I ran my system like that for about 4 months before I got my 4th eg4. I had to put more of the 120 loads on the leg with the two inverters. Ran fine like that
I also am wondering what configuration of any panel is more efficient, higher voltage and less amps or max amperage and less voltage. I realize the wattage will figure up either way. Just wondering about the efficiency
They are not failing anywhere near where they are mounted. It is always on the lower end of the panel and seems the sealing material is letting moisture in. Was just wondering if anyone has tried to reseal the edges with any kind of material. I realize the shortage ones are history. Just trying...
These were used panels when we bought them. I’ve had them up for three years now. I have had four of them fail the same way. Seems they are all slowly doing this. I’ll try to get some pics to show what I’m talking about
I was wondering if any one has had a solar panel fail by shorting to the aluminum frame where the frame and glass meet. If so is there anything I can do to prevent this? My oldest panels are 10 years old. The rest are under that. They are Sanyo brand panels. Just wondering if this is what I can...
No it is the one by itself feeding L1. It is also the one which had one of its arrays short to ground. I have cleared the bad string but haven’t troubleshooted to find the culprit in that string. Was wondering if it might have stressed something
Signature solar showed me how to set this up. I am going to get a fourth inverter to complete the install. Just did not want a $1500 battery charger and asked if there was a way to make it do a little work while I was waiting for the fourth. It is the same as setting up 4 settings wise
I have one of my three EG4 6500es inverters that has the output voltage jumping around. When I say jumping around I’m talking about jumping from 105 all the way up to 130 constantly like it can’t find its set output. The inverters are not heavily loaded they very seldom get to 50 %loaded. Most...
I have EG4 6500es inverters. The fuse that is blowing is a negative fuse in a combiner box. I have separated the three strings and have isolated the bad string. Now how do I determine which one or what is bad. My panels are manufactured in 2016. I have checked the inside of the panel wire...
I am having issues with one of my solar arrays. The array I’m having trouble with is a 15 panel array. The panels at 200 watt output. Each panel will put out 68 voc and 3.72 amps no load. I have these Hooked up in 5 series 3 parallel. It has been in service for three months now in this...
I was just comparing it to my other two. It is the only one fluctuating that much. The others will jump from 119-120 and that seems normal. This one seems to have a bigger span and was wondering if it was a sign of trouble
I have also noticed that one inverter seems to not hold a steady output voltage. Seems to range from 110vac up to 127vac. This is seen on the display readout on the inverter. Is this normal? I have double checked all connections to make sure they are all solid and not have a high resistance...
I have 3 EG4 6500 inverters hooked up to 6 EG4 Lifepower 4 48 volt batteries. I also have grid power hooked up to the inverters. My question is why would I use 2kw of grid power if my inverters never switches to grid power. This is puzzling me
Ok flickering problem was the Edison bulbs that were installed in the flickering light locations. Replace with some quality led bulbs and so far no flickering
This might be off topic a little but is anyone experiencing light flickering with the EG4 6500es 48 volt inverters. I am still investigating why sometimes this happens and sometimes not by monitoring load conditions at the time it is happening. Trying figure out a solution for this
Also have another question. What battery voltage settings do I use for settings 12,13,26,27,30,31 ? I Amin user defined mode with 6 48 v LIFEPOWER4 batteries in user mode
It is pulling 240vac and inrush measured with an amp clamp was 3200 but settles down to a little less than 2700 after it starts. It is a submersible that has a starting capacitor built into the control box. It acts as a soft start I’m assuming