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    Voltage Drop

    Would i use the combined series voltage?
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    Voltage Drop

    I have 4 series strings of 8 455 w panels. 9.27a They are 125 feet from my house. What will my voltage drop be on 10g thhn?
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    Wolf Fang Anchors

    Has anyone used wolf fang anchors to secure mounting to the ground
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    How to Wire an Outlet Off a Switch

    Came to say this. Fork connectors ftw
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    Wiring directly to 200 amp main breaker

    In wiring a split phase totally off grid system, what are the benefits of using a 60a breaker instead of just wiring the 2 hot leads directly to the main breaker?
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    Please take a look for anything crazy

    Do i need a fuse for each inverter
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    Please take a look for anything crazy

    Where would you suggest putting the fuse
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    Please take a look for anything crazy

    No fuse yet. But am going to fix that
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    Please take a look for anything crazy

    It is directional so now i am confused. which is line and which is load. I feel like the inverter side is load...
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    Please take a look for anything crazy

    I….don’t….know. Checking now
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    Please take a look for anything crazy

    Ok, hanging inverters. Got the 1st one wired to bus bar. No power coming in yet obviously. Anything wild here?
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    Mounting to Fence Posts

    Yeah, the plan is to drive them 36 to 48 inches and use 1 post per leg of the brightmount. 32 posts in all.
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    Mounting to Fence Posts

    I have 8 of the eg4 Brightmount racks and we have a farm and a bunch of 8" treated fence posts. If i drove them into the ground with a pto post driver, do you all figure that would be sufficient mounting surface?
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    1/0 vs 2/0 help

    1/0 to busbar and 4/0 to Battery
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    1/0 vs 2/0 help

    I purchased 2 eg4 6500’s from signature solar and they came with 1/0 cables to go from inverter to bus bar. Will’s video says 2/0. Do i need to purchase 2/0 cable
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    Panel box question

    Do I have to segregate my loads from my inverters as shown in the pic? This will run my entire home and i am having trouble keeping all my loads on the spaces to the left.
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    Balanced Solar Input

    I didnt realize that was saying they are independent of each other. Thank you for the clarification
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    Balanced Solar Input

    I cant find info on if the mppt inputs on the inverters are independent
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    Balanced Solar Input

    On my eg4 6500s, I can connect 2 strings of panels. Can I do 7 and 8, or should I just do 7 & 7
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    Eg4 Setup (From the 48v Offgrid Video) Bus Bar question

    The bus bars i have are rated 250 amps. I am running 2 x 6500EX and 6 eg4 batteries. Max charging amps are 120. With fluctuation, are my busbars too small?
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    Retrofit my well pump to solar?

    I could get away with 3/4hp honestly
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    Retrofit my well pump to solar?

    I have a 2hp, 10.2a 1500watt ac well pump installed. I would like to retrofit it to run on solar but I have couple of questions. Static water level is 60ft and pump is set at 135 ft. 1. Could i just create its own mini-grid with 2000w of panels and a 3kw all in one? 2. RPS makes a retrofit...
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    6500w per hour?

    I meant if I did. I have 14k in panels for 2 inverters. Just making sure on my calculations.
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    6500w per hour?

    So am i correct in assuming that with every hour of sunlight under perfect conditions i should be able to bank/use 6500 watts per hour using an all in one rated for 6500 watts. I dont know why this just popped into my head
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    Adding a 3rd inverter?

    I already have 2 EG4 6500s in split phase. How would I add a 3rd? And will it still remain as split phase
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    Solar pump for off grid home. Dedicated battery system?

    I guess I’m just asking if that’s a real thing
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    Solar pump for off grid home. Dedicated battery system?

    Building off grid. Is there a solar pump kit with its own battery back up? 3 bed 3 bath home if that helps.
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    48v Battery Charger

    Would you wire the inverter generator to both ac inputs on the aios
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    Can someone check my math?

    Perfect. Thank you
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    Can someone check my math?

    PV MPPT Voltage Range 90vdc - 450vdc Start up voltage is 80v
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    Can someone check my math?

    https://signaturesolar.com/eg4-6-5k-off-grid-inverter-6500ex-48/
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    Can someone check my math?

    I am not sure what the range is, it just tells me 500vdc. I am assuming 250 per mppt since they both have 2
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    Can someone check my math?

    Here's the situation, and sorry if this is the wrong forum, 30 x 445w panel 49.5voc 11.44isc Going into 2 eg4 all in ones 6500ex (8000w in, 500voc) each. My plan is to split into 2 sets of 15. Wire 5 panels in series, and paralell 3 groups for each inverter. Does this make sense?
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    Can someone explain this?

    Just verifying my understanding. I’m new
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    Can someone explain this?

    And then into another bus?
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