Rednecktek
Solar Wizard
Getting power to my camp was $8/ft + $2400 for the transformer so I guesstimated. How far off was I????
This is my baby!
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THERED117
Sparky, Sparky, yeah, yeah, yeah
When I received the text with the non official estimate I asked did he fat finger a zero. My father inlaw thought I was joking until I told he for the third time I wasn't. Overhead was 100k. Underground with a boring rig was going to be 28K. On top of all of this I was going to get charged 35 photon fee per month too.
THERED117
Sparky, Sparky, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm putting another 6k in my system and adding 2 more inverters and 2 batteries. 20 more panels sometime in the next year.
Batavian
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Are you going to switch to a different model inverter?
THERED117
Sparky, Sparky, yeah, yeah, yeah
No. I'm going to run 2 paired on each phase to divide the loads.
Batavian
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I ask because I am on my second set of 6500s and have power outage issues that started weekly and now are daily again. The symptoms are a little different from the previous set. I have lost faith in the 6500s going to call tomorrow to see if I can return and get an 18kpv. There must be people out there that run them without issues, I've had no luck with mine.
THERED117
Sparky, Sparky, yeah, yeah, yeah
Is it a load issue? Explain the symptoms please. Unfortunately I've had a time with them too but I've learned a lot too.
THERED117
Sparky, Sparky, yeah, yeah, yeah
You can dm me if you want.
Batavian
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MF80 faults that shut down inverters (CAN communication fault.) The first set started to fault once a week then would fault every evening when switching from PV/Battery to Battery only. They were replaced by Signature Solar. The replacements worked for fine for a week then F80 shut down around noon time. They have been shutting down weekly then every few days and now seems daily in the middle of the day. Haven't noticed load being an issue. Has only shut down once or twice when on battery only, but didn't fault just came back on in a few seconds.
Batavian
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F80 not MF80
Zapper77
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Open or closed battery communication?
THERED117
Sparky, Sparky, yeah, yeah, yeah
THERED117
Sparky, Sparky, yeah, yeah, yeah
What batteries do you have? How is your cables ran? The wire coming from the inverter to the master battery is directional. How are they addressed. Master should be 0000 the rest larger. Mine are set in binary order because that matters only to me lol.
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The only time that I had the F80 fault was when I had a battery communication failure.
Batavian
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It happens with batteries in USE and no coms connected. I wish it were that easy. I have went through many variables No loads, different PV strings disconnected etc, etc. I don't believe it is a battery com issue, I think it is a split phase inverter com issue. The fact that it works for a week at a time in between seems strange to me.
Batavian
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EG4 Lifepower4 6 each.
THERED117
Sparky, Sparky, yeah, yeah, yeah
From you menu go up till you see your firmware. What is U1 U2 U3 on each.
THERED117
Sparky, Sparky, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm at work so I'm going off off memory only.
Batavian
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All firmware including batteries are the latest.
THERED117
Sparky, Sparky, yeah, yeah, yeah
Your running 2p1 2p2? 240 split phase?
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