This is an extremely frustrating topic. I’ve talked to a couple of electricians, and none of them seem to understand solar that well, especially grounding. I was told by one electrician that basic grounding takes two years for an electrician in study.
I will be showing the way I originally had grounded, the system, and the new way, which is causing shorts & the battery shut down!
The only reason I changed it was because I figured one was off grid wiring, and the other was for connecting to the main panel.
I will be posting two drawings, one with the old wiring and one with the new wiring that’s causing shorts. Then I will photograph both wiring in photos, but I figured the drawings would be easier to understand.
For some reason, my thinking is that the inverter goes to the main panel and the ground is at the panel, from the 6/3 wire. Having the old wiring that went to a ground rod, seems like it would cause a loop and possible problems with the system in the event of a lightning, strike or other issues.
This is why I thought you only need one ground at the panel? I figured I could just wire at the old way, but I’m not sure that is safe either. But at least it worked. ?
Any help here would be gratefully appreciated. ?
I will be showing the way I originally had grounded, the system, and the new way, which is causing shorts & the battery shut down!
The only reason I changed it was because I figured one was off grid wiring, and the other was for connecting to the main panel.
I will be posting two drawings, one with the old wiring and one with the new wiring that’s causing shorts. Then I will photograph both wiring in photos, but I figured the drawings would be easier to understand.
For some reason, my thinking is that the inverter goes to the main panel and the ground is at the panel, from the 6/3 wire. Having the old wiring that went to a ground rod, seems like it would cause a loop and possible problems with the system in the event of a lightning, strike or other issues.
This is why I thought you only need one ground at the panel? I figured I could just wire at the old way, but I’m not sure that is safe either. But at least it worked. ?
Any help here would be gratefully appreciated. ?
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