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We bought a few of these mounts and for the price, I'm amazed. Can't wait to see their V3 (hopefully in the future). I was watching some videos on youtube and copied a setup for a temporary, portable mount solution. Then added wheels: I was not paying attention and picked up some panels...

I just got rid of a lead acid pack. Never so happy in all my life. :-)

https://a1solarstore.com/solar-panels/florida.html I need to buy 6500 watts, preferably 400+ watts.

I had no problems with them on significant orders. Packed well and delivered on time. It all just works. I'm in Florida so shipping was off-the-scale and a double whammy with Florida State Tax (thanks DeSantis). On my last order shipping and state tax alone were into the ballpark of $2000...

I believe this was the wheel we used. Be sure to grease the zerk during installation...

I tried to price out a BMS from Current Connected on November 8th. Garrett Hoeffgen emailed " ....we do not currently carry any replacement units for the SOK BMS. We are not planning on carrying any for purchase anytime soon." I emailed SOK and they told me they could sell a replacement BMS...

Ok .... changed out all panels and ran new PV power cabling from the panels to the Sol-Ark. Starts fine, no errors, running loads great. Before doing this trouble shooting, the battery pack had charged to 99%. Now I've got an triangle with exclamation point below the batteries and no further...

That's how it appears. I may well have to order direct from SOK. Make sense to you? Given the geo-poltical situation on planet crazy-town, I'm sure some of us would like some spares. If a solar/war generated EMP takes out my SOK BMS, I'm gonna be in a world of hurt. I'd like spares in EMP...

That is some sweet looking hardware. Maybe if the budget ever becomes agreeable .... :-) Over ten years ago, I paid $1500 per large pole mount that would hold 4 panels. Looks like things have come a long way since then.

I did a brief search on the forum and with the Duck search engine. No luck on anything yet. My source of worry is three-fold: 1) US fedgov crosses every red-line they encounter in Ukraine and appears to be trying to start an NBC exchange with Russia. 2) We are in the process of a pole-flip...

Going thru the manuals and search engines, I did not see anything about DoD for the SK48V100. Maybe I missed it. I found this on a website: Extended Cycle Life: The SK48V100 offers impressive longevity and reliability with high-capacity cells that retain 80% capacity after 4000 cycles. That...

Found an east coast source with panels for sale. Some of the brands available are: Canadian Solar Qcells Mission Solar REC JA Solar Trina Solar VSUN Aptos Solar Hyundai Phono Solar SunTech Silfab Longi How would you rank this list? Or perhaps, what would be your top three? Just as...

I'm in the process of installing a Sol-Ark 12K and am encountering the F08 code too. This system is strictly offgrid and there are no connections for grid or genny at this time. The VOM reads an "open" between ground and neutral as the install only powers the solar shack right now -- not the...

I kept at it -- looking for a place that would answer questions and felt "right". Most places advertising in the SouthEast are installers and it appears to be rare to find distributors at all. Anyway .... went to mobile-solarpower and clicked on their "components" menu. Found a link to Rich...

I don't know about this specific gear, but it sounds like they are referring to a cardboard or nylon tie packing on the fan blade (for shipping). I'd open it up (de-energized), gently grasp a fan blade and attempt to move it. When you find your intrusion, does it look like something that can...

Having trouble understanding the setup on a Sol-Arc 12 with SOK Lion battery. Under (battery setup)-->(charge), the charge start was set set to 50% for grid charge. Under (Limiter), Limited power to load was checked and Time of use also checked. All 7 days were checked. Under...

Looking for a digital voltage readout for a 48 volt battery pack. Was thinking that 2" or 3" LEDs would be sweet (my favorite digital clock has 3" tall LEDs). I made the rounds at amazon and did a quick search with a search engine but no luck. Anyone know of a bright, large LED voltmeter...

Please look at the pics above. This stuff is very, very heavy and the freight would be very high. If you really wish to do so, what would be an agreeable deal for you for 2 Magnums and 4 Midnite Classic 150's?

So, you used an RJ45 splitter on your "Battery/CANBus" port? I have the 12K outdoor-- is that your model?

Getting ready to upgrade the system. Looking to rehome: (1) Magnum MS4024PAE 120/240 Inverter (2) Midnite Classic 150 charge controllers (12) Rolls S550 batteries nearing end-of-life There are also (2) new Midnite Classic 150 charge controllers in factory boxes that were sealed in a faraday...

Here in paradise it's the second overcast day and I'm probably going to produce 500 watts output from a 6500 watt array. What fun, eh? It occurs to me that an enormous amount of energy is still striking the earth since I have several miles visibility. So, what frequency bands are hiding all...

On the Sol-Arc 12K system, the manual says max PV input voltage is 500 volts. It also specifies PV max input current per MPPT = 20A (self-limiting). To simplify: If I use a single parallel MPPT string of (8) 400 watt panels each capable of ~ 10 amps, then it would follow that the input string...

I was looking at these components: SOK batteries Sol-Arc 12K and Rich-Solar 400w panels Maximum Power(Pmax): 400W Maximum Power Voltage(Vmp): 41.2V Maximum Power Current(Imp): 9.71A Open Circuit Voltage(Voc): 49.6V Short Circuit Current(Isc): 10.3A Maximum System Voltage(Vmax): 1500VDC...

Wish I had seen that earlier. :-)

I edited this once but somehow the edit didn't stick. Guess I forgot to save. Anyway, let's try this again. The "remote" is installed in the top, center of the wiring closet (included). Pics follow:

Short review for Sol-Ark 12K EMP hardened 12.8K Rich Solar PV 50KWH SOK batteries Just passed the 2 megawatt generated milestone. The performance has been flawless and only a few issues/suggestions. Concerning the design: I'm not crazy about the input terminals for the PV. I would much...

I started off looking to upgrade lead/acid batteries near the end-of-life on an old system. Looking to protect the elderly household from grid down situations. One thing lead to another and basically I discovered that an all-in-one removes all the hassle. When I saw the Arc-Sol had EMP...

Vendor tells me that there is no EMP protection available for SK48V100 SOK batteries. Is there anything to be done that will minimize risk? Sure would appreciate any advice .....

Has anyone ever gotten a larger touch screen hooked up for this beast -- say about 12" to 15" diagonal? Pointers would be most appreciated.

Well, that was an interesting experience. I went to check out and the shopping cart jumped from around $4200 to $5800.