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I am in the UK and I have got hold of a 3000W Renogy 12V inverter. However, it's an EU type. That means the sockets on it are not 3 pin UK socket but rather 2 pin EU sockets. Is there any safety concerns with using it? I was thinking of buying an EU plug and fitting it to a 2.5mm flex cable and...

I am just finishing off the spec for a 6.5Kw array. The system will be grid tied with a hot water diverted. I am getting different companies telling me the pros and cons of going with a battery system. The power company has a decent feed in tariff that will allow me to sell back excess power. A...

I am putting together a small array of about 2.1Kw (6 x 360W panels). I am confused as what is the best way to configure these given the potential drop across the cable back to my house. The house is about 45 meters away. If I string the 6 together I will get about ~240V DC @~11A. In this setup...

I am considering a grid tie solution. There is one thing I can't quite get my head around that I am hoping someone can help with: does the generated power always go to the grid or does/can it be consumed in the house first? At it's very simplest, suppose I have a grid tied inverter. I connect...

I have a 100Ah AGM. I've been learning a bit about 18650 cells and gathered about 100 decent ones. I've built a small 15Ah 3s pack with a cheap BMS. I'd like to use this as an "addon" to my existing setup. I'm thinking of connecting the new pack to the AGM as the input for the BMS and limiting...

I have my small 3 X 100W (series) setup in place for a few weeks now and I am just starting to notice some trends that I don't really understand. I discharge lightly enough in the evening and get my 100Ah AGM down to around 12.4 on average. I have noticed that when I get a sunny morning (like...

I have a Tracer3210AN controller. It is connected to a small 100aH battery. I noticed the default settings are perfect for the battery type except the capacity, that is set to 200aH. I don't use (or have access to a Windows PC) so I can't use the EPEver software to change the settings. I do have...

Back again with more noob questions. Today I noticed my SCC is not outputting a lot of amps, max about 0.6A. I have one 100W on it and i have tested and it is outputting @ 21V. However, the SCC shows about 14V. I have an attached screen shot but I have seriously loaded the battery and it drop...

Noob alert. I recently got an MPPT (Tracer AN 30A). I have a script running every minute that queries via the RS485 port. I log this info to a local database. I have been noticing that the Battery SoC decreases as soon as the sun disappears. At the moment is at about 63%. This is a brand new...

I have a budget setup. 100W panel with cheap PWM. I also have a new 95Ah AGM battery. I got a power monitor today and placed in between the charge controller and the battery. I was surprised to see the controller didn't put out more than 4.0A @ ~54W. The battery monitor showed 13.2V. This was...

I am getting ready from my solar install in my shed in the coming days. As a test I got together some old batteries (some UPS and an old golf trolley) and charged them up from the mains. The golf trolley bat is in the best condition and after charging I fully charged a large USB power bank (over...

Hello, I am just starting off with my solar setup. To begin with I have a 100W panel and charge controller (best to get my head around everything before getting any bigger!). I will also be starting 12V DC out only - to power some garden/shed lights and some device charging points. I have...