you dont have to connect the sol-ark/deye/sunsynk to the internet if you choose not to do so.Well I am now leaning towards a more simple inverter (non cloud-connected) setup utilizing some of the equipment I already have: 4 x 230W, 24V panels and a 40amp AIMS Power charge controller (model: SCC40MPPT)
I need to at minimum enough power to run the well pump drawing 6 running amps (not startup) @ 240V plus the chest freezer and fridge.
Any suggestions?
But never an actual listing of a split phase hybrid 8k inverter on deye's website....Yes
user manual for EU and US
was there but pulledBut never an actual listing of a split phase hybrid 8k inverter on deye's website....
Sol-Ark must have got wind of it? Until it's available or something better comes out I'm thinking of going with a Magnum. I would think these low frequency inverters would by nature be more EMP resistant? I see that the Schneider Electric Conext SW 4kW 48VDC Inverter/Charger is less expensive or a GrowWatt the cheapo end of the spectrum, do these hold up?i know for a fact is has been there
I know Dell EMC VERY well. There is ZERO access to ANY customer data, even if you have ESRS comms to your storage arrays. I cannot say the same for other companies. VMware by design enables mobility of virtual servers, but that has to be initiated by YOU, and your DR strategy for VM failover. NoOne has access to your network unless you let them. Cyber security is one of the main capabilities that Dell provides to help customers protect their information, along with RSA security and secureworks, (used by CIA and others) which are also a Dell owned companies.I'm a retired, software development engineer. I will NOT connect to anything outside my home. Any data you 'give away' will be used to track you and be sold. The iComfort on my whole-house heat pump is an example - I refuse to allow it to connect and store my heat/cool stats outside of my home. You might think - who could ever connect my 'annoymous' heat/cool use or SolArk solar stats or X or Y or Z to me - but you'd be wrong. These bits of data can be leveraged thru analysis and often connected together and sold or used to market you or used for nefarious purposes down the road. The way AWES (Amazon Web Services) and Dell (EMC/Vmware services) works is that virtual servers can migrate and/or be replicated and/or backed up anywhere in the world. You can have a primary service here and replicate/backup there. Personally - I just won't buy a product that requires off-site interconnect to be used.
It looks almost exactly like the dominion voting machines traceroute!Great find! A pictograph of precisely the issue.
Dude, Sol-Ark is made by DEYE, not the other way around.I am not going to go over the whole Sol-Ark being designed in the USA and only being manufactured in China like most other product. I spoke to my local dealer who sells and repairs Sol-Ark and the Chinese clones. He has no bone in this fight and does not care which one you buy from him. I was surprised when he told me that contrary to what I had thought, he has pulled apart all of the units and he noticed that the Sol-Ark does not even use the same circuit boards as the others. He also said it has about twice as many boards and components jammed inside the Sol-Ark versus the others. I am not going to argue about this as he said he will send me some pictures of each of the units internals when they come in for repairs. As soon as I get those I will share them on this forum.
As for the servers being in china, that would not be my first choice and I find it far from ideal. Not because I am worried about some Chinese attack but because it means Sol-Ark doe not have direct physical control over them if they go down. The idea that China would start to shutdown Inverters across the USA is ridiculous. It would mean that we where in a full state of war against them! If that time should come I will just pull out my dongle and manage my system as though it is off grid in the middle of nowhere. It's not like you need to mess around with a properly setup Sol-Ark. Mine has been up for 8 days and already I have gotten tired of monitoring it. The system just works and it works flawlessly.
Read the thread no one is arguing about that.Dude, Sol-Ark is made by DEYE, not the other way around.
He is trying to say that SolArk came out with its design. That Deye did not come up with the SolArk design.. that might be so. But to me is irrelevant. Deye made hybrid inverters before SolArk was a thing. Wasn’t splitphase and 12k like SolArk later wanted Deye to make for them but Deye still made single phase 8k hybrids before the SolArk splitphase 12k was made by Deye and sold to the public.Dude, Sol-Ark is made by DEYE, not the other way around.
I agree that one 'can' use these services in a way that protects things, but customers do not always succeed.I know Dell EMC VERY well. There is ZERO access to ANY customer data, even if you have ESRS comms to your storage arrays. I cannot say the same for other companies. VMware by design enables mobility of virtual servers, but that has to be initiated by YOU, and your DR strategy for VM failover. NoOne has access to your network unless you let them. Cyber security is one of the main capabilities that Dell provides to help customers protect their information, along with RSA security and secureworks, (used by CIA and others) which are also a Dell owned companies.
I use south africa developed Solar-assistant.io to monitor my systems. As for access by bad actors, have you read the legal acceptance for every app you use on your cell phone? Text? Alexa? Facebook? Instagram? ANY app?
You have no privacy. Its an illusion. Walk down 5th ave. Facial recognition knows you are there. Smart cities AI.
I doubt Sol-Ark can legally shutoff an inverter you paid for and own.
After hearing some Tesla stories who knows! I just get the feeling from talking to Sol-Ark that they would never even attempt something like that. It's very true that you don't need the Internet connection, but it is kind of nice to have all the Data stored and to get push Notification on your phone when there is a problem.I wouldn't know about the legal side but I dont know how they are gonna cut it off remotely since their is no internet and no phone connection or anykind of service.
Sol-Ark customer service is really good. I have even called on a Saturday and Sunday and spoke to Tech support.I have some MPP and some Revo II inverters. Saved a fortune going that route but understand the simplicity of having a split phase system instead of a single 240 and need a transformer. Makes things more complicated. Also the customer support by solark is also something that needs to be counted in the cost.
Many times I needed it and their as noone to call
Ditto, I am an IT security consultant 30 years in the trade ( before security was even a thing building networks/monitoring 1000's of devices ) I showed my Daughter how every thing she types/ loads/looks at / is tracked on her laptop she was stunned. I also would not even consider products the MUST use the internet to function. I have firewalled off our smart tv's stunning that people do not understand that nice remote you talk to is recording and sending back to china what you say and do... Take a moment and READ that LG license agreement ... WOW. But allowing your home power use to be accessed by ANYONE else seems a bit naïve to me. Learn to do without the pretty pictures (dashboard) it comes with a price.I'm a retired, software development engineer. I will NOT connect to anything outside my home. Any data you 'give away' will be used to track you and be sold. The iComfort on my whole-house heat pump is an example - I refuse to allow it to connect and store my heat/cool stats outside of my home. You might think - who could ever connect my 'annoymous' heat/cool use or SolArk solar stats or X or Y or Z to me - but you'd be wrong. These bits of data can be leveraged thru analysis and often connected together and sold or used to market you or used for nefarious purposes down the road. The way AWES (Amazon Web Services) and Dell (EMC/Vmware services) works is that virtual servers can migrate and/or be replicated and/or backed up anywhere in the world. You can have a primary service here and replicate/backup there. Personally - I just won't buy a product that requires off-site interconnect to be used.
Almost all those home control audio devices Americans are using are sending your voice info to Amazon and Google. There are not many Chinese companies selling products in America that operate using voice control and those that do typically use the Alexa API to operate. I agree with your overall point. I will not allow one Alexa or google assistant device to be put in my house. (BTW LG is from South Korea and not China. They use google and Alexa for voice control in their remotes)Ditto, I am an IT security consultant 30 years in the trade ( before security was even a thing building networks/monitoring 1000's of devices ) I showed my Daughter how every thing she types/ loads/looks at / is tracked on her laptop she was stunned. I also would not even consider products the MUST use the internet to function. I have firewalled off our smart tv's stunning that people do not understand that nice remote you talk to is recording and sending back to china what you say and do... Take a moment and READ that LG license agreement ... WOW. But allowing your home power use to be accessed by ANYONE else seems a bit naïve to me. Learn to do without the pretty pictures (dashboard) it comes with a price.