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The EOD setting starts running the inverter again at 10% higher than there threshold you set. The Cutoff setting might function the same way but I don’t know for sure. I totally agree BTW that another set of settings to be able to control the upper thresholds would be nice.

As far as I understand, the breakers for the array can be near the inverter, rather than needing to be by the array. Re: running the AC and DC wires in the same wireways, I don't know about NEC rules around that, but personally I would avoid the potential for the AC lines to induce AC...

It would be nice but I wouldn’t hold your breath on that option. They haven’t ever enabled the ability to parallel two inverters that are different models.

The video is good except the recommendation for the 6000xp is to use the CAN port for communication, so you would want to change the CAN protocol to LUX rather than the rs485. The battery type in the inverter should be left at the default of EG4.

Yeah I noticed that too. It seems based on reports from others that the newest version of the manual is correct.

I hear you. I drove 3 hours round trip to pick them up to avoid the shipping cost 🙄

I had trouble finding hardly any high wattage panels that weren’t at least a bit wider than the powerfield would accept. I don’t recall now the specific options I looked at before settling on the 370 watt NE Solar panels. Good to know the 480 watt Q cells are an option 😎

I don’t know if their wind tunnel tests included from the rear - maybe it did - but keep in mind that the buckets themselves leave only about half of the back of the panels exposed to wind pressure, so I’m sure that helps.

Yeah I love mine - great solution for my backyard array here in Arizona. Used them to mount all my 370 watt NE panels. I just put several 50 pound sand bags inside each. Even during high wind monsoon storms they haven’t budged at all. I only wish they supported panels that were a bit wider...

Here are my thoughts/opinions: Re: #1 - In my opinion, it's really all about the specs more than the brand of a panel. It's worth digging a little deeper than just the watts/volts/amperage numbers and looking at least at the thermal data - like how much the panel voltage goes down with...

Yeah that's a good thing to be sure you are aware of. For example, I have an array that has a total rated theoretical output of 5730 watts, but in full sun I pretty consistently see 4800 watts when the panels are hot in the sun - or a bit more than 5000 watts when they are colder in the winter...

I know for me, some days the Tigo information shows up, and other days (like today) I can see the panels represented but no data... not sure if that is the fault of Tigo or of EG4, but I haven't cared enough to try and do anything about it ;)

I have bought panels from A1 for local pickup in Arizona. Everything went great. I called them about rails that weren’t listed on their site and they hooked me up with them as well. 😎

Here are their officially tested brands that work. There are others as well - https://eg4electronics.com/backend/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/EG4-6000XP-Battery-Compatibility-List.pdf

Interesting it’s throwing a fault rather than just clipping…