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SRNE 12kW IP65 HES and 10kW ASP

BuffaloTrace said:
SOK has big prices for small battery. Nice battery, but with all of the options now, I'm not sure they are keeping up in value. All of the server rack batteries are well under this price, and have similar BMS with similar features. One of the main differences I see is that instead of laser welded buss bars, they use threaded rods or screws for serviceability. I'm not sure the extra cost is worth it for this feature. I think it's rare that the cells will need to be opened and serviced anyway. It makes sense on the off chance for an out of warranty battery...maybe.
Warranty On SOK? If anything it makes warranty work a lot easier and user fixable rather than having it shipped or replacement sent. With user serviceability especially for a single damaged cell under warranty, it would be logical to me that would save SOK resources in the long run. I expect prices to come down on these if they want to stay competitive.

I am currently looking into options for pre built batteries for a parallel ASP setup. I have lots of prep to do before then, but SOK didn't quite fit the bill. Looking into some good pairing price wise and quality wise similar to tier as the ASP. Probably end up DIY battery.
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The SunGoldPower SG48100P battery is basically an equivalent to the SOK (although SOK claims a custom BMS), I have five and like them better than the six EG4 LifePower4 batteries I also have. There are enough communications ports on the battery, that battery to battery, battery to PC Monitor or Solar Assistant and BMS to Inverter are all supported at the same time. Both the SOK and SGP SG48100P use the same monitoring software. The SG48100P when bought in pairs is cheaper than the SOK. Both use the Pylontech protocol (I believe it is user settable) for the BMS to Inverter communications so just verify that your Inverter has a compatible protocol.

BTW. There are a number of youtube videos on both batteries that also comment on the quality of construction....
 
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only one vid in existence that I was able to find on the hesp

 
42OhmsPA said:
How's it compare to the Growatt?
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Only been operating a week so early days. So far I am impressed. Very good build quality and screens and menus are logical and easy to use. Until I get a battery bank I am using it as purely on grid inverter at the moment. I did a quick efficiency test and Export to Grid/PV input was 97%. Impressive considering its triple digit temperatures here and the inverter is working hard to stay cool. While the HESP is outdoor rated with raintight enclosure it has fans to circulate air over heat sinks in the back of the unit and the fans (3 of them) are fairly noisy.
 
apctjb said:
Only been operating a week so early days. So far I am impressed. Very good build quality and screens and menus are logical and easy to use. Until I get a battery bank I am using it as purely on grid inverter at the moment. I did a quick efficiency test and Export to Grid/PV input was 97%. Impressive considering its triple digit temperatures here and the inverter is working hard to stay cool. While the HESP is outdoor rated with raintight enclosure it has fans to circulate air over heat sinks in the back of the unit and the fans (3 of them) are fairly noisy.
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Thank you! Looking forward to your battery hook ups!
 
OffGridForGood said:
At 0:42 they say "five models from 4-6 kW, parallel up to six units for 36 kW ???
No info about the 12kW unit, or parallel up to six for 72kW?
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They are lacking in the utube department, need to get with the times 🤣

The smaller ones are the little siblings, similar to some other popular OEMs offerings here.
Crowz said:

Srne HES48120S200-H Manuals

Srne HES48120S200-H Pdf User Manuals. View online or download Srne HES48120S200-H User Manual
www.manualslib.com www.manualslib.com

just noticed the u was swapped for an s so not sure if its useful or not.
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The U at the end denotes US version / split phase, S is single phase.
The P denotes parallel.
 
apctjb said:
Only been operating a week so early days. So far I am impressed. Very good build quality and screens and menus are logical and easy to use. Until I get a battery bank I am using it as purely on grid inverter at the moment. I did a quick efficiency test and Export to Grid/PV input was 97%. Impressive considering its triple digit temperatures here and the inverter is working hard to stay cool. While the HESP is outdoor rated with raintight enclosure it has fans to circulate air over heat sinks in the back of the unit and the fans (3 of them) are fairly noisy.
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how many strings and panels do you have running?
 
I don't understand why they got on the California list, got all these certs, and I can't find anywhere to buy these dumb things except on a boat/plane from China.
 
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BuffaloTrace said:
Damn that 10kw srne battery is a huge flat thing. I had to check out the specs and I wouldn't even be able to fit two on a 4ft wall side by side. They are just over 2 ft. (25") Wide by over 3 ft. tall. (40")
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Likey rows of cells layered, going by the form factor I'd say they are terminal up orientation.
 
42OhmsPA said:
I'll find out, sent a message to borick.
If the price is enticing I might have to order 1 or 2 to save time putting another pack together.
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They might fit in the space between a garage door and the wall on the side of it.. I've got about 18" on mine. Maybe you can have them there and not have to put pylons for crush prevention per building / fire code.
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