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That's when I jamb on the breaks especially where simple emails go unanswered. There's the actual company and obviously the paid appeasers on FB.

Interesting. 6 weeks lead time for an "in-stock" item. Glad you got them.

Exactly. I live on the darker side of the internet that won't touch Face-steal all your data-book with a barge pole.

That's exactly what I feared. I'll give this until Monday and then I'll be canceling. There is absolutely no reason to lie when you don't have something other than you think you can profit sitting on other peoples money. Fk that. Not responding to email speaks volumes. Thanks for your...

I placed an order for 4 12V 200AH SOK batteries almost 2 weeks ago when Will posted a YT video saying they were in stock. I got an email saying they got my order and almost two weeks has gone by and absolute silence. I emailed sales@sokbattery.com and got no response at all. This is beyond...

Nothing you've said surprises me. I'm done with them. Like you I have adjusted to the deficiencies of their battery and the surge suppressor and moved on with my life with workable workarounds. I'll be adding extra battery capacity DIY and avoiding the premium that this company doesn't deserve...

When the inverter shuts down the caps eventually discharge. Hitting the on button puts you back to square one again. If it shutdown for low battery hitting the on button will just put you in a loop of low battery, shutoff, restart, BMS shutdown. The only way to break that loop is to disconnect...

The inverter is permanently connected to the batteries. There are times when the inverter turns off, like this Monday, when Solark updated the firmware. Or when there are multiple days without sun and I have to turn the inverter off so as not to run the batteries down to shutoff, or days when...

Without going into too many gory details: How have I worked around this problem? When the sun comes up the Solark starts up without drama and I can reconnect the batteries. Just never let the batteries run down low enough for the inverter to shutdown otherwise a restart with the batteries is a...

Sorry for the late reply. Thanks for the offer and the comment on my password issues thread. I have moved on, life is way too short. I have reconciled myself with taking the loss on the Growatt. It is still mounted on the wall next to the Solark but is disconnected from everything. I'll just use...

Hi Damian, Not good news I'm afraid. I was sent this Growatt as a guaranteed to work replacement for two prior MPPSolar LV5048's that did not work at all out of the box. The first strike was trying to setup the online monitoring software for the thing which in my own honest estimation their...

Lease, no flippin way. The moment they get that stuff on your property then they get to dictate to you what you can and cannot do with your roof if it's rooftop installation. No thanks.

Thanks! I was looking for something that specifically says that is supports lithium batteries, however, don't judge, I totally forgot that Battleborn had sent me a charger back in March when I bought a kit of 6 batteries and other components from them. I've been so focused on getting everything...

I just called the company and they recommend charging the batteries to 14.4 volts before using them in a string for 48V. Can you recommend a good charger? My brand new never used Black & Decker 6A charger is DOA. Thanks! Vince

I don't know where to begin other than to express my frustration at how bad this software is. After going through many hoops to get the Growatt Wifi Dongle to work, I went to their online server, you know, the one that is called out in their server setup in the app, and lo and behold the first...

Very nice!

I currently have 8 battleborn batteries 4s2p connected to the inverter. Plenty of $$$$. I discovered that the battleborns (in another thread on this site https://diysolarforum.com/threads/battleborn-batteries-inverter-startup-issues.11535/ ) go into current limit if you don't charge the...

Yes, the 6000T. I commissioned it on Saturday.

The software on the CD is what I installed. In a word: Trash.

Great! Thanks. I emailed Ian at Watts24x7 several hours ago so you've just accelerated the process. Bought. -Vince

Just installed the software here too. Can't run for more than less than a handful of minutes without crashing. My unit doesn't have the wifi dongle thingy so I'm stuck with this none functional software for now. Where can you buy one of these dongles? My unit which I just installed is a 6000T.

Steve_S, thanks. already in quite a few grand what's another $280, eh ?

The batteries have short circuit protection. Why would large inrush current be any different? Yes, I will be calling them on Monday. Thanks!

The breakers have spark arrestors in them. The inverters are connected to the batteries by flipping a breaker. What difference does it make? The 3 inverters I've tried start with the lead acid batteries. Seems impractical to me that whenever you need to turn on the inverter you have to...

Hi, I have 8 brand new Battleborn batteries that I bought from the company in March. Never been used. I currently have 4 of them connected in series to create nominal 48V for my 5KW inverters. The batteries are connected to the inverter with 4/0 wire (...

Not really. I have 36 volt Renogy panels (which they now advertise as 24V, go figure ) The OC voltage of the panels is about 38Volts and my former inverter can handle max VOC voltage of 140V so I had a string of 3 panels - paralleled, for a VOC of about 107V as measured by the inverter. My new...

Thanks Barry, Yeah, I updated the firmware this morning after going thru all the same stupid errors this guy faced in the video you posted. No dice. Software that terrible I have no confidence in. Getting 2 units in a row with the exact same problem and was about to receive a third I just...

My DIY mount which was modeled after this which is similar to what snoobler posted. I have since expanded the array to 15 panels @270W each.

I think so. The manufacturer in Taiwan that I was communicating with didn't have a problem with the serial number I sent them since they require it for tech support. Unit looks legit to me. The black that you are seeing is the surround for the LCD. I'll post a wider shot.

Same problem detailed in another thread here; fault 88. The only way to clear it is to provide external AC and PV input and then power cycle the thing several times. I got the unit from the US vendor on eBay - the guy in the US is beyond reproach, he has helped try to resolve this over and...

To answer my own question. After reflashing the firmware with a different program that the manufacturer sent me the problem still remains. I've kind had it with the incorrect and misleading documentation, the crappy software and the almost secrecy surrounding these inverters. The vendor has been...

To answer my own question. After reflashing the firmware with a different program that the manufacturer sent me the problem still remains. I've kind had it with the incorrect and misleading documentation, the crappy software and the almost secrecy surrounding these inverters. The vendor has been...

Does anyone know how to get the update firmware menu to show in WatchPower? According to the manual the option should appear after right clicking on the icon in the tray. I get no such firmware upload menu. This is with the version from the mpp-solar website which is identical to the version the...

They are set to zero by default. We tried fiddling with them on the other unit to no avail. Now that I have two of these things (the other one is boxed up for RMA, I could try running them in parallel) but that's not what I paid for. These things are supposed to work standalone as far as I can...

Hi! Thanks for the response. Yes, only batteries connected to the inverter via DC breakers. Inside the wiring panel there are no jumpers that I can see nor are any called out in the manual. Just the dips witches which weirdly have no setting for *not* running in parallel mode. That was my...