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  • EG4-6500EX Multiple Problems Unable to reach Signature Solar for Support for over 6 weeks

    I have been trying to reach tech support for almost 6 weeks, using various contact methods. First issue, my inverters are outputting fluctuating voltages rangine from 105-133 v causing lights to flicker and other wierd things. Second, i think one of my inverters may have a faulty MPPT as it is...
  • Trying to understand Off-Grid vs On-Grid, PV and battery Backup

    I'm wanting to greatly reduce my grid power bill and be able to supply as much as possible from ~16kw of roof mounted panels. I'd like any excess power generated stored in batteries for use at night or when the PV is too low to compensate for big loads like AC/Dryer/Water Heater. When either...
  • iCharger 4010 Duo to Initially charge and balance AmpereTime 12v 200Ah Batteries

    Title says it all, pretty much. I'm hoping to be able to use my iCharger 4010 Duo powered with 2x12v server power supplies to charge and balance my 5 new ampere time 12v 200Ah batteries before i wire them up in parrallel in my RV. Since i'm not charging individual 3.6v cells within each...
  • Battery Faults on AC Compressor

    I have 6 100 Ah Lifepower4 batteries connected to 4 inverters running split phase, 2 in each phase. Up until this last week I was running the same setup but on only 2 inverters. I could Tun my whole house on those two inverters with mostly no problem if we were careful about running high...
  • Ampere Time 48v System Design from 12V 200Ah Batteries

    As the title suggests i'm assembling a 48v system for my Motorhome. I have 8 12v 200Ah Ampere Time Batteries with 100A BMS. To help with space in the bays of the RV, I’m putting 4 batteries on the passenger side bay and 4 on a drivers side bay. I had been thinking of 4 batteries in series...
  • Voltage Between Grounded Ladder and Roof

    I just a had a weird experience. We recently installed 36 panels on two different roofs. Main house (27) and Garage (9). have two EG4 6500EX inverters in the garage powering a sub panel in the garage for now. These two inverters are not playing well with each other in split phase mode...
  • Want to paint aluminum Solarever 455 panel frame black

    I'm looking to paint the aluminum frames of the above solar panels black to more clsoely match the roof color (which is black). So i was thinking i could get a scotch brite pad and some acetone to prep the surface a bit and paint the frames with a brush on or spray on Rustoleum Satin. I just...
  • New EG4 6500EX and EG4 Battery with Error 61 Alarm,

    I have 6 EG4 batteries in the 6 slot EG4 battery rack, no bus bar swapping, no communication setup and two EG4 inverters. There is no PV input, no AC input and No ac output set up yet. I only have the batteries mounted in the rack, and the inverters mounted on the wall with cable run from...
  • Class A Battery and Solar Upgrade

    I have an RV with two BattleBorn 100Ah batteries in parrellel and a Magnum 3000W pure sine inverter. I am wanting to be able to store much more power and be able to run more equipment from the batteries for extended boondocking with minimal generator use. Solar panels are going to be another...
  • EG4 in 1P2/2P2 keeps dropping solar charge connection

    Every so often i will come into my garage and have found that one or both of my EG4 inverters has stopped taking solar energy and charging the batteries. Once it was both of them, and today it was only the 2P2 inverter. Resetting the inverter (totally turning off by disconecting PV and...
  • EG4 Lifepower Batteries SOC vs Voltage Discrepancy

    Hellow i'm curious about the apparent and real difference between the displayed SOC and the Voltage of my 6 EG4 server rack mounted batteries. See the attached graphic. This information goes from the batteries to the OrangePi for the Solar Assistant Software. Do the EG4 inverters (i have 4)...
  • Hardware/Software Solutions for Smart Load Management

    I have found that 99.9% of the time, estimated, our entire house, garage, barn, and RV plug can run on the 60A/240V Split Phase Output of two EG4 6500EX inverters. Where we run into some issues bumping up against or over the 13KW limits is with high power appliance like the HVAC, Clothes Dryer...
  • Trying to match solar array and controller to 12v LifePO4 battery bank

    Hello, this is my first real post, so please be gentle :) I'm upgrading my RV motorhome battery bank from 200Ah (2x100Ah)of BattleBorn Batteries to 1,000 Ah (5x200Ah) Ampere Time Batteries. Because i already have a 3000W Magnum 12v Inverter installed, i want to keep my house system at 12V...
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