse should I get for that system?

The breaker in the main panel (where this is to be hooked up) has a main disconnect breaker labeled "200".

Terrific. So it's not a "box", it's a pass through.

Anyone know what the largest wire size that can fit into the Grid and Load wire inputs?

The local grid supplier says I use about 32-34 kw hours per day. I live at 7400' elevation in the Rockies. The coldest I have seen here is -15° F but most of the time in the winter it is in the plus teens at night, if that cold. As of this writing it is 19.5° F My array is 32 panels (so far) of...

We rarely have outages that last anytime. We had one last night (for about 3 hours) and I expect the system should shut down if the outage is any more than a blip, just to protect the guys working on the outage. I seriously doubt the linemen even know of blips on our system. I'll try to look up...

Just long enough to make all the clocks blink.

I just noticed SS went up $100 on their EG4 batteries.

Also switched the inverter from the Growatt to the EG4 18KPV.

Since the Growatt that I have is a Grid-Tie, I may be changing brands, even before I get started.

My intent would be to go off grid. My panels are..... Open Circuit voltage is 41v Current at Max Power 10.92 A Maximum Power 370 W I have 32 of these panels With the grid-tie Growatt I plan to have 4 strings each in series to 4 pv inputs. 8 panels per string = 328v at 10.91amps. The 12kw off...

I have 32 panels 370 watts each that I plan to organize into 4 strings of 328w at 10.79 amps My house is currently connected to the grid with a 200a panel which has a sub panel in the basement 100' away which runs off of a 100 amp breaker. I will have batteries, but do not have them now. I was...

Looking for the "state of charge" of the Ruixu batteries when they were delivered. If anyone measured them before they charged them it would be helpful.

Just didn't want to put it in the wrong place and cause trouble.

I contacted the Albuquerque store, registered and requested a quote on 4 IronRidge items to hold the 32 panels I wish to mount on my array. Does it typically take a long time for them to respond or can I expect them to not respond? Just curious.

Drat

Trying to Figure out my solar panel inputs to An EG4 18kpv 32 panels 370w each panel.... 10.92 amps each.... 41 v each panel each string would have 8 panels in series..... 328 volts 10.92 amps wired in to EG4 18kpv..... mppt one 328v 10.92a mppt two 328v 10.92a mppt three 328v 10.92a mppt four...

Forgive my ignorance, but how do I figure that out?

Wow!

Yes

I would have done that too, but never got a quote.

Thank you. I'll try that. I'd just go there and talk to them but the ABQ store is 170 miles away.

It has not been commissioned yet. Just thinking ahead. I will be the commissioner. Thanks for the info.

Shipping!

Are all Growatt units like that? Do the off grid models require proprietary batteries too?

I'll keep my fingers crossed. Thanks

My original thought was to go Grid-Tie and then acquire the required components and change over. As long as the grid is alive, I can use the Grid-Tie system. My main concern today is grid failure as a result of the pushing towards EVs (etc) and the potential grid collapse as the infrastructure...

What did you replace them with?

Will do.

Take a look at these guys.... Wire and Cable Your Way

Picking the array location.... There are two pink flags in this picture and we are looking roughly to the east. The far flag is just above and to the left of the closest pink flag. Looks like I will have to remove the Juniper to the right of the far pink flag. I picked this location because it...

Anyone know the dimensions of the bus bars?

Yes it's a pass through, not a box.

Wow! I finally did a phone call and a quote from ABQ. I'm confused now. (They do have good prices)

From the "Grid" on the 18k to a breaker on the load center. From the "Load" to a breaker on the load center. At least that is my current thinking unless that thinking is faulty. If my thinking is correct, then I need to know what size breakers to put in the load center to attach these two...

Yes that's the only breaker. I am beginning to suspect that I will have to break the incoming line?

Cheap shipping

I am using the Ironridge ground mounting system. The panels are 40.86614" x 69.09449". I can't seem to find a measurement that tells me how far in from the ends of the panel the XR1000s should be. This would be the 69.09449" overall dimension. On their drawings it looks to be around 12" from...

Getting ready to lift the silver horizontal pole (sitting on the orange jacks) up to the top of the vertical poles and bolt it on.

Although our local grid supplier says that they will help (to the maximum possible) in anyone's efforts to construct a solar system, such is not the case. I suspect that their main concern is maintaining income. It has been months since I contacted them to get their assistance and have not even...

I'll have to check that out. Thanks for the suggestion.

Some dealers offer cheap shipping and others do not. Whatever you want to call it.

Care to name one or two?

Thank you.

I will be wiring 8 panels per string. (4 strings) Each panel is 370w Each string would be 328v at 10.92 amps (series). Would like a 4 string circuit breaker/disconnect. Will run from there to the 4 inverter inputs.

Try their welding cable

I found this fuse-block/fuse at Amazon. Would it be ok with a single run of 4/0?

Thank you.

I was looking at the Growatt 12kw, but it appears the PV inputs will not handle the 32 370w panels I have?

On their drawing it shows 2 dimensions between what look like mounting holes on the back side of the panels. One is 1300mm and the other is 950mm. Subtracting that from the overall dimension gives 15.84646" from either end and 8.956695" from either end. Measurement with a tape confirms these...

Do you have a brand you would recommend?

The inverter is an EG4 18kpv The house has a 200a panel. From the panels.... mppt one 328v 10.92a mppt two 328v 10.92a mppt three 328v 10.92a mppst four 328v 10.92a

Guess I assumed you would break the positive and run the negative on by to the inverter.

Care to recommend a brand?

Using the 950mm dimension would give a spacing of 37.40157" of the XR1000 mounts.

I have bought a Growatt grid-tie inverter. The problem is that our power company suffers from frequent "blips". What I am looking for is an adjustment that would allow me to increase the shut down time to maybe 2 seconds so the inverter will stay on during these "blips". Is there such a thing?

Just a heads up... My credit card shows a FOREIGN TRANSACTION FEE - MERCHANDISE – $59.75 for my Ruixu purchase.

Running the neutral wire from the 18kpv to the load panel. I have several pieces of white 6 awg left over from a previous project. I am wondering if I can use 2 or 3 lengths of the 6 awg from the 18kpv neutral to the panel neutral rather than buy a larger awg wire. Would 2 or 3 runs of that #6...

It's the main panel, 200 amp.

While prices are relatively low I was thinking of buying 6 Ruixu batteries and the rack. I am not ready to use them quite yet and I was wondering if it would hurt them to just sit in the rack in the garage for awhile? It's sort of a gamble as I don't know if the price will go up or down, but...

Blowing up the microscopic print on the PDF file for these panels show a notation of Installation Holes on the 950mm dimension. I guess those are the ones I want to use.

It is an Growatt Inverter MIN 8200-11400TL-XH-US

Anyone else get their EG4 PowerPro Conduit Box and not get the bottom plate with it? It looks like I got everything else, just not the bottom plate. It's always somthin. G

I have and may still do that if I need more. I just have enough on my plate right now and taking on another "job" is something that doesn't sound like a good time right now. I like the idea and a local friend of mine has done that, but I'm just a little busy at the moment.

No doubt. I just wasn't expecting it because they have an office in LA. I guess when you place the order it goes outside the US and they give it to their office in the US or wherever.

You don't dig holes by hand in this part of the Earth. I had to hire Kevin to come with his auger and make an opening. Even that is really tough as the auger is bouncing off rocks all the way down. It makes for quite a bit bigger hole than the 12" auger, but it can go 4'.

Coming out of the main panel to the Grid input of the 18KPV and then back to the main panel from the Load output in the 18kpv to the main panel.

I bought 10' of 4/0 welding cable for the battery to inverter run, a while back. I'd like to save the second set of DC inputs for future additional batteries if possible. Boy batteries are expensive.

Thanks for the help guys.