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Connected up 3 of 6 risen solar panels today. I'm tilted north for the moment, but still making power. More than half my house is now power by the Sun. Very fun project. Utilized an older Dell computer on VNC server so I can check on battery and outputs from anywhere in the world. (my internet...

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@TimC I was being a bit of a butthead with that answer. Alabama has a crappy attitude about net metering so I decided on a different route. To simplify that here is what I did (doing): "Backup" generation only. At least in AL, this type of system requires no notification to AL POWER since any...

Moved 4 circuits over to the backup system. My load is only 8-10A at the battery depending on which lights I have on. I may be able to run my entire 1200sqft house on this system short of the HVAC. That's for stage 3. Stage 2 will be addition of the 6x 325 watt panels on the pergola. 8x CALB...

Just noticed similar issue with my LV2424. Mine indicates voltage from the panels, but not creating any power. I've requested schematic from MPP and I will post anything I find. EDIT: My issue was the array voltage as exceeding 120vdc so the MPPT stops working. I rewired some panels to have...

I've added photo of specs.

My take on this but i only 99% of everything the universe has to offer. i want a 1 day pay back, but mine is grid hybrid with ZERO export. 2 sentences. shoot thats 3 or 4 now!

Ok great. Well let me know if you begin doing that. I have ordered a similar MPP LV2424 and Im looking forward to getting some data.

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I didn't like the Chargery either. Not sure why it matters that you posted your own video. The statement you made may have lead these guys to think you found a bad review not that you actually did the work and the bad review stands just the same.

The all in one is really a good choice. The LV2424 has software to program parameters, but I don't think you can use it grid tied since it's not UL rated. Electricians in the South grumble when I call them about this kind of stuff. If you ask for a subpanel swap without mentioning solar you...

so when i learned to drive i drove straight for a fence post to make sure i understood the brakes. i didn't use the brakes, but instead smashed the fence post so i could use my brakes on the next car. hard way wins every time. Are you mounting these to the golf cart? We are adding a few panels...

Here's my assembled battery pack. Chargery is doing a lot of chirping. I need to make sure my settings are all correct. Used defaults for Lipho4 8 cell. Next step I'll be mounting my bright green LV2424 and setting up some loads. I have a cheap inverter but I think 29v is out of its...

This is sort of a rough setup for now. I'll be cleaning up some of the wiring before I connect the solar array. The PVC pipes enclose the 80 amp fuse on the positive and the shunt on the negative.

I had trouble initially but with these links I'm up and running. http://www.mppsolar.com/manual/SolarPower%20(hybrid)/

I have the Lv2424 and the voltage to ground is about 55 vac to neutral and 55 to hot. This is obviously not bonded and probably CANNOT be bonded so im assuming I should breaker neutral and hot?

I'm using 2 safety kill switch boxes for my off grid hybrid system. What do yous guys and gals do in case of emergency? I'm a friend to fire fighters so I wanted to give them clear shutoffs. DC shut off at my PV pergola array AC shut off is side of house for between the inverter and breaker box.

i believe this was an issue with the JAVA program that comes with the solarpower application. I connected this inverter to a mac computer and all that data is there and has been the whole time

That's good info. My system is off grid, but maybe I should look into automatic rapid shut down too. I'm slightly less concerned about automatic shut down on the DC since my array will be 15 feet away from my house on a Pergola.

I see in the code that ground mounted (gonna assume an unattached pergola fits this description) excluded and I'm not sure why a disconnect such as this would not be sufficient. Does your locality want automatic shut down? So the code also requires the panel area to drop below 80 volts which I...

Thanks, but I was asking if you have been using it, not where to get it.

Good morning. The LV2424 has been running nicely off a coupe of weeks; producing interesting datasheets and graphic representation of the daily PV production. Now, no data is accessible via Solarpower application. The display on the unit shows daily PV total and other data, but I can't get...

I was just messing around. Looking forward to seeing more.

Hello. Is anyone running parellel MPP LV2424s on just 1 110 VAC input? I want to output split phase 220 VAC (2 MPP LV2424) from solar and batteries with just 1 110 VAC input. Is this doable? OR Use 1 MPP 6048 to output 220 VAC from just 1 110 VAC input

I really wish these would balance below 2.75 volts.

I dont think the dc and ac need to interact at all. The MPP LV2424 puts out "120" AC as 60 vac on each leg to ground instead of what you would be used to having which is 120 on the hot and "zero" on the neutral. Because of this I used 2 pole breakers in a sub panel box so each leg is...

It was a surprise to me too. It complicates things a little. I used a 8 circuit sub panel with 2 pole breakers. The "neutral" is on one bus bar, "hot" on the opposite bus bar and ground is on a third bus bar. The hot has 55v and neutral has 55v so both need to go through the breaker. my...

I have not. I can uninstall and reinstall with a different file name, ie adding "2", and it works for a random number of days. The issue could be with the older Dell laptop I'm using. Its flaky. I'm trying to learn Mqtt so I can use an esp32 to grab the data and publish via wifi

The settings are clunky and not always intuitive. I had issues getting the current calibrated and the balancing seemed too slow. Also it does not balance below 3 volts. I know I know a pre bottom balanced pack is best but if I am utilizing something like the chargery i would like it to cover all...

Do you have the software from MPP to track your usage and program?