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  • dual MPPT hybrid inverters

    Are there any hybrid string inverters available in the 6KW range with multiple MPPT trackers? I am planning an array with multiple faces, and want to maximize performance and also improve shade mitigation. I am interested in utilizing the PV power as much as possible, especially during power...
  • 6000XP vs 6500EX mode settings

    How do the 6000XP modes correlate to the 6500EX modes? I used SUB mode with my EX, where the priority was explicit. Can the XP be set up to operate this way, and how do you do it?
  • Setting Victron Multiplus II to work like EG4 SUB load source priority setting.

    I have an EG4 6500EX-48 and want to replace it with a Victron Multiplus II 5kVA, but I want it to work the same way. I mainly use the EG4 for grid backup, but have a small amount of solar and use it to augment the grid. Unfortunately, the idle consumption of the EG4 eats up most of the power...
  • EG4 6500EX-48 control panel problem

    I have a new problem with my 6500EX-48. I can no longer enter User Settings. If I hold the ESC button down for 3 seconds, it enters the settings mode, but then displays a fault triangle warning and a red fault indicator. No fault code is displayed. I can go back to other functions, but I can't...
  • lifepower4 bms

    I just fired up my 6500EX-48 and after a few minutes I get a frequency readout of 61Hz and a flashing fault light.
  • EG4 6500EX-48 F69 fault code

    I just installed my new inverter, along with a LifePower4 battery with BMS connected. The battery icon is flashing indicating BMS comms should be good. After charging the battery, I got the F69 fault code. Should I be concerned about this? Should I just reboot everything?
  • New EG4 6500EX-48 upgrade?

    I just ordered a 6500EX-48 and LifePower4 battery from Signature. The battery shipped immediately, but the inverter is on back order. I called and talked to sales. They said it was because they are upgrading the inverters, and it might delay shipment for "1-2 weeks". Has anyone heard about this...
  • Delta Max feeding subpanel in EPS mode

    I wanted to feed an essential loads subpanel with the output in EPS mode, but since the loads would be all over the house, I want to make sure that the unit will protect itself if there is a fault of some sort on any of the load circuits. Does anyone know what kind of protection the AC outputs...
  • LifePower4 BMS test program

    I want to track down a BMS error that I'm getting to see which cell(s) might be overcharging. I can connect to the battery without error, but when I open the BatInfo tab, it won't populate the table. I have Adr 0 selected on the battery and the app, and the battery is isolated from the system...
  • Generator start using "ATS" connector on Duromax XP9000iH

    This generator has a connector to interface with a "compatible" ATS, but nobody at Duromax seems to know anything about it. I assume that this is much like the ST Switch connector on some Westinghouse models. Since it has 7 pins, I assume that it allows more control than just an external Start...
  • 6500EX-48 idle consumption

    Here's more data to add to the idle consumption debate on this inverter. My 6500 is only a couple weeks old and has firmware ver. 79.63, and the battery is one LifePower4. I am using the USER battery setting because with BMS comms enabled, I get a F69 error. I think this is because one cell or...
  • Using EG4 Communications Hub with Victron

    I have a EG4 Communications Hub that I'm trying to get to communicate with Victron can bus. The hub is talking to the LiFePower4 battery just fine using RS485, but I can't get the battery/hub to show up in the Cerbo GX device list. The hub is set to Victron CAN protocol, and the hub is connected...
  • shade mitigation with string inverters

    Does the "advanced" MPPT of SMA or Fronius really work? I am interested in a string inverter, preferably DC coupled that I can use with a variety of batteries, and I want to keep things simple especially on the roof. But don't want to suffer too much from morning or evening shade which could...
  • EG4 6500EX-48 alternatives with low idle consumption

    I am happy with this inverter except for the high idle consumption. I am averaging a bit over 120w. I mainly use this as grid backup. I am limited in my amount of PV for a number of reasons, and on a good day I can just make up for the inverter overhead over a 24 hr period... about 3kW. Most of...
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