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    Sol-Ark 12K short review

    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...
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    Sol-Ark 12K touchscreen?

    Has anyone ever gotten a larger touch screen hooked up for this beast -- say about 12" to 15" diagonal? Pointers would be most appreciated.
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    EG4 Brightmount

    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...
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    digital voltage readout for battery pack?

    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...
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    Sol-Ark Lion drain limit?

    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...
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    reasonable Depth of Discharge on SOK SK48V100?

    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...
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    good panel brands and ....

    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...
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    EMP protection for SOK batteries?

    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 .....
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    2nd day overcast sky .........

    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...
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    Magnum Inverter, Midnite Classic 150's

    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...
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    Sol-Arc 12K PV input questions

    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...
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