Yes, John, it would have been. Thank you for pointing it out lol. It's been a pretty tough summer for lots of reasons. And this week knowing I was an idiot on top of everything is a tough pill to swallow as well. Just doing what I can to recover and get back on track and try to run my business. I don't live in the space with the solar panels. My own house has no power or water and I am trying to get my business and employees back up and running through the solar system.First, let me say that I mean no offense.
You say your system has been down for weeks/months.
Would it not have been better to get your solar system running prior to hurricane season?
try turning off all the branch circuits that would be energized by the inverter and then try to turn the inverter on.
We don't know if it is wired to have protected loads connected directly to inverter, or not. It might be wired only to feed the grid. It also has configurations, which might presently only serve as grid connected but could be changed.
However, I would expect display to remain on, allowing you to change settings and read parameters. That it powers on and off suggests input voltage from battery is too low, or can't supply any current at all without dropping. (or maybe is too high.)
Sounds like you will need a new inverter or your old one repaired. Would not be surprised that during the storm a grid spike could have fried your grid tie setup. Even if on normal loss it would have transferred to the batteries.
so this is actually the second inverter we've had, the first was a 24V and the latest technician upgraded to this 48V one.
Not really. Someone that was good at electrical repair or installation could grab any sufficient inverter and come up with a jack leg hookup to your place.yes, it's perhaps looking like that. I asked elsewhere in this if there was a plug-n-play solution I can begin to look for?
Don't suppose you still have that perfectly good 24V inverter you previously paid for?
If I were to buy something like this I think maybe we could figure it out....it seems to be pretty much like the old system: https://ebay.to/3xK94QsNot really. Someone that was good at electrical repair or installation could grab any sufficient inverter and come up with a jack leg hookup to your place.
does anyone know any technicians where I could send the faulty inverter to be repaired? or I don't know if there's any value to sell as is?If I were to buy something like this I think maybe we could figure it out....it seems to be pretty much like the old system: https://ebay.to/3xK94Qs
Your old system has separate SCC (solar charge controller) and grid tie. This MPP unit you linked is an off grid, with grid bypass and grid battery charging, built in SCC and ATS (auto transfer switch between grid bypass AC or inverter AC from battery/solar). In order to use it your panels must be within the specifications of the unit for voltage minimum and maximum. Although not exactly the same a fellow that was trying to understand a similar EG4 3000w hybrid inverter came up with a drawing posted below that shows the basics of how it would be setup. Just substitute MPP for EG4If I were to buy something like this I think maybe we could figure it out....it seems to be pretty much like the old system: https://ebay.to/3xK94Qs