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Ok good to know I didn't think to check that. Also the system I have is with an old firmware. Is it needed to be updated or can I use it as is. I know several months back signature solar was selling kits for updating the system

Yes I figured as much. Is there a way to check current input. I had it running for several hours and looks like the SOC indicator didn't move. Should I keep it plugged in overnight?

Question.... I have a off grid system. But want to use grid charging when available.. it has a AC input and an on-board charger. How can I set it up to charge from grid? I'm having trouble figuring it out.

Thise are the USB specs

Here is the pick if you look at the USB plugs they are the only ones for power no straight connection. I want to take the power out of usb ports directly into the charge controller then send it to battery.

Hi everyone. Little background, I'm very familiar with AC power and DC power wires connections and pretty much know about electrical stuff. I've built solar power stations and yeah you get it I know stuff, maybe not as much but some. Anyway...... My current problems are as follows. Is have 2...

I'll look into moving it. It's not going to look pretty but I guess it's better to run it that way for even power draw.

Hey guys. I recently watched Wills latest video and he had his batteries set up in a different configuration. His pick is the first one This photo here is my system. What is the better way to have the connection between batteries done. I know that copper is pricey and would hate to cut a...

I've seen this done with busbars and with out. Does it have any impact on life or function of the battery? This seams to be the most minimal setup. Will this work good? Why, and why not? thanks

my thoughts exactly, I ran grid to top off but did not use any loads at that time. I have yet to try it with a generator. Do you know if that would do the same? I'm guessing it will, but I rather not kill my system with experimenting on it. I should just leave it along and use it.

So I have tinkered with this set up in the past. I have one 6500ex and at that time had one battery. After getting it all assembled I ran grid power to it and was tripping the GFI's in the garage and outside, with God knows what issues. I connected it with a extension cord in the house and it...

Hi everyone I wanted to discuss charging. I want to use the EG4 lifepod 48v 100Ah battery. These battery's are connected to the EG4 6500EX inverter with an option to connect to grid for using grid power input to top them off if needed on a low sun day. Is using this set up ok, and will it work...

If you have the eg4 battery the precharge is not needed the risisters on the battery precharge

Looks like the article is for liquid cells the battery I'm using is lithium iron phosphate. So there is no issue of it being used sideways. Or am I missing something.?

Hey my good people. Here is what I'm faced with, in building 2 identical systems. I am adding on extra battery to both of them, and need assistance in some wire setup. Here are my system with a bussbar scenario and no bussbar. The wires and network cables will be cut to fit properly and...

I called signature solar and they said its a straight through cable. (Don't quote me on that). I will make one and if it works great, if not it's back to the drawing bord

I have the inverter to battery set up the communication looks like its for inverter and battery what I need is battery to battery jumper. I have the ex6500 inverter and eg4 lifepower4 batteries.

can anyone please help out with a photo of the RS485 communication cable sold by signature solar for their eg4 battery...... this cable in particular... https://signaturesolar.com/1ft-rs485-battery-comm-cable/ I have a ton load of cat cable and crimping tools and what not and would just want...

so running a 6awg from battery to buss bar and a 2awg from buss bar to inverter is enough for a max 6500w output?

the wire is going to be the same length from battery to buss bar just like the signature solar server rack design

so is using a 2 gage wire better will it eliminate the need for fuse? or is it worth it. signature solar has its server rack connecting each battery to a buss with 6awg and it seams fine. that what I wanted to run, is that not ok?

What do you mean by fusing each battery? Are you saying that using 6awg will work but if it spikes without a fuse the wire will melt? I'm using the Nader DC Circuit Breaker | 60V 200Amp......... from main battery's to Inverter. Is this not sufficient?

Hey, here is the question, I want to run a 2nd battery or 2 battery set up. Here is the photo of how I want to do it I'm running 2awg cable from the inverter to the battery directly, can I use 6awg wire to the busbars and 2awg from busbar to Inverter? Or can I just parallel the 2 battery...

Update for all who are interested. First of all here is a photo of all the wires Everything is correctly attached secure and torqued to spec. The cables will get cleaned up and made to look nicer. There is no problem with the build everything is working correctly and like it is supposed to...

I like duck .... haha yeah will set up solar soon will use 6 445w panels in series about 300v input will work no problem

Yeah I have a heavy duty cable and plug will try that

I used a power strip with a serge protector going to a gfi outlet. It ran for like 5 min charging the battery no problem. Then it killed the powerstrip. I used another stronger one and it kept tripping it and the gfi plug. I decided not to burn down the house and called my uncle a licensed...

Yep that thing is gone have no idea how or why. But we will figure it out.. I might make a YouTube video covering everything. Haven't made a video in years but haven't found a video with needed info ether.

Has to be later today I direct message you if you want to look at it. The screen is normal I get battery communication and it shows ac input charging battery, in standby then just popps the gfir outlet braker. Someone mentioned amps are to high , inverter wants 30amp. So I will turn that down...

With everything connected here nothing is feeding anything except this stand alone

Directly from the ac input terminals to the wall nothing ells

The penal is wired this way a Another thing might be the ground neutral bond. This is the main that 6awg is coming from the ac output. Everything works but the input trips the house..

I used one of those plugs that trips itself. The gfir one or something, you can reset it on the plug ,(I figured it's safer) . I will try to turn down the amperage for the inverter draw and see if that helps.

Haven't played with all that yet I'm just putting it all together now and trying to get it running good

Ah the amperage I need to look at it's set ad default I think to 60. I need to snoop that around and set it lower I guess ...good info I will ctrl and check into that.