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Unit is too cold, is it in the elements?

There is no hyper VOC on the Barcelona as for the Rosie shut down, that was when I turned it off and back on to reset the system it didn't turn back on. Other than that it will stay on despite sub zero temperatures to -40° F/C in -65°F windchill as that's how cold it got here.

I'm surprised the breakers didn't flip either.

I got the unit back online. Anything below -4°F even if you just turn the unit off and turn it back on will put it in safe mode and not power back up. Don't know where it senses the temperature, but when it does that is it if you turn it off. Soon as it hits the 30's I'm putting this unit...

It's as if nothing is there, lights are on, but no one is home. To control anything, to see anything or do anything on the Rosie require the MNGP2 that has the controls on the Barcelona. Right now the MNGP2 says there is no inverter there so it won't take any input,output, battery temp sensor...

This is what is keeping the lights on and ability to reach out for help. Without it cell phone signal doesn't exist, internet lines don't exist and town is 49.2 miles away down a rock/dirt road covered in snow/ice. Dirtiest hack I have done in a long time, you can see the light blink on above...

Not till Tuesday when temperatures lift back up above 0°

Measure 51.2VDC and nope. I went downstairs seen the CC was in rest mode, put tester on and registered 690VDC at initial contact and 560VDC after it settle. Figured was one panel too much, but didn't expect to take two panels offline. Auto genset when battery gets too low is a feature on this...

Yes it's regular out here in January/February. I've cycled multiple times different ways, bypass on/inverter off vice versus, AC In off/off, turn one unit one before the other and vice versus. Yeah I tried it.

It followed the Barcelona down to -40°, but when I restarted it is when it had problems. Got to be a way to get the unit to operate without Barcelona and I'm not seeing it. I have welded with inverter welder up to quarter inch thick steel with it. I wouldn't look down on this moment, seems its...

Went into -40° temperatures sending the VOC way past the 600VDC threshold on the charge controller which sent it into rest mode. Remedy the problem by taking two panels offline and restarted the unit which I also restarted the inverter. Now I got solar coming in and inverter is down, will not be...

Blue Seas 600A Is who makes the shutoff switch, I use them on both of my systems. I have enough battery to prevent too much voltage sage and I will push it further later to see what happens. I will get another Rosie to put in parallel in the future.

Here's the party! I'm going to need to bring out my bigger welder to push it harder.

All dressed up and ready for the party

Have SPD’s on the way, but to connect the two units together then on to the battery I used a switch. Plus I feel better I can disconnect the battery from ever if need be. Need to put a SPD in line to the battery too and get a main breaker box wired in for AC side of things.

Working on it right now. Seems to be bit convoluted based on this is new. Will get pictures up hopefully today of my progress. My suggestion is if you go this route get the back plates, they make life so much easier and it's more cleaner.

Next up will be pairing up a ß Rosie inverter/charger from Midnite and spanking it like a redheaded stepchild.

IT"S ALIVE!!!! :eek: Only 10 panels on this trial, will try a 11th one later though needs to be monitored for low temperatures to not exceed 600V and then will put another 11 on in parallel, bringing the total to 22 panels.

Don't know where you are at, but I hope it doesn't snow much or any there. Won't be able to clean the snow off with them up there. Overall looks great!

Should see what it's like in the service, nothing but acronyms.

I remember that fire, you are about 150 miles from me. My opinion, bi-facial is what I use over here in Miles City MT. Miles City MT might be my mailing address but I am closer to Colstrip MT as the bird flies. Making it easy access to sweep off helps too and with 40 acres I am sure you can find...

I'm glutton for punishment, got a 48V forklift battery on the way now C5 650AH (yeah odd it's rated C5 instead of C6), will use in conjunction with the 24V battery via two systems since I already have the hardware. Turn the 24V inverter off and turn the 48V inverter on and vice versus.

Guess it's time to go insect hunting...

More north you are the better bi-facials work due to angle of the sun also. A flat to almost flat bi-facial panel isn't getting the reflecting light from the backside as much. Got bi-facials myself and won't go back.

MYLR Model Y Long Range SENC Southeast North Carolina

That's called a post framed barn since it was built with posts not poles, folks get them mixed up all the time or don't know there is a difference. This is my pole barn and is more complicated to build due to more complicated mathematics to make the cuts line up with the poles such as the saddles.

I grew up to hurricanes, as I got older they became less scary. After certain age it was more of top the generator off, fill the freezer up with ice and the fridge up with beer, we are staying :LOL: I don't miss them, glad to deal with blizzards and wildfires.

Only goes down to 185V to wake it up and you can either use their power curve for wind or build one yourself per say of the manual I'm looking at. It does 200A not 130A, doesn't have Hyper VOC as that second picture. Your first list of bulletins is correct.

Redneck you say :p

Got the beta version, haven't hooked it up yet I need to get my pole barn enclosed first which is in next 30 days. First look, well built, packaged perfectly and loaded with goodies no other MPPT I have seen have. Figure to let the community get a look at it the way it's never been seen, all...

How far are your poles spaced apart holding the top railing?

Beautiful work except one minor detail that will come up in the future. You're concrete will crack with the steel pipes going through it over time due to contraction/expansion with temperature fluctuations between the two dissimilar properties that will make that a waste of time and the wood...

You won't find my house cause it's buried mostly except the southern windows, but the pole barn roof will have that painted on in the next few days before cold weather hits so all those maps programs can blur out my place.

An old country preacher had a teenage son, and it was getting time the boy should give some thought to choosing a profession. Like many young men his age, the boy didn’t really know what he wanted to do, and he didn’t seem too concerned about it. One day, while the boy was away at school, his...

Let me guess you guys are the crowd that deflate tires when doing tire change to make them lighter to move around :rolleyes: