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SRNE 12kW IP65 HES and 10kW ASP

Well, any initial testing news?

Enquiring (nosey) minds need to know..
Didn't get that far.
3d printed some bushings for the battery cables, realized I have the inverters to close to the trough to drill holes (piss poor planning on my part), carried the battery shelf from the garage to basement and smashed my shin, twice, in the process....
Realized it was way to nice outside and enjoyed the day.
 

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I'm thinking of putting holes in wiring gutter to fit EMT conduit from inverter, connect conduit to nipple mounted normal way in inverter. But have the EMT slip through hole in gutter, put nipple inside with plastic bushing.

Reason being I can remove wires and conduit/nipple from inverter, slide down into gutter to let inverter swing out for removal.

That's for AC wires.
For battery cables, maybe run in large diameter BX or otherwise flexible armor.
 
Interesting thought process, I'm considering something similar with the battery cables and wish I thought of it for the AC side, it would have made alignment much easier.
 
Well, any initial testing news?

Enquiring (nosey) minds need to know..
Ordered the wiring trough. I know how I am mounting inverters. "Out of the box install".

Customer work Saturday and part of Sunday, worked on shop heat pump install the rest of the day. Doctor appointment at VA this morning, then looked for some unistrut for mounting inverters but some clown must have came in over the weekend and bought it all to probably put up some solar panels. Came home and worked on shop heat pump install. Just finished leak check and have wiring to do.

But I do have my array poles in. :)
 
Didn't get that far.
3d printed some bushings for the battery cables, realized I have the inverters to close to the trough to drill holes (piss poor planning on my part), carried the battery shelf from the garage to basement and smashed my shin, twice, in the process....
Realized it was way to nice outside and enjoyed the day.
Those aren't UL listed, lol.
 
UL = UNION LABEL


I was looking around on Ali Baba - 40 Thieves and seen this. I highly doubt these exist. 2 of the SRNE SEI-12kW for ~ $2200.

These ppl usually pop back on with a crazy shipping fee


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Majority of the Borick business is going to Eastern Europe. Ukraine has a lot of our money to spend. 😁😎

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I was looking around on Ali Baba - 40 Thieves and seen this. I highly doubt these exist. 2 of the SRNE SEI-12kW for ~ $2200.

These ppl usually pop back on with a crazy shipping fee

If you are brave enough to order and actually get two of the 12kW hybrid inverters for $2200, I think you'll find that suddenly there are fewer people asking about the ASP 10kW testing news and many more people waiting to hear your testing news!
 
Thanks, I checked the PV generation at different times today. Earlier in the morning, the ASP generated about the same power as did the 6000XP, maybe a bit less. But early afternoon at peak daylight, the ASP generated about 10% higher than the 6000XP typically did. But today it was both sunny and with slight clouds, and the clouds might have accounted for the higher PV generation. More observations are needed to tell if there really is a difference, but for now the ASP PV generation seems to be at least in the same ballpark as 6000XP.
The 10% peak daylight PV generation increase is real. I overlooked the fact that one of my PV strings could clip the 17A per-string limit of the 6000XP. With the ASP's 22A per-string limit, clipping did not occur, thus the higher peak PV generation. This was another unexpected bonus (I don't want to rearrange the panels again, and I think doing so would be less optimal anyway).

Today I ended up unintentionally testing the overload bypass (running large loads and then a vacuum cleaner was turned on, pushing one leg to 5.3-5.5 kW for a while). I heard warning beeps and a relay click, but power was not interrupted. A few minutes later I decided to double check whether it's still running on inverter output or in bypass, and the unit was in bypass mode. Going by what Borick told me, I went to setting 01, expecting that I'll have to change its value back to SBU to revert to inverter output mode. I found that setting 01 still was in SBU (didn't change), even though the displayed showed bypass mode from grid. While looking at setting 01 and wondering how to force the unit back to inverter output, a relay clicked again, the fan speed increased, and the unit switched back to inverter output. So contrary to what Borick indicated, the ASP does seem to automatically switch back from bypass mode to inverter output mode after overload has stopped, which is great. But I can't find any information in the manual about this nor how/when the inverter decides to switch back to inverter output mode. I'll have to ask Borick about this.
Borick made correction to their previous communication. They clarified that if AC input power is connected and the ASP observes for a few minutes that overload condition no longer exists, the ASP will automatically recover back to inverter output mode.

I noticed that even though I have setting 01 set to SBU, setting 06 set to OSO, and setting 34 set to DIS, the ASP still consumes a small amount of power (as measured/billed by my utility) during inverter output mode. I know some people have their AC input breaker off and turn on the breaker only as needed. Is there a way to leave the AC input connected without consuming AC input power? This is one area the 6000XP does really well (my utility reported many hours of completely zero power usage even with the AC input connected 24/7). Cost wise, the small amount of AC input power consumed by the ASP isn't a big problem; it's more of an annoyance after getting used to seeing the zero-consumption behavior of the 6000XP.
 
The draw from grid is probably due to low switch times as a UPS, similar to the Voltronic units. The draw will allow sync to grid phases.

On my LV6548's, I leave the grid AC breaker off unless battery SOC is getting low.

On the shop install, I'm thinking of installing a Generac 200A ATS where PV power is main source and grid is backup. This would allow automatic switching to grid in case I forget to turn the grid input AC breaker on when the battery is lower on SOC.

One could possibly use a contactor that enables grid power with something like a Pi that turns the contactor on/off.
 
Talking to these Alibaba ppl is interesting. The SRNE SEI-12K went to 10 each required purchase minimum on message. They also came back and hit at $2000 each. Then more bait switch popped in with Megarevo 10k at high price. What is the point of IP rated claim if they don’t want units in rain or snow ?

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They are really pushing the Megarevo…..

This was another offering for Megarevo. It seems to be the go to for bait and switch.

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Borick on Alibaba was a positive hit for a single …. SRNE ASP-10kW at ~$875 each and around ~$275 shipping with just 1 unit.
 
Talking to these Alibaba ppl is interesting. The SRNE SEI-12K went to 10 each required purchase minimum on message. They also came back and hit at $2000 each. Then more bait switch popped in with Megarevo 10k at high price. What is the point of IP rated claim if they don’t want units in rain or snow ?

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They are really pushing the Megarevo…..

This was another offering for Megarevo. It seems to be the go to for bait and switch.

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Borick on Alibaba was a positive hit for a single …. SRNE ASP-10kW at ~$875 each and around ~$275 shipping with just 1 unit.
That is a great deal!


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The nerve of someone putting up solar panels, darn Hippy tree huggers..
It worked out anyway, I thought I had previously used the 1 5/8" unistrut which was sold out except for painted green. (not happening)

I see on the shop iron rack there is a pair of 10 footers in the shallow version.

Things always work out a certain way for a reason.
 
Borick on Alibaba was a positive hit for a single …. SRNE ASP-10kW at ~$875 each and around ~$275 shipping with just 1 unit.
Better buy it quick at the same price we all paid. My guess is they test the waters with the intro price, then if they are moving fast the price goes up.

10Kw off grid inverter that can be parallel for under $1K is a deal. My opinion is this is a game changer for the industry.
 
Better buy it quick at the same price we all paid. My guess is they test the waters with the intro price, then if they are moving fast the price goes up.

10Kw off grid inverter that can be parallel for under $1K is a deal. My opinion is this is a game changer for the industry.
Agreed on this!
 
Better buy it quick at the same price we all paid. My guess is they test the waters with the intro price, then if they are moving fast the price goes up.

10Kw off grid inverter that can be parallel for under $1K is a deal. My opinion is this is a game changer for the industry.
I am chasing the golden goose… jack and bean stalking candy. I have given up on getting Deye. Ppl in Europe are lucky. Only the USA is restricted with Deye.

Borick on Alibaba seems like straight shooters no bs.
 
I am chasing the golden goose… jack and bean stalking candy. I have given up on getting Deye. Ppl in Europe are lucky. Only the USA is restricted with Deye.

Borick on Alibaba seems like straight shooters no bs.
Both 42OhmsPA and I purchased from there. Communication is OK, nothing spectacular. It did take a few days before they shipped out, then sat in Hong Kong waiting for the ship to come into port and get loaded it appears.

Once I get the pair up and running, I'll maybe buy another pair as backup for the house system if the MPP's ever die.
 
It worked out anyway, I thought I had previously used the 1 5/8" unistrut which was sold out except for painted green. (not happening)

I see on the shop iron rack there is a pair of 10 footers in the shallow version.

Things always work out a certain way for a reason.
So you used the thinner unistrut, like the 14ga variety?

I used 6x10ft of the 12ga (1 5/8 x 1 5/8) strut. It cost me $40 a piece back in 2022 from Lowe's, now it costs $35. Figures.

I also bought several of the 2ft 14ga pieces for about $8, now they're $14 (??!??)
 
I am chasing the golden goose… jack and bean stalking candy. I have given up on getting Deye. Ppl in Europe are lucky. Only the USA is restricted with Deye.

Borick on Alibaba seems like straight shooters no bs.
If you want the SRNE 12kW hybrid, Borick quoted $1799 plus freight, still better than the other "offers" you've received.
 
Both 42OhmsPA and I purchased from there. Communication is OK, nothing spectacular. It did take a few days before they shipped out, then sat in Hong Kong waiting for the ship to come into port and get loaded it appears.

Once I get the pair up and running, I'll maybe buy another pair as backup for the house system if the MPP's ever die.
Me too, I purchased 7 of them.
 
Me too, I purchased 7 of them.
SRNE ASP-10kW? 7 of them You are my hero. 😁

I don’t use much electricity …been considering just 1 each 12k

I guess that is not a lot of money compared to Sol-Ark and others like it for price. 7 Srne ASP-10kW?
 
So you used the thinner unistrut, like the 14ga variety?

Yes, 14 ga and 13/16" high. I use it for hanging inverters, charge controllers and other things. Not very long sections.

I used 6x10ft of the 12ga (1 5/8 x 1 5/8) strut. It cost me $40 a piece back in 2022 from Lowe's, now it costs $35. Figures.

I use the Phoenix from Menards. 1 5/8" 10 footer is $28.46, the 13/16" is $25.20

I also bought several of the 2ft 14ga pieces for about $8, now they're $14 (??!??)
2 foot 13/16" 14 ga is $7.98

All prices I quoted are before rebate.
 
So you used the thinner unistrut, like the 14ga variety?

I used 6x10ft of the 12ga (1 5/8 x 1 5/8) strut. It cost me $40 a piece back in 2022 from Lowe's, now it costs $35. Figures.

I also bought several of the 2ft 14ga pieces for about $8, now they're $14 (??!??)

Costs a lot of money to chop a 10' length into 5x 2' lengths. Like more than the material itself.

The thinner gauge seems to go for a premium relative to heavier.
I think the price point per piece is what they're going for. And customers who's vehicle can't take something long.

I did notice Lowes had a sign by EMT conduit 15% discount for 10x identical pieces.
Need to see what they cost at a real supply house.
 
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