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So, I was browsing the BBC news and came across an article about Chinese manufacturing... But, in my mind's eye, I'm thinking... they've surely just taken a picture of @timselectric's yard ;) https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-68838219

So... I've just ordered some new panels - another 6.6kWp. A top brand in sub-pallet quantity worked out at just $0.17/W. So, that's just 0.7c per Watt if I survive they last another 25 years ;) Do you think they'll get any cheaper or will duties and shipping bump them back up over the next...

Obviously could be false trigger, but this evening, prior to logging in, I'm seeing my anti-virus trigger on the forum... BitDefender is triggering the following when browsing some threads... "Online Threat Prevention chrome.exe attempted to establish a connection relying on an unmatching...

So, I've just got a 2nd inverter going and was pondering how an inverter knows the grid is disconnected (within a few hundred milliseconds)? And, specifically, how does that work when you have more than one inverter connected to the grid, each providing output. I guess it would be the same...

I guess there is no easy answer with such a large, active forum, but I always check 'unanswered threads' to see if I can answer any. It's a pity that since @Culchee's effort at the end of last year to get that list down, it's back up again - 148 currently unanswered since 7th January and I...

Am looking at 2 panels options to connect to a Solis EH1P 6kW inverter. The inverter has 2 MPPT inputs with 120V start-up, MPPT voltage range of 90-520V and Max. input current 15 A. One of the strings will only have 6 panels in it. Am considering two different makes of panels (each 430Wp):-...

Pretty much as the title says... Obviously inverters that operate with HV batteries are not new, but I seem to be noticing them more now than 18 months ago. Is it just me, or is that the way the industry is going? My concern is whether such a trend (if it indeed exists) will result in more...

A light-hearted thread for Christmas time... As the title says... what's the best thing / what do you love the most that you bought this year. Either directly solar or a solar related tool, component etc... I'll kick it off to say I love my new Raspberry Pi 5... amazingly powerful yet so...

I'm trying to get my head around how I've managed to blow a CANBus adapter (and fuse). Does anyone have experience of surge voltages may present on a battery to inverter CANBus link, when a battery is re-connected? In my case, I have a Solis hybrid (AIO) inverter, connected to my 14.3kWh...

Am I missing the point or can someone explain points to me? :unsure: Will P has 131 of them. All of the rest of us (regular) posters seem to have 123... @Hedges has made 18,000+ posts and has 123 points, @timselectric has made over 15,000 post AND has about 15,000kW of panels and only has...

As the title says... are there any technical benefits / downsides or is the difference between regular black/aluminium and all-black purely aesthetic?

Random thought... Would it be possible / feasible to build a PSW inverter (230V) to be powered off a single LiFePO4 cell, rather than the usual 4-cell (12V) configuration. Or does one exist to buy? Say in the 500W to 1000W range? Was thinking... - I have a spare LF280K - It would be good to...

Is it possible or, if not could the forum be enhanced, to be able to easily see all posts that have had zero responses to them? I try to check to see if there are any newcomers, especially UK ones or Solis users who have posted a question, but not had a response. I'd find useful to be able to...

Have just upgraded to a larger inverter that will now handle 100A (48V system). Have upgraded fuses and DC cables as far as possible - we now have 40mm2 cables to support the new load. But, at either end of my 40mm2 cables, I am left with... - the supplied Solis DC cables with Amphenol...

Am trying to get my head around any impact on the total energy that can be usefully extracted from an LFP battery rack if one increases the instantaneous maximum discharge rate, but whilst still consuming the same amount of energy over a given time period. Or, to put it a bit clearer with an...

My new Solis inverter came with the supplied battery cables pre-wound through a largish (4" outside, 3" inside) diameter ferrite ring - 3 turns of each cable. Didn't have that on the old Solis, so hope the cables will still be long enough to reach the battery disconnector ? I'm guessing it's...

Planning on installing more panels on a wooden frame... Is it OK to mount panels immediately adjacent to each other so as to form a (largely) waterproof roof? Or, should there be some spacing between panels to allow for expansion under heat? Thinking of about 15 panels in a 5 x 3...

Just had a random thought, sat here with lots of rain and virtually no solar generation :( ☔ Assuming one had 16 x 400W panels, all facing the same direction with no shading, with VoC of (say) 40V and an inverter with 2 strings and start-up of (say) 120V with max input of 500V. By default I...

To all including @Will Prowse, @Supervstech, @upnorthandpersonal... Am I being unreasonable or do others have an issue with @Solarcabin Channel? This new member has been here for only one week, but has made already over 290 postings, a number of which contain technically inaccuracies...

Thinking about expanding my system and pondering the following questions for any Deye / Sunsynk or I assume SolArk users out there... a) If I deploy a SUN-6K/8K-SG01LP1-EU inverter with PV input in grid-tied configuration and move my existing 14.3kWh battery pack to the Sunsynk, will the...

As title says, does anyone have hands-on experience of this new model? https://www.solisinverters.com/energy_storage_inverters8/3_6k_s6_l_gl.html I'm interested how it compares to the S5-EH1P. Looks like the nice front screen has gone and sadly, unlike the 3 phase version, it only has 2 MPPT...

Is it just me or have all the Photon Sorcerers turned into Photon Wizards recently?

Is there an option configure / filter searches on the forum? I would find it useful if searches came up with the results in date order (with most recent first) - either thread creation date or last posting date would be better than what I get currently. Not sure how it works at the moment...

Been here virtually a year and just realised this is my 1000th posting! :eek: Note to self... must get out more ✈️⛱️?:cool::ROFLMAO:

... for us northern hemisphere dwellers at least. Today gives us perfect blue skies (yes, even in the UK), but the days are about to get shorter and the air temperature hotter :( As Mona Lott would say... "It's being so cheerful that keeps me going" ?‍♀️

Thought I'd take advantage of the long sunny days to get the pack nicely balanced before the nights start drawing in again. My pack is 16s EVE 280Ah cells which is working well for nearly a year, but the OCD in me wanted to get the cells better balanced. Have one cell that is a bit below the...

(Sorry... reposted here as original I put in 'chit-chat zone' doesn't show up in the what's new section... Is it just me or have some of the smilies stopped working about a week ago? Even old postings I made where they showed OK, now just show square boxes - same happens across 2 different PCs...

Is it just me or have some of the smilies stopped working about a week ago? Even old postings I made where they showed OK, now just show square boxes - same happens across 2 different PCs. Can you see these OK? I have used them all OK in the past:- smile :) rofl: ? battery: ? shrugging...

We have a Solis Hybrid, but guess the question is generic to most inverters. If I need to charge my LiFePO4's up by (say) 6kWh from the grid at off-peak rate overnight... is it more efficient - in terms of losses in the inverter - to do that at maximum power (3kW in my case) over 2 hours, or at...