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Are you already using both MPPT inputs? I’m guessing you are because you said you have 2 different strings and they are facing different directions. I would even call them different Arrays if they are facing different directions. The max voltage is probably for each MPPT. It just reads a little...

yep, the newer one of mine has that sticker punched 9/2022 and had the new grey input/output terminals

Did you see this video that was posted? I’m not sure, but it could be helpful

8 in series? are you close to hitting the 500v limit of the MPPT? what is the Voc of your panels? does your output voltage of your inverters jump around at all when you get the flickering lights?

I got my 3" pipe shipped from Tubular USA. They are familiar with Iron Ridge. It was actually mechanical tubing and not pipe, but functions the same as 3" pipe and is also approved by Iron Ridge. I hope that helps anyone who is looking. It was really hard to source schedule 40 3" pipe near...

I DMed OP with some suggestions. Sounds like they got comms working. Im just gonna post my suggestions here in case anyone else needs them. 1st suggestions is classic - make sure Setting #5 is: 2p1 is set EG4 while 2p2 is set to USE. 2nd suggestion is check the pins on the communication...

@EJansen Im not sure what exactly you mean by "recalibration" but here is a post where I wrote out detailed instructions on how to top-balance each battery separately and then deep cycle them. Is this what you are looking for? I based my post off of a post Ben from SS made...

Idle Power Consumption is listed at 70W (this may be outdated) Below is a post from EG4 owner saying it should be 1.8amp. (80-85w). Post in thread 'RESOLVED: EG4 6500EX and 6000EX Lights Flickering FIRMWARE'...

@Nomad Mods Can you get a voltage reading when you are getting low power? I may have a similar issue on one of my inverters. I’ll post a link to a thread where someone else described this issue and I responded, as well as the thread I made myself. I think my SCC would have figured things out...

I have 2x EG4 6500. Split phase. I am completely off grid. No Inputs to either inverter. One old model inverter w black terminal units. One newer one with grey terminal units. I have G/N bond in my sub panel before my main panel. So I have permission to remove the G/N bond screw in my older...

what are these? I have never heard of them but I have maybe 100x buckets i got for free from my job. Are these just the plastic inserts that make little shelves in the buckets? or the bag with tool pouches that fit into the bucket?

Yes. I am currently in an off-grid home. I have a similar setup to what you are talking about. 2x EG4 6500. 6.8KW solar. 20KWH batteries. Currently with the blower for propane heating, heat tape for the well line, fridge, and lights, and minimal well pump use, I use about 2KW per day. ***But...

Are you running your grid power through your inverter? Settings 12/13 tell the inverter when to stop using the battery and when to re-engage the battery. For instance setting 12 at 50v would mean when the battery is drained to 50v, the inverter will stop using battery power and switch over to...

@EJansen Are you sure this is an issue with the batteries themselves and not the monitoring system you are using? In one of your posts you show the voltage of the batteries all pretty much the same, but the SOC all over the place. Have you tried top-balancing each battery separately and then...

Im completely off-grid with a ground mount array. I took data from PVwatts for each angle and put it into a chart and made a graph; it was easier for me to visualize it this way. I found out that as the angle increased, I would be sacrificing quite a bit of summer production for barely any...

What EG4 unit(s) are you using? 2x 6500s? You dont need to keep each row of solar panels separate, you could put them in series almost any way you want. I have 20x 340w panels in 3 stings, a 7, 7, 6. What you do need to make sure of is that your panels Voc (Voltage Open Circuit) does not go...

I was surprised when I got one of these and it started to overcharge my battery. I had an old PWM SCC so I wired that in to stop it from overcharging. It’s wired from the SCC into a fuse splitter that is connected to the Brake Light fuse. Gotta wire it into a circuit that will have power...