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Nevermind, I think I may have found what I needed in this thread. Looks like I need to customize things just a little a bit. https://diysolarforum.com/threads/final-answer-on-ac-out-grounding-on-growatt-spf3000tl-lvm-24p.35892/

I have a Growatt LVM3000es 48v which trips the GFCI feeding it's a/c input when charging from grid. I'm guessing this is a neutral ground bond issue, but I can't find any info on it in the manual https://signaturesolar.com/content/documents/GROWATT/1519009-manual.pdf Is there a screw inside...

I just bought the two 100/20 used after the prices dropped so only paid $75 ea. Won't lose much selling them. Before going victron I was using a growatt 3000, still am using that to charge from generator but want to stop using it for winter where the idle consumption is just too high. Currently...

I wish. I live in a tiny town in a rural area where I can't sell my current panels, I have what I have and am stuck with them. Even if I bought different panels I am space limited by my city lot and roof shape/size as to where I can fit them, they won't all fit facing the same direction no...

Sounds good but I don't have space to face 8 panels the same direction, so now what? Can I connect panels facing different directions to catch sun at different times of the day to the same combiner box and SCC?

I had to google what you said there about no voltage drop without current flowing, I do not remember that from college I took decades ago for electronics field service. You're right. Dang. My memory is just not so good any more.

I don't have any answer for you but "Would output 100a all day long"... Not where I live in the winter, I'm lucky to get 2KW from around 5500w of panels after an entire day of rain and clouds, which is the reason I've had to switch from using the growatt, it's idle consumption was greater than...

This is what I was missing in my confusion, I forgot/didn't actually realize how much the voltage drops under load. I will eventually get another controller but that has to wait, I've been buying a ridculous amount of stuff lately and just can't spend any more atm. I already have the panels...

I searched and can't find the answer, even though I'm sure it's probably been answered a million times. I bought a smartsolar 150/45 and I guess I need to know what the overpanel limits are. The specs for it say 150v input max and 50a input current, which leads me to calculate 7500w max panels...

Yes my conversation with the seller is in ebay messaging, ebay can see what the issue is. I told the seller: " Ok, I will have to do the return. I really don't want them at this point anyway. After reading the pdf below to see if I could ship them it says there may be safety issues with...

No, just plain brown boxes with no indication there are hazardous materials inside or lithium batteries inside. They seem to be packaging them ok though aside from not having proper labeling, double boxed with foam packing all around them.

OK, so the seller has agreed to pay return shipping, but I think I am not authorized to ship hazardous materials and according to the pdf below lithium batteries of this size are hazardous materials...

Thanks for the info. I looked up the GSL and maybe you are correct, it also has ul9540a, but those have an added touchscreen on it and the EG4 would have an entirely redesigned case. What is a good source in the US to check pricing for the GSL do you know? Rather than alibaba or aliexpress...

There was no link there that applies to me and my situation, and there is no link under my return to do anything, When i look at the status of my return I only see: The case is pending Hang on, we're still reviewing your case.Hang on, we're still reviewing your case. We'll be in touch with...

Ebay wouldn't allow me to open a case before because conditions have to be met first, Now that seller has opened a case I see no way for me to open a case either, it's still not an option and there is still no way for me to contact ebay. Yes, too good to be true, I knew better but was really...

Yes I just received a letter from my bank saying the money is temporarily refunded until a final determination is reached. ugh! The seller contacted ebay to get their help in resolving this before I had a chance to escalate a case with them. His message to ebay is: " A case was opened "Buyer...

Thank you Florida man! We hear about you on the news all the time, we know all about your impulse control issues. haha just kidding

The money is already refunded into my account, did you miss that part? My bank refunded it the second day after I provided them all the irrefutable evidence I had, all that remains to be seen is whether ebay refunds the money to my bank to cover my banks loss protection. Oh and whether the...

BTW I think this post is working to warn people away from buying them. The scammer sold almost $21,000 worth of these batteries on ebay from Jul 1 to Aug 3rd, just in the span of his first month selling them, and all of the sudden after my posting he hasn't been able to sell any at all in the...

The scammer has no influence at all over whether I get my money back, it's out of his hands. It doesn't matter how much I were to flatter him or beat him over the head, he would never be the one to resolve the dispute. This will be decided by ebay and by my bank, and I have all the facts and...

I'm not the only one making the claims I am and getting scammed. they were pulled from walmart because others reported the same. Here is a review from walmart...

Agreed, like I said I regret losing my patience and should have done better, my blood just boiled and still does and I just lost it. Had this person just shown any interest in not scamming people, had he asked for my evidence or believed me about the weight or stopped trying to sell more of...

"Hopefully you kept the original boxes" I did. "you will need that for proof and the tracking info -- trust me -- they are going to fight you tooth and nails on this one" Oh I know. "IF I were them i would say that the batteries do NOT seem defective but that they will replace them if you...

I get what you are saying, It's hard not to get angry and call a scammer a scammer, but there is no way he's going to resolve this issue no matter how nice I may be to him, so I don't think any damage is done. This is not a company, this is an individual drop shipper with a track record of...

I just watched the video Will did on those and I'm sold on them, wish I hadn't bought those scam batteries or I'd have preordered one of these already. These are the batteries I've been waiting for! How long until we know for sure they have passed ul9540? I'd hate to preorder and then find out...

I saw it, it was a cool utility trailer conversion like if you took a 7x12 utility trailer with 4' metal sides and then built an all wood gypsy wagon/rustic type camper on it that overhangs on the sides like a camper that fits in the back of a pickup truck. That's what it reminded me of, an...

I have had many hassle free returns with both, but when dealing with a scammer It doesn't work that way. This ebay scammer sends you a 1lb decoy package of plastic parts completely unrelated to your 8x 12v 200ah batteries order, and that little 1lb package is the only tracking number ebay is...

If anyone is bored and interested in the back and forth conversation with this scammer, just for entertainment value, here it is. It got his attention when my bank reversed the charges and he contacted me again. Here is our conversation in chronological order: My first reply to him after...

I see the reversal in my account now that says pending, my bank balance shows it just increased by 3100, maybe I just got some free scammy crappy batteries?

I opened a case with the bank today, sent them all the requested documentation, they accepted my case but I don't see a reversal in my account yet. It seems like there's a process to this that will take some time before the charges are reversed. The guy I spoke with said this process could take...

Yes it should create no heat. I wouldn't ever max the inverter, not for long any way. I don't trust these chinese things to run full out for long. The plan was to have two parallel strings minimum feeding the inverter, I bought 8 batteries not 4, so even double the current wouldn't do more...

That was testing 4x of the new 12v 200ah vpment brand batteries I bought off ebay connected in series for 48v to a growatt lvm3000 es 48v all in one, driving my regular load of small stuff for laptop and internet and lights and apartment size fridge and smart plugs and smart strips and echo...

Thanks, I did notice two terminals getting warm on the batteries with just a 1kw load, they probably are cheap garbage. I could put them in the stepvan I was going to use as a mobile power station, that's why I bought that van in the first place so it could house a solar setup and have all my...

Not a credit card, debit card. I'm on hold with them now. "I'm just curious -- in the SELLERS profile -- how many things has he sold in the past and at what sort of reviews did he get??"...

"You don't seem to be having good luck with batteries" Or ebay. Have any of you ever experienced an ebay seller sending you a decoy package full of worthless junk that only weighs 1lb with a tracking number to show on ebay that you received your item, and then received the actual items you...