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I finally got my issue resolved. One of the SS Tech's that watch the forums sent me a message offering help. The issue I was having was a setting that I had enabled during commissioning was preventing the inverter from making use of the power available at the generator terminals. At the online...

@ckenny Is it possible that you don't have enough insulation stripped off the pv wire that you might have wire insulation in the connection points? I had a similar experience with a PLC analog input displaying the same symptoms. One of the reasons I'm not excited about this connection style. It...

I've pulled the trigger on one 18kpv to avoid the 120/240 (dual AIO's and loosing one) to solve half the issue. Found half of the cost of the another 18kpv in a jar in the back yard. Redundancy in route. I've read a bunch of good reviews, read through others load testing adventures, and...

Let me know how that talk with the dog goes - this is all get - good or bad. Hanging out here keeps my face a bit drier.

Good morning DIY community! After weeks of phone support, emails and troubleshooting I finally received a RMA from SS to return one of the defective inverters that was in operation for two days. I dropped it off at the shipping store yesterday and thought " Finally - we are moving forward!"...

Super jealous of your results. Congratulations!!! I've been running mine for 5 weeks completely off grid with no issues on the firmware released publicly back in July. My largest concern was the export issue and it sounds like it has been dialed in. In that 5 weeks I've been able to confirm that...

Agreed. Had to go make a living today, further investigation after work. Can't imaging what could happen on my side, only had two window AC's running and the back porch Christmas lights. No tie to the grid. Moved the AC's and the lights back to the grid and didn't have any issues.

I probably should have used the correct term - firmware. Currently I'm on the latest public release (July 1st) and will stay with the public releases. I've had my share of beta testing on other devices (original two way satellite internet back in the day). Glad that's over. Did the latest public...

Good morning! OP - curious if you were able to resolve this issue. @Markus_EG4 Were you able to solve this issue? I'm having the exact same issue as the OP with my Champion 7k -9k inverter generator. Completely off grid inverter setup. Icon shows up on the LCD, voltage is 242.9 VAC at 60.2 hz...

Odd - I updated my software with all three updates from 20230701 and my LCD version is 7?

Has anyone with an 18Kpv had any success running an inverter generator through the generator ports? Or set up as micro grid? I haven't seen any success stories in the forums. The generator troubleshooting threads I've researched are typically non-inverter generators which makes sense as to why...

Good morning DIY people! I seem to be having an issue with the LCD update on the 18kpv that I could use some assistance with. I'm formatting my usb stick to fat32. I've extracted the files on two different pc's. Loaded the folder DWIN_SET on the stick, rebooted the AIO and it walks past the...

Thank you! Once I get everything in place, and off the road, I'll reach out.

Saw this update in the app while I was on the road working. Get home to install it and my app now says its xx12 20230801. Disappointing.

I greatly appreciate all the feedback! I did take a look at my set up and loads to this evening to verify nothing was out of the ordinary. AC units ran all day on the grid, took an amp probe after them to check full load draw and inrush currents. Nothing caught my attention there. Equipment...

Agreed. I’m all for a knowledge base. Share that knowledge with the community, communities will turn around and share it with others. Ultimately making the original support structure responsible for bigger and better problems. And to top it off - the original support structure builds a solid...

Thank you to @Travis_signaturesolar for the message! Someone has reached out and I loaded them up with as many details as possible. Hoping for the best - invested a lot of money in this adventure.

My "fence" setup. Maybe it will spur an idea for yours. Unistrut hardware for mounting - purchased from the local home store. Work in progress - 1st of two rows, and no - power from the panels to my test bench is not up to code. Adjustable tilt.

Happy last day of the weekend! Question- or two. I read somewhere on the forums that the 18KPV PV1 inputs are in parallel and capable of 25A max combined input. The manual agrees with the 25A but says nothing about the configuration internally. It makes sense that they are parallel. With that...

Cool. Would be better if it would help charge the battery - but it will serve the purpose I need. Thank you for hanging in there with me!

Agree that the web interface and app are lacking. For the "Home" page I'd like to see all inverters within reason (PV1,2,3 status on each), battery bank(s) status, etc.... High level stuff. Then give me a page or two to "nerd out" on - each battery status down to the cell level (volts, amps...

This inverter has been running for about a month without issue. When the first inverter failed after day 2, I placed this one in service. I'll take that back. Wife said she heard it "buzzing" yesterday intermittently.

It's a test bench :LOL: That what I tell'em.

In all honesty - I have to look at my final solution. Graduating from the test bench here.

LOL! Drive it till the wheels fall off! Although I do check them periodically……… You’ll get 26 because you said something about it.. Or 24. Doesn’t matter really - goal is to be happy until then.

Hopefully a Saturday install once I get out of KY and back home. It's currently sitting in our warehouse waiting for me to take it home.

Good morning! Quick question - can I use the cable below to connect my EG4 LL V2 battery (RS485 port) to my PI (USB) for SA to give me detailed battery readings? I thought I could. Thanks in advance.

Did you have any luck with the the generator set up? I have roughly the same issue, except I'm using an 7kw inverter generator. Currently I'm using the Gen inputs. I get the generator icon to appear on the local LCD - shows 242.9 volts at 60.2 hz and no watts used. Running the system in Off Grid...

Good Afternoon! I recently got my 18kPV up and running (last Saturday). Off Grid mode at the moment. I have two questions - 1. Are those who are tied to the grid and not wanting to back feed it confident that the back feeding issue has been resolved? 2. According to the manual, if a generator...

What version? Are you trying to avoid export?