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They are mounted on my shop in the backyard which has a metal roof. The wires are run underground in conduit into my house, connecting to a DC Breaker.

I'll just put a little update here. I have 22 panels, in a 11S2P combination with two fused mc4 connections on the main positive leads. They feed directly into my house, to a DC Breaker, and then to the inverter. The inverter is powering a sub-panel. I went with the Growatt 5000ES from...

The newer firmware increases the amperage from 18 to 22 on solar input if I remember correctly. Signature Solar was no help whatsoever with the new communication board. You might have to try talking to Growatt directly, but they don't respond, I'm still waiting 2 months later.

I was going to update this post regarding the wifi stick, but I'm still waiting. It was returned on 6/2 and SignatureSolar still hasn't messaged me. I had to send another email (yet again, big surprise) asking about it. I was told, "It has been placed on the refund list since the 31st." I'm just...

Why not just wire the output to a sub panel, and then you can add whatever you want.

It's just a recommendation, they can't list every possibility.

The point of the video is to learn how to design your system based on the specs of the controller.. Look at the specs of the LV6548 and calculate the voltage and amperage of your array. If those do not exceed the specs, you will be fine. Just make sure you take the voltage temperature...

If you haven't already, I would watch this video Will made a while ago. You also have to make sure the amperage doesn't exceed the controllers max amperage. When you connect panels in parallel, the amperage adds up, just like how Will explains the voltage adding up for series strings.

Good luck! They told me I had to wait till mid June for them to get a replacement unit on my RMA.

I finished installing all 12 panels on 4/3 and I live in west Texas. As far as I can remember, it hasn't rained once since they been installed. So far the panels are fine, there isn't any water damage visible on the cell side. The rainy season where I'm located at typically starts around June 15...

The funny thing is, I actually have two strings in parallel. One string is from Signature Solar (x12 panels) and the other string is from Santan Solar (x10 panels). I didn't have any issues whatsoever with the panels from Santan Solar and they produce more watts. The only reason I bought the...

I honestly don't believe that was the case here. The support agent didn't even ask or insinuate the damage occurred in shipping. Her response indicated, at least to me, that this exact issue had happened more than once. I originally thought that Signature Solar packaged the panels themselves, so...

Thank you for the suggestion. I'll defiantly check out the items they have. Maybe I can find a better solution.

Right, but the damage had nothing to do with shipping as far as I could tell. I made sure to inspect all the packaging and it was perfect. The cracked panels (as you can see in the pictures) were deliberately sandwiched between the good panels on either side. None of them had any damage to the...

I disagree with you. They could of sent me the correct sized end clamp with no effort at all. Also, there are other ways a company can replace a unit if the exact one isn't in stock. It isn't my fault the unit failed and it isn't my fault the unit is backordered and they don't have any dedicated...