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Thanks for the reply. The 160A is on page 13 of the manual "If only one set of terminals is used, the max battery charge/discharge will be limited to 160A."

A question for everyone here: The Sol-Ark Spec sheet says 62.5A max output with PV (50A battery only). If the grid goes down, and you are running off battery at night, you are limited to the 50A, correct? Does the 160A, up to to 275A battery charge/discharge, only hit those amps when the grid is...

Actually, according to Sol-Ark, the 12K will disconnect the AC in/out when it detects grid failure. The reason for the setup the way it is is because my 12 K only has 50A max continuous AC output. So I could not set it up exclusively as whole home. There would definitely be times where I exceed...

I have an older Sol-Ark 12K from 2021, https://www.sol-ark.com/wp-content/uploads/Indoor-12K-Manual-indoor-legacy.pdf When my system was installed in 2021, my utility required me to add this specific Automatic Transfer Switch, even though I was not going to have a generator...

@philatio Are you still interested? I never received a PM

I have a brand new Sol-Ark 12K for sale in Dallas, TX. I work at an installer who ordered it for a job but the customer decided to switch to a 15K before install. All of my installs are with 15K's so I have no use for it and just need to get it out of the warehouse.

Thanks. Array location is not moving. The shading is not substantial but it is there and will continue to get worse. He has trimmed the worst of it.

I am helping a guy with an inherited, very remote, off-grid system. He has (30) 260W panels, we don't know the brand or model # and he won't know until he goes there again. We are trying to figure out how likely or unlikely it is that his panels have bypass diodes. The only thing he knows about...

I have been searching but can't find a prebuilt LiFePo for a lower price than Signature Solar. Has anyone found anything else?

Thanks, I will investigate that

Thanks. I have seen those and they are so close to what I want but not exactly. I don't have a panel yet, I was going to get a used one for this project. I guess I can come up with some kind of load to make it work.

I am looking for a solar panel meter that I can connect the cables to and get real-time data on what the panel is currently producing. I have seen some meters around but those all have a load connected and I don't want/need that. They also provide too much data for my needs. I just want to...

EDIT: Nevermind. I spoke to the manufacturer who cleared up some confusion. I know what I need to do. I have a an All-O-Matic SL 90 automatic gate opener that has two 12V 7Ah AGM internal backup batteries in series for 24V. These are for if there is a power outage, since this unit is...

Hi, thanks for the info. Another question I have is about customs duty/import taxes/tariffs? Any idea how much extra I would be paying for these?

I am getting solar panels installed and I want to add battery by myself. It would be pretty straightforward if I were to buy a setup from signaturesolar or bigbattery or some other place like that (if they ever get more stock). However I am considering maybe building a system myself using the...