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  1. fisherus

    Bonding and Grounding Solar Components

    I'm installing a Sol-Ark 12K system on my off-grid farm and have a question about grounding and bonding. In many videos I have watched, I have noticed that a green 6AWG THNN stranded copper wire is ran inside the conduit along with the PV wires from the array to the place where the hybrid...
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    Need some advise advise on strings of different wattage.

    I need to settle an argument. I have 16 360W panels and 8 370W panels I am wiring to a Sol-Ark 12K. I was going to parallel two strings of 8 of the 360W panels to one charger and string the eight 370W panels to the other charger in my Sol-Ark 12K. A guy, who installs solar told me my Sol-Ark...
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    Sol-Ark 12K 59V problem fixed!

    A year ago I purchased another Sol-Ark 12k. I opened the box and perused the manual to see if any changes were made. After not finding any, I put it back. The following week, I fell 19ft. off a scissor hoist while hanging a light fixture in my shop, resulting in 14 fractures. 11 surgeries and...
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    Rail spacing for PV array

    I can't find any information regarding where the spacing should be for the panels I am using on my Ironridge ground mount. I have 16 Itek 360se 360W panels and 8 370W Phono Solar panels that I am mounting. I intend to run the 16 360W panels in strings of 8 panels, then parallel them and run...
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    What should I use to charge LTO batteries on bench?

    I have a question regarding charging my LTO SCiB batteries to equal voltage before I parallel them in my battery bank. Because my Sol-Ark 12k is almost 500miles away from my batteries I recently purchased, I want to have them charged to 60V each. After I get them charged to equal levels, so...
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    LTO BATTERY BANK WIRING AND WIRE SIZING

    I recently purchased 15 LTO batteries for my battery bank that came from a Honda Fit. Each unit is comprised of two sections of 12 cells each for a total of 24 cells per unit (battery). I intend to purchase more of these after I get the present ones in operation and see how well they do. The...
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    What type of lithium battery can be charged below 32 degrees Fahrenheit?

    Somewhere I came across a post regarding some composition of batteries that included lithium that could be charged below 32 degrees Fahrenheit. I can't seem to locate where I saw it. Does anyone know about this battery and where it can be purchased?
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