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  • Post in thread: Solar has been hijacked/co opted. A wakeup?

    Screen grabs from google
  • Post in thread: What is the best way to run desktop computer from solar?

    wow, only $1200for a gaming computer :ROFLMAO:
  • Post in thread: 6000 xp bad start

    https://www.currentconnected.com/product/eg4-18kpv-monitoring-adapter-ethernet-modem/ I imagine you just need to connect the ethernet to a router and then enjoy it on PC like the rest of us. If you connect your phone via wifi, it will be available there as well if it is on the same network. I...
  • Post in thread: lol

    My point is that other people might stumble on this thread and get the wrong idea because of your generalizations that may not apply to them. My post was to help you, but more importantly help the next person that doesn't think they know everything or take offense to constructive criticism...
  • Post in thread: Lowes is running a deal on 4 Renogy panels + charge controller 449

    Thats how they get you. Big button says 400 watts
  • Post in thread: GUIDE to properly Top-Balance and Charge a LFP Battery: Part 1

    That is totally normal and exactly why we dont need to go that high. Simply put, there isnt much energy there so not a big point to do it.
  • Post in thread: Help! 60V per panel??

    That is what it sounds like to me!
  • Post in thread: DIY Battery via Smart shunt to inverter integration (Solis etc)

    How do you use slow charging parameters? What are yours? It seems anything I enter stops charging completely. What does "divider" mean in this context?
  • Post in thread: DALY BMS, Charge and discharge at the same time?

    I think I see your idea. I do not know the best way to do that. I hope someone else can help.
  • Post in thread: Blosted lifepo4cells

    What is your concern with that setup?
  • Post in thread: Connection over cable not possible JK BMS

    Thanks for the details.😞 I original asked about the "big issue" thinking you might be talking about this
  • Post in thread: Got the EG4 XP up and running! Need some help lol

    You need a different dongle that is not included to do that tho.
  • Post in thread: Ground mount panels grounding questions.

    Scc solar charge controller
  • Post in thread: EG4 6000xp EPS overload

    I would. Yeah it is pretty shortsighted that we can only see what the legs are running while on battery and dont have any graphs for it @EG4_Jared
  • Post in thread: Victron SmartShunt on the negative side for use as a DC meter?

    Get it in between the battery negative and the chassis?
  • Post in thread: Move whole-house AC or get a window AC unit?

    Covers?
  • Post in thread: Dead cell sample lines on JKBMS JK-B2A24S JK-BMS >> FIXED

    This is great to know. Thank you.
  • Post in thread: GUIDE to properly Top-Balance and Charge a LFP Battery: Part 1

    I would charge to 13.8 and not think about it. Thats what I do.
  • Post in thread: Luyuan battery case

    YES
  • Post in thread: 6000XP won't start charge with 188VDC

    Check mine this morning and it was 119V. Ended at 110v
  • Post in thread: EG4 6000xp EPS overload

    This means nothing without knowing startup surge. My xp didnt like the surge on one leg with the other loads on that leg Adding to my example, the ac would run fine after the xp switched back to battery after the ac compressor started, but once the compressor turned off and then on, the 5 mins...
  • Post in thread: Lifepo4 voltage drop recently

    No clue. That is between you and the BMS. from the screen shots I do not see any obvious way. Perhaps that pencil edit button does more than change the name of the battery?
  • Post in thread: Inverter outlets

    eg4 6000xp does.
  • Post in thread: Newb. Weighing options on best path forward.

    AIO is All IN One a inverter and charge controller
  • Post in thread: BMS active balancer becomes unbalancer as cells age

    Im pretty sure this is a bigger problem than balancing early. You are absolutely right about not balancing before 3.45
  • Post in thread: Portable solar panel fire hazard

    I like how portable solar panel advertisements ALL have a seen with panels in the forest on a camping trip. OMG it will burn down the forest! Yeah, its not fair. I fvcking hate this kinda stuff. But would it be fair to you If I lived above you and decided a 500 gallon fish tank was necessary for...
  • Post in thread: DIY Battery via Smart shunt to inverter integration (Solis etc)

    No idea. Mine has been working flawless for 3 weeks now since commissioned. Might need that resistor that is optional. Someone else will be along to help im sure.
  • Post in thread: Large amperage gap between 2 identical batteries in parallel

    Just adding a fuse would change the resistance. Add another lol
  • Post in thread: House burned down

    No they are the *cough* Renogy batteries that Will destroyed on video. I have 8 48v 50ah batteries cross wired, in groups of 2 . This gives my 4 wires to each bus bar instead of 8 Should I just get 4 Class T fuses? Why would that be better? I still would have 4 groups of 2 that could feed...
  • Post in thread: DIY Battery via Smart shunt to inverter integration (Solis etc)

    Just for grins, Ill try and flash another esp32 and take some screenshots. See if I get the same results
  • Post in thread: Got the EG4 XP up and running! Need some help lol

    250/170??? Thats a meaty SCC!!
  • Post in thread: EG4 6000xp

    with the monitor software or physically on the 6000xp?
  • Post in thread: Who is still building DIY batteries

    That is beautiful.
  • Post in thread: New breaker panel. Where is the ground neutral bond?

    I bought this. https://www.amazon.com/Square-Schneider-Electric-HOM3060L225PGCVP-60-Circuit/dp/B00NOM8O72?th=1 I know I am NOT supposed to have neutral and ground bonded while using the 6000xp when connected to grid. The thing is, I am usually supplied with a green screw and know not to put...
  • Post in thread: Luyuan battery case

    Pretty close in time
  • Post in thread: Can you hook 2 XP 6000's together like this...?

    I am not sure you would need to parallel the battery. It is ALWAYS a good idea but I dont think its absolutely necessary if the age and Amp hours are simmilar.
  • Post in thread: DIY Battery via Smart shunt to inverter integration (Solis etc)

    Good news Chris! I got my thingamajig doing its thing in the 6000xp! Got my SOC, charge/discharge parameters ect all doing good. Only interesting thing that happened was got it all hooked up, turned on grid, and as soon as I did the 6000xp said EPS overload with frowny face. The discharge limit...
  • Post in thread: EG4 6000Xp. Load sharing? Using grid and batteries?

    This would be a great feature.
  • Post in thread: House burned down

    With all the nasty, dog meat, used laptop batteries I have reclaimed, There was never a battery that I had ever seen that self discharged in less than 4 days. That was the worst I saw. Warm to the touch the entire time. I just cant see this random lifepo4 getting a short bad enough from...
  • Post in thread: Is it common to lose 10 percent to your shunt compared to AIO input?

    I came from a Victron SCC that was only a charge controller. Those things are TANKS and Victron VRM is awesome. I was shocked just like you but I had no idea or measurement of the inverters efficiency that I was using at the time. Moving to the 6000XP puts all the losses in the same spot and...
  • Post in thread: Lifepo4 voltage drop recently

    Took me a bit too! FYI you can quote more than one person too!!
  • Post in thread: Renogy Scum!!!!!

    mmm sausage.
  • Post in thread: EG4 6000xp manual is pretty lacking.... I could use some help.

    Yesterday at 4AM I started getting a modest bit of voltage. I didnt think much of it, perhaps just clouds catching the sun. Anyway, as the graphs I attached say, this voltage has been present for the last 20 hours. It appears from the graph that I was pulling in 75 watts at 140V at midnight. Is...
  • Post in thread: EG4 3000 aio inverter (vers.2) dead

    Any updates for the thread?
  • Post in thread: Solar panels are producing high voltage at night

    This is my bet. It happened to me. I was getting 50-70 watt hours overnight because I had a loose, empty wire to my combiner box laying next to the grounding rod. It took a bit of rain but it happened.
  • Post in thread: Renogy 50A Dual Input MPPT ongoing charging problem

    This was the inverter. https://www.renogy.com/48v-3500w-solar-inverter-charger/ I imagine that they fixed that issue. I bought the Core on preorder. They explicitly said the inverter was supported. I use Victron shunts and PV controllers. I think their batteries are outdated and WAY...
  • Post in thread: 6000XP and 8 Aptos 370W Solar Panels

    Thats about right! :) I love mine I have 18, I got 46.2 Kwh recently. Im in Wisconsin so I was pretty happy!
  • Post in thread: Got the EG4 XP up and running! Need some help lol

    The dongle is for the 6000xp. One dongle that comes with it is wifi. You can buy a second dongle for ethernet.
  • Post in thread: Can you hook 2 XP 6000's together like this...?

    Nope, cant do it. BAD things happen when they dont speak the same language.
  • Post in thread: DIY Battery via Smart shunt to inverter integration (Solis etc)

    I just logged into my router, found the new connection, went to my computer on the same network, typed in the IP address and thats it! Technically, I logged in using a wired computer to the wireless esp32.

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