Recent content by Gubman

Whats your 18K firmware version during testing?

Aahhh, the annoying dilemma... I'm traveling, so this will be the short version... Ideally, I'd like the process to be fully automated (Enphase set the bar quite high at the onset), but haven't gotten to that point - yet. Each time I contact Signature Solar (seller) I receive the same...

Sure. I'm offsite, need a few days. From memory, I had ~240V AC L1-L2 at the 18K GEN ports, same on the Enpower Smart Switch out, Enphase power limited to 12kW output, CA Rule21 for Outback Radian (per EG4 specs) on the profile. (see Mar 22, 2024 "3MASTER with LOAD")

They look like ISA slots not so much because of any relation to "ISA bus/protocols" but its because of a tried-and-tested physical connector standard for its time. Beefy contacts and a road tested ability are also a benefit. Notice how tiny the contact pints are on the PCI or PCI-E relative to...

I've seen power flow on my 18K via the GEN port in both ways while Smart Load was disabled. Now it does nothing. Contacts refuse to close. Trying to get support to help - its slow moving.

Thanks - will dig around. Regarding the grid profile, EG4 recommends "CA Rule21 201902 for Outback Radian" [https://eg4electronics.com/backend/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/EG4-18kPV-AC-Couple-with-Enphase-IQ8.pdf].

I'm seeing ghosts in the machine on FAAB-1919 as well. Multiple "W009: Fan Stuck" messages - they're all spinning - visually inspected. Also getting multiple "M3 TX failure" messages. Back-feeding on GEN port. Starting to get annoyed. Support is dancing around the issue, so far. Struggling...

This is an example of what it is supposed to look like, when it works. Notice the SOC hitting the mark and the GEN flow "ramps down".

No 48v charger, yet (it is now on order), but PV input works so the batts are trickled & at 3% at this point. Tested further with support - no success. GEN port contacts refuse to close. Support created a trouble ticket and "promised" to call back. At this point I am stuck with a >$5K...

quick update - after returning from trip, each battery was at 45.22v +/- .1v and SOC 48%?????? WTF!?! .Obviously nowhere close to 48% in reality. As soon as I began troubleshooting, the batts dropped to 0% SOC and the 18K would NOT stay on from GEN power so the day of testing was over. I...

no, I have an Enphase AC battery pack that can take in or put out some crazy amperage (exact amount escapes me at this time) at 240v whereas a generator cannot take anything, just put amperage out. In my case, for whatever reason, the 18K is going in reverse (on the GEN port). If that was to...

I am traveling for several more days, but itching to get back! I need a solution sooner than later since the EG batts are just sitting idle. If the 18k is going to simply replace your Outback and you are not running any other AC system (like I am) you should be fine - and hopefully I'm not...

Good move with the IQ7s. I'm seeing more integration success using the 7s as opposed to the 8s. I'm way too deep into the 8s at this point, perhaps that's why I haven't gotten to where I wanted to be yet. My latest attempt is with an EG4 18K PV GEN port that started out beautifully, then went...

Idle consumption is very low indeed. Its been a bit over 70 for me, but never over 100W.

Good move with the IQ7s. I'm seeing more integration success using the 7s as opposed to the 8s. I'm way too deep into the 8s at this point, perhaps that's why I haven't gotten to where I wanted to be yet. My latest attempt is with an EG4 18K PV GEN port that started out beautifully, then went...