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I gave up trying. SS shipped a replacement BMS which I fitted and the 64% charge problem got resolved.

Yes. A replacement was shipped out to me free of charge under the warranty. It's a fairly simple job to install.

Can you still get access to the inverter through the serial port even with the error 32 showing?

This is sort of DIY. 2 inch galvanized metal poles buried in 4ft deep concrete filled holes, IronRidge post TopCaps and IronRidge XR1000 support rails.

Thanks for that. I've submitted a fault ticket to Signature Solar and am waiting for a reply. Who knows, I might get lucky.

I've contacted them, Its Signature Solar. I'm expecting them to say I have to return the battery to get it installed. Warranty repair or not. Sending it back isn't an option if I have to pay the shipping. I live on an island in the Caribbean and last time I checked it would be at least $1,500...

I'll have take the battery out of the rack and open it up. It will probably be this coming weekend, these things are heavy and I need to ask one of my neighbors for assistance. Anyway thanks for your suggestions, much appreciated.

I'll take a look, thanks. I can't say I'm familiar with any BMS, having to replace one is a whole new experience for me. If the JDB is a good quality plug-in replacement I'll probably go for it.

Good question. According to the battery documentation the LifePower4 has a max charge / discharge current of 100A and recommended continuous discharge of 30A. I never charge at more than 30A and I would estimate the maximum discharge is never more than 30A also. I have 2 of the packs in...

Unfortunately that probably isn't a option. I'm not here at this property all the time and it would take at least a month to deep cycle 10 times. I've followed the firmware update procedure to the letter and it still fails. I get success as far as step 7 on the instructions. I can see the...

Can anyone suggest a replacement BMS for a EG4 LifePower4 48 volt battery ? Ideally it needs to be pin compatible so there is minimal rewiring. Some decent monitoring / configuring software included with the BMS would be good. Bluetooth isn't essential, but nice to have I'm more interested in...

Is there any information at Signature Solar for doing what Samsonite801 suggested ? (2nd post in this thread)

That's the one I'm using. The BMS monitoring software and the BMS are talking to each other. I can see the Tx and Rx traffic in the monitoring software. It just keeps giving this error message Get Boot Information Failed

Battery is 100% disconnected. Just to clarify when you say pin 7/8 is that with the RJ45 plug tab facing towards you or away.

Ok. I have that one also. I've used both cables in the last few hours to try and get the battery hardware information out of the BMS. The end result is the same. I get an error message "Get Boot Information Failed". I set the battery device ID to 0000 Any suggestions on what to try next would...

Thanks for replying. I think I have the cable from a previous order. It's the yellow one ? with a usb adapter on one end and a RJ45 plug with cables to pins 1 and 2 ?

I have an EG4 LifePower4 battery that is behaving rather weird. Any thoughts as to the problem would be appreciated. Its the 48 volt 100AH model. I also have one of the Signature Solar 48volt 19amp EG4 chargers. For a few days its been refusing to fully charge so I took it out of service for a...

Not pretty but it worked. Just hang the verticals into the holes

Hope the above two photos help.

If I could have afforded it I would have bought Sol-Ark or similar quality but the LVX6048 was around a quarter of the price. In the event it was lucky I went the MPP route as we had a massive lightning strike very close by and the inverter and a few panels got fried. I lost $1,500 of LVX6048 as...

Haven't tried connecting the BMS to the Inverter. I'm not sure if they would communicate correctly, the last time I looked the LVX6048 was not on the compatibility list. Things may have changed. I connected up a second LiFePro4 48V 100AH battery last week. I'm currently using Bulk Charge...

Anyone know the make / model number of the BMS in the EG4 LiFePower4 48V 100AH battery ? Thanks Andy

Thanks for that. I'll give it a try.

I just received a EG4 LiFePro4 48V 100AH battery and have connected it up to a MPP LVX6048. I also loaded up the BMS monitoring software from Signature Solar onto a laptop. I'm looking for suggestions for the best values for Bulk Charge Voltage and Float Charging Voltage on the MPP for...

Just to clarify... You are feeding 120 volt from your generator to the LVX 6048 ? As far as I am aware this inverter needs 230-240 volt split phase input to work.

Anyone know what error code 32 means ? We had a massive lightning strike and I suspect that this means the motherboard is fried.. Thanks

Hello Andy When inverter's under bypass mode, the inverter has input capacitors which will store energy there, but NO REAL WORK HAS BEEN DONE. That's why when you use a simple volt meter like the one shown in the picture, the value you get is actually VA, not...

Well I got a reply and I have to say it was much quicker than I expected. Hello Andy The power consumption of the LVX6048 inverter is 140w. How did you measure the 260w? Please provide us with measurements to show this consumption. We think that this value you measured is VA and...

I have today raised this excessive idle power consumption as a fault with MPP support. My inverter wasn't damaged in shipment. It will be interesting to see what they have to say.

Looks like you are a bit further down the path of pain and frustration than I am. I'll give the videos a look. If you don't switch off the inverter over night can you confirm that it takes its self consumption power from battery not the grid? I can always put in a bit extra battery for the...

According to Ian at Watts247 this is normal for this inverter. During sunlight hours not a problem, I can power from the panels. Overnight its going to suck more power from the (expensive) grid than I was expecting. Hopefully what I save during the day will offset what it uses during the...

I left the inverter running for 24 hrs and then measured the the current consumption again. Its pretty much the same. I've got a query in with the supplier as to whether this is expected behavior. I'm seeing a Power Saving Mode option listed in the user manual, but no details on how to enable...

A little more information to throw into the mix. My LVX 6048 finally arrived and is now mounted on the wall. It has a grid connection L1, L2, N and E. No solar, no battery and no load. All settings are at factory default (grid export is disabled) With the device connected to grid but...