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    Real World Exp with DOD/cycle life of lifepo4 over 10yrs old? 15? 20?

    thanks for quick reply hwy17.. ive been reading up and cant seem to come to a conclusion so i figured ide ask here if anyone has hands on i did however find an abundance of info thats pretty much 50/50.. suggestions have been to keep DOD low to prolong cycle life, but no real world stats on...
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    Real World Exp with DOD/cycle life of lifepo4 over 10yrs old? 15? 20?

    Hey Guys.. as stated in the subject, who has lifepo4 systems older than projected life expectancy?? aside of coarse from every batt mfg that states their DOD/CYCLE expectancy as an estimate.. im mostly curious if the batteries cycle expectancy of 5000 is at 50% DOD, will it last longer than...
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    Im having a brain fart, need final advice

    wow!!... the link you provided has answered alot of guesstimations i had!! but these were the calculations i cant get my head around!! god bless brother!!! thank you
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    Im having a brain fart, need final advice

    Thanks for the reply.. optimizers.. yah.. thats something that slipped completely!!! i already bought the panels in bulk, the whole pallet, 36pcs, that cost was $2715 to me door.. as far as mounting, they will be tilted, i shouldve been more specific, the metal frames have already been...
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    Im having a brain fart, need final advice

    Hi all.. after months of evaluating, cost vs objective vs quality etc, im headed towards the growatts, i would love to invest in a LF but i have learned that the HF inverters have become dependable if you dont stress them.. but im going to buy a back up inverter anyway :).. i need some...
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    SPF 3000TL HVM System questions..

    hmmmm.... after letting this sink in, i see some logic i didnt consider before.. i will be researching.....
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    SPF 3000TL HVM System questions..

    Tim.. thanks for replying.. i prefer 24v for cost vs redundency purposes... i believe.. there is no redundency in 48v unless you have a BIIIIG wallet.. i believe the same results are accomplished with 2 x 24v systems in parallel and have redundancy with the same cost.. minus ofcoarse...
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    SPF 3000TL HVM System questions..

    hi.. thanks for replying.. the panels would be mounted in the same orientation.. W/E and can fit all 30 up there if need be.. now when you say, exploit all MPPT amperage first... i dont understand how to do that, i am new to MPPT, volts vs amps vs watts.. etc... the MPPT charger in the...
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    SPF 3000TL HVM System questions..

    Hey guys.. after searching the web for weeks and seeing this forum constantly pop up.. i figured its time to sign up and introduce myself and ask for help.. My name is Jim ( obviously :) ).. originally from PA, and currently retired and living in Greece.. yup.. as in Europe.. never had...
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