Eg4 6500EX-48

[Hillbilly_4ge]

Anyone with a Eg4 have voltage at the PV Input without panels connected? I got like 30 volts. Is this normal? Im new to the bigboy hybrids. Been dealin with Signature Solar and they dont seem to have an answer just yet.

 

[Gavin Stone]

Anyone with a Eg4 have voltage at the PV Input without panels connected? I got like 30 volts. Is this normal? Im new to the bigboy hybrids. Been dealin with Signature Solar and they dont seem to have an answer just yet.

Yes that’s common with all the 6500 watt inverters. In fact, they have a warning on the box of the eg46500’s for that reason. That’s one of the reasons why it’s recommended to have a PV disconnect in place.

 

[Hillbilly_4ge]

Yes that’s common with all the 6500 watt inverters. In fact, they have a warning on the box of the eg46500’s for that reason. That’s one of the reasons why it’s recommended to have a PV disconnect in place.

THANK YOU!!!!!!! This has been a thing drivin me crazy for 3 days!

 

[Madco]

Sticker on the box but no statement in the manual!

 

[Hillbilly_4ge]

Sticker on the box but no statement in the manual!

The tech guys were unsure on it.

 

[Hillbilly_4ge]

Problem is, I gots the voltage with no grid connection

 

[Gavin Stone]

Problem is, I gots the voltage with no grid connection
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Any time they are generating ac power, there will be power on the PV inputs.

 

[Hillbilly_4ge]

Any time they are generating ac power, there will be power on the PV inputs.

Makes sense, preciate it!

 

[ElectricDanimal]

Im glad they finally acknowledged it.. when grid is connected, i am getting AC 130V to ground from both the positive and the negative pv input.. but between the 2 negatives or the 2 positives i was getting AC 350V.. THIS IS SOME DANGEROUS STUFF, because people assume if they have a pv combiner box, flip the dc breakers at the array and the other side of the breaker is dead.. I now always put a pv breaker box at the EG4s and another out at the array..

 

[Gavin Stone]

Im glad they finally acknowledged it.. when grid is connected, i am getting AC 130V to ground from both the positive and the negative pv input.. but between the 2 negatives or the 2 positives i was getting AC 350V.. THIS IS SOME DANGEROUS STUFF, because people assume if they have a pv combiner box, flip the dc breakers at the array and the other side of the breaker is dead.. I now always put a pv breaker box at the EG4s and another out at the array..

It’s always recommended to have a PV disconnect. And that takes care of issues from either side really.

 

[ElectricDanimal]

It’s always recommended to have a PV disconnect. And that takes care of issues from either side really.

yes, but in this case any solar tech will assume the power is coming from the panels.. flip the breaker to work on the inverter side and is "shocked" to find power there also.. I currently always put a pv breaker box at the eg4s and the array so the tech can at least know when it is dead on the inverter side of the array breakers.. at the eg4 inverter location I have to be VERY specific of shutting everything down before ANY work on the pv input.