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Yes, Georgia is NEC2020. I've seen other threads here which indicate that UL9540 is only required in California, and UL9540A (batteries alone) is the national standard. Here's one example: https://diysolarforum.com/threads/paired-vs-non-paired-ul9540-requirement.68238/#post-861979 Hence my...

I did look at Pytes, but they don't publish pricing so I moved on. I landed on the Ruixu from Will's video, and his strong recommendation. The price is excellent. It's not 50K, it's 30K after tax credits. I think you're confusing ROI and payback, I get ROI the very next month when my...

Hello, I was hoping to get some feedback on a quote from a custom installer. Inverter Sol-Ark 15K Optimizer 26 X Tigo TS4-A-O + monitoring & shutdown Panels 26 X REC 420AA Pure 2 Total System Price - REC : $34,725.60 or 26 X QCells Q.PEAK DUE BLK ML-G10 + 410 Total System Price -...

I am looking for a quiet solution to maintain my 12V 200ah Office Backup, which is setup as a DIY UPS. I have a - 200ah 12V battery - 2200 watt Inverter - Victron Smart Shunt - Automatic Transfer switch. These keep Router/Internet/laptops/microservers up and running for 24hrs. Great! The...

Current Connected site clearly shows you want the Pytes if you want closed comms with solark as a supported configuration Sol-Ark will happily do closed-loop comms with anyone that supports the protocol. They advertise "Any Battery", and they list more than 20 supported battery vendors...

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A Daily usage numbers is not practical. I have zero knowledge on the load of a water heater, for example. I also have zero knowledge which setting (low, medium, high) for the Air Conditioner I'll be using, or what a typical runtime will look like in the southeast. The reality is that : 1...

Is everyone still happy with the Riuxu batteries? I'm considering the 10-battery rack to pair with a Sol-ark 15K. Any issues getting comms working properly?

How does expanding the bank work if you have closed-loop RS485? My inverter has only one RS485 ports. Is it possible to add a completely separate additional bank, and somehow have it be closed-loop as well? My guess is that once I pick a battery manufacturer, I'm essentially stuck with that...

I have the Victron battery balancer to keep them balanced. Is that not sufficient?

Interesting. It is grid-tie. The Ruixu batteries are UL listed under 1973. Can you point me to more information on UL requirements? No. 10 100ah 48V batteries, so 48,000 WH. My bad.

Thanks! Yes, I have a gasoline "diesel heater" in the plan. I didn't list it here as it's not a material electrical load. Interesting thought on the shorepower, I actually don't think I'll get many chances to use even 30a, as we'll probably be totally off-grid more often than at a...

195 is the fridge model number. It pulls 4A at 24V. Not a concern for max current, but a concern for total energy over time. I neglected to mention I'd use a Lynx Distributor for the busbar, and planned on landing the AC on that. So I'd need big cables from Battery to Lynx...

I guess this is the root of my question: What is the sterling ground path with a Chassis ground? Is the charge flowing: Lynx Distributor Negative Bus Bar - > Chassis Ground - > Sterling B2B - > Chassis Ground - > Ford Battery Negative? Or are they going to skip the B2b entirely, and just go...