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    Growatt SPF 12000t HVM - Service Menu / Voltage Offset

    Hi! I'm trying to calibrate my Growatt SPF 12000t HVM to correctly read the battery voltage which is currently 0.5V too high. Does anyone know if there is a service menu one can access to apply some kind of a voltage offset in this particular model? A quick google search returns some...
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    BMS + Balancer Lead Placement on Busbar

    Hi There, I'm planning on making my own busbars for an S16 48V battery and a 12kW off-grid inverter. I can see that many battery manufacturers seem to have stopped placing BMS and Balancer leads directly on the cell terminals and instead, they seem to be now placing them in the middle of the...
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    First Alibaba lifepo4 purchase - Do NOT buy from **EVE Energy Co., Ltd.**

    Hi All, Today I've received my first order from Alibaba and EVE Energy (https://evebatteryglobal.en.alibaba.com/?spm=a2700.12243863.0.0.2ce83e5fYxTya4) and it's been a complete disaster. I've ordered 16 of their new 6000 cycle 280Ah cells - unfortunately most of them have arrived damaged...
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    Hybrid Inverters & Grid Passthrough

    Hi All, I'm based in the UK and would like to buy a Growatt hybrid inverter to run a 2-4kW solar array together with a 5-10kWh battery bank in the 'grid support' mode, i.e. solar / battery first then the grid. I'm specifically looking at the SPF 5000ES model (5kW). Right now my grid connection...
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    Growatt SPF 5000 ES Wiring for 0 Export / Need help

    Hi, Sorry for a completely newb question but could someone please help me find a wiring diagram for how to connect the Growatt SPF 5000 ES to Utility Grid and set it to zero export? Thanks, Mark
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    Growatt SPF 5000 ES & Battery Compatibility

    Hi, I'm planning on getting the Growatt SPF 5000ES for my new solar setup but apparently there are some compatibility issues with certain lifepo4 batteries? I want to use a 48V battery with the new 6000 cycle EVE LF280K cells (16S) for my setup - link below for reference. I couldn't find...
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    AC Inverter / Prioritize Solar -> Battery -> Grid

    Hi All, I'm working on my first solar system and wanted to ask you to help me pick an inverter that would be able to automatically prioritize which data source gets used to power my house like this: solar panels -> battery pack -> the grid. Please note that I am not interested in exporting any...
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    MPPT for Non-Standard *51.2V* CATL LiFePO4 Battery Pack

    Hi, I'm interested in purchasing my first solar battery pack (together with a handful of used 500W panels) and since I can't quite afford Tesla's PowerWall, I decided to go with a Chinese PowerWall instead :cool: . 1) I'm ready to pull the trigger on this bad boy since it comes with CATL cells...
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