Recent content by pat72

As Carlos_Sol-Ark mentioned in his last message, the latest update fixed the issue. The system seems very stable so far. For those who own a Sol-Ark and need tech support, if you get a support ticket and end up with a guy called Josh Wheaton, I strongly suggest that you cancel your ticket and...

Yes I belong to them now. I have “Sol Ark” tattooed on my ball sac and “15K” on my ass. I can send you a picture if you want. You should join. Women love us.

I think anyone who reads the very simple and straight to the point question that I asked in my initial post and then read your answer won’t bother much with the word salad you just posted.

@ Bedpan and nc73, from what I can tell by reading again my initial post, I don't see anything it saying that I didn't call Sol-Ark or that I don't know what the issue is. I was only trying to see if many other Sol-Ark 15K owners have the same issue. Sorry to disappoint you as I sense a bit of...

Hello, Does anyone on this forum have the same issue as me with the Sol-Ark 15K disconnecting itself from the grid at random? It's usually for a very short time (30 sec) but creates many other issues. Thanks

no need to apologize. Appreciate the info and suggestions

I would think the Gen Limit Power number is the max amount of power that the sol-ark would let the generator provide to the system. So, you enter 3000W and the generator would set itself to provide that amount of power to the system even if the home is using more via a battery bank. Am I wrong?

Well, my goal is to use the generator only to charge the batteries when they are below a certain charge not to run anything with it. Still looking into it though, not sure if that's possible. In any case, nothing is set in stone at this point which is why I'm here. Everyone has different needs...

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who did you speak to? some are more knowledgeable than others.

based on Sol-Ark manual: "THD of less than 15% is preferred but not required". To be fair to Sol-Ark, this is good advice for any electronics, not only their inverters. So unless the gen is very old, out of wack or has a blown cap like MurphyGuy just mentioned, the Sol-Ark should be able to...

I see. Yea, would be great to be able keep the gen at 50% of max power if the goal is just to charge the battery. That would save gas (especially now) and not too taxing on the gen itself. That's what I'm looking for. Just a plan B to charge my batteries when the panels are not producing.

$2300 for the gen...ouch! was hoping to spend less. Any reason why you didn't go with a much cheaper option such as this one, which, according to manufacturer, stays under 3% THD: iGen4500DFc Inverter Generator 3% THD should work without any other filtering equipment...I think?

did you get a solution to your problem? I have the exact same goal so I was wondering if you got sorted out and don't mind sharing what you did to make it work. THanks