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  1. Pyrofx

    I fear Magnum is done.

    I'd run till it burns up. My guy wanted to buy 2 extras for spares. I installed 2 sma sunny islands. For about the same. He cant believe how well they work
  2. Pyrofx

    I fear Magnum is done.

    I got a replacement. It lasted 20 min and smoked. Waiting on another replacement. What worked was email everyone in cc. Support , regional sales, corporate mucks. Try that first
  3. Pyrofx

    Rack Mount Air Conditioner

    I'll get you a picture of one when I get home tuesday. I was gifted a unit from a railroad radio tower. I believe its 48 volt . But I havent looked at it real hard. It's about 2foot by 2.4 feet. Your welcome to it if you want to drive 90 miles south to needles. Greg
  4. Pyrofx

    Preparing for the heat...

    Hah. We run 6% humidity with any ac .
  5. Pyrofx

    Off-Grid Geothermal Heat Pump - SOLVED!

    Thanks. I'll look into them. Our delta can be as high as 53.
  6. Pyrofx

    Off-Grid Geothermal Heat Pump - SOLVED!

    Interested in what unit you used. Build 2500 square in the desert and need 2 systems . One 4 ton and one 2 ton . ISH.
  7. Pyrofx

    I fear Magnum is done.

    Yes it does. And guess what. No response from them.
  8. Pyrofx

    I fear Magnum is done.

    My new warranty unit lasted 3 minutes. Then went bang pop sizzle
  9. Pyrofx

    I fear Magnum is done.

    Replacement 4448 on it's way from magnum. Should be here friday. Let's see if things start rolling
  10. Pyrofx

    I fear Magnum is done.

    So there's hope. I got an rma 3 weeks ago. But since then , crickets. Let's hope this crap gets figured out. All those 20k $ prewired systems out there might start having issues with no recourse. Keep us posted if you get a ship date. Greg
  11. Pyrofx

    Precharge or no? Sunny Island

    100 W 300 ohm
  12. Pyrofx

    Precharge or no? Sunny Island

    I'll have to look.
  13. Pyrofx

    Precharge or no? Sunny Island

    Chris, I am that guy hedges was talking about. I wielded the contacts on the gigabyte after 3 cycles. Retarded resistor is definitely required
  14. Pyrofx

    I am putting together a series of bids for a solar build. Wanna collaborate?

    I would steer away from magnum. I have a client with one if their premade dual 4448 inverters. I have been fighting a stack fault error problem. 6 months of phone calls and emails. Finally got some answers...... Sorry. We dont know what the issue is . Let's warranty one of the inverters...
  15. Pyrofx

    Chargery Inrush Problem

    Well. 3hp saw is 250 amp run. Probably 300 start.
  16. Pyrofx

    48V 280Ah DIY battery

    Use one 35 and one 25 die.
  17. Pyrofx

    Dirt cheap LiFePo4 Batteries.

    For God's sake. Does anyone ever research aliexpress?
  18. Pyrofx

    BMS for Sunny Island 6048

    My Rec soft porn. Imo. Only way to go.
  19. Pyrofx

    Need help choosing a BMS for 96 EVE 280Ah cells

    Ok. Let's go. 2 sunny island 6048. 2 sunny boy 7.7 1 sunyboy 6000us. 1 rec master , 6 slaves so far. With precharge relays Te kilovac new from digikey. ( to many counterfeits out there.) Bussbar is solid copper. 1.25" x .375 Cables are 2/0 battery to bussbars. 3/0 buss bar to sunny islands...
  20. Pyrofx

    Sunny Island-Lithium batteries

    I have 6 sets of 280 to 302 ah lithium. Rec bms in each set. With a little tweaking on the programming, it has been flawless. The Rec bms controls the charging function for the sunny islands. Frequency shift controls the sunny boys. Yes the rec is a bit pricey. But in a $40k system ...
  21. Pyrofx

    1000' run from good solar site to house/shop - Questions

    My run is 190 feet one way. I went 480 volt dc to the power house. This allowed me to run number 12 copper and almost no loss. 17kw panels , 90kw lifepo4 batteries. 2 sunny boy 7.7 , 1 sb6000us, 2 sunny island 6048. Powers the world
  22. Pyrofx

    Helicoils in Cell Terminals

    Yes. Drill stop or drill press. You got lucky.
  23. Pyrofx

    I Just Bought 30 435w Commercial Solar Panels...Now What

    Did you off the inverters. I'm looking for 2 more if reasonable.
  24. Pyrofx

    TE Connectivity contactor getting stuck?

    Still looking. Buts here's one of the emails. Please see my comments below: We see this frequently with inverter pre-charge circuits and it’s a mis-application of our contactor. Based on experience with automotive and other inverter systems (converting DC battery power to AC for the motors)...
  25. Pyrofx

    TE Connectivity contactor getting stuck?

    If you charge from grid first . I'd say shit contactor. But....... if you did battery first. even once. the deal is done. Kilovac has a white paper on this .
  26. Pyrofx

    TE Connectivity contactor getting stuck?

    Welded. Been there done that. Get new ones and precharge. Make sure you go through reputable source. There's a lot of chin6fakes out there.
  27. Pyrofx

    Complete noob. Yep, another DC solar trailer question

    Is the guy parting out the traer selling the sunny islands. I need 2 more, but the prices have gotten stupid
  28. Pyrofx

    Steve_S update.

    0331 here. Happy hunting
  29. Pyrofx

    need a electrical engineer in Az.

    Depends on your area . But definitely, possibly, maybe. If not grid tied , roll the dice.
  30. Pyrofx

    need a electrical engineer in Az.

    They arent out " looking" but when pulling the permit you have to have the spec sheet and the ul lable
  31. Pyrofx

    need a electrical engineer in Az.

    Same as on. Rapid disconnect. Conduits. Roof walkways. Labeling. Only thing missing is 1741
  32. Pyrofx

    need a electrical engineer in Az.

    Because they require it. Even rural off grid , we might as well be in Phoenix
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