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Did you try 867-5309?

This whole thread is why I don't vacuum...

Easiest way to fix your issue is to put all of your stuff in one of these.... and move south... :p

https://archinect.com/news/article/149993737/mit-startup-creates-camouflage-solar-panels Now this makes sense... :rolleyes:

I have $3500 of MPP solar inverters that haven't produced a single watt of power since I bought them. I called Ian to complain, but apparently, I need to take them out of the box and hook them up to something to get them to work.... I didn't see that anywhere on the website...

40 acres? I would start with something similar to this.... :p

I don't believe this. The majority of people are slugging it out day to day to survive. There are plenty of lazy people but they are not the majority...

Anything $$$ I use PayPal Credit. 6 months to pay and if anything goes wrong you can file a claim and you are not out any money of your own. This allows you to buy the item elsewhere while waiting for resolution to your claim. I have yet (knock on wood) to lose a PayPal claim for fraudulent...

The flip side to that argument is that I really don't want my inverters hooked to the internet or a company that can access my power automatically. I would rather have to update manually by making a choice. Granted it would be a lot nicer if I could manually download and install via WiFi, but I...

Ask me what?

This is really an impossible argument for many reasons. I need this to be as affordable as possible and I have time to wait = DIY from China I need this to be as affordable as possible, but I don't have time to wait = DIY from USA (shipped from China) I need this to be as easy as possible and...

I just pulled the trigger on x8 of the 230ah EVE cells. Similar in cost to my used BYD's and should more than double my battery capacity. My first dabble in new cells :p

I live 50 miles from Fort Hood... Don't have to worry about EMP or much of anything else... Russian missiles are not known for accuracy, so I am guessing at least one will hit my back yard. As long as the EMP kills the electronics on the guy's car that keeps driving up and down my street...

Here is my advice. Install it, install your solar (as much as you can fit), install your 400ah 24v battery and see what happens. Just make sure you can supplement with a generator or grid if needed. If you are camping in 80F and want it to be 70F you might be fine, but if you are camping in...

On a slightly hilarious note (after the fact), when I hooked them up, my LV2424 started beeping. Just a little at first, and then a lot. I checked everything and couldn't figure out what it was. I finally realized that it was actually my volt meter telling me that I had left it on (idle) for...

Ironically, here in Central Texas at the end of summer, the only grass that is still green is either under a trampoline, or big oak trees :p

I managed to squeeze out almost $6k in solar credit. I didn't get to claim my panels since they were used. If I had to do over again, I would have waited and bought new panels. New panels are about the same price I paid for used (and the new are higher wattage). With 30% back it would have been...

Cost will make or break this, so until you have an idea, I am not sure how far you will get. Figure $150-160 per kwh for the actual cells, and the ready to use market is sitting at $300 kwh. My guess is you are capped at maybe $500 to make it worth it to reach your target buyer which to me is...

Ordered Dec 28, shipped Jan 4, delivered today (Jan 8). Ironic that both of my Voltronic inverters have been on their best behavior since I ordered. It's like they know....

Topic is "What's the point?" so please limit your discussion to "pointy" things... :p

What is powering the building now? I don't think a system of this size and "Beginner's Corner" go hand in hand. :)

Time of use is a big one... Especially if you don't have the neighbor friendly generator edition (yeah, I am looking at you Harbor Freight). Nothing your camping buddies love more than hearing the Champion 100000w super generator competing with landing jumbo jets for who is noisier :p Plus you...

Looks super clean so far! I like the cabinet directly below the inverters.

You really want a disconnect between everything. If something goes wrong, turning a switch is much easier than trying to unhook cables, pull plugs, etc.

How about East and West? You can extend your solar day quite a bit if you have panels facing in three directions. I don't think I have ever heard "2400sqft" and "cabin" in the same sentence :p That's almost as big as my 4 bedroom two story house....

Just make sure you are checking polarity (every time) with a multi meter. Even with a rock solid industry standard (MC4 is as close as you will get for that), there is still nothing preventing a mfg from putting the connectors on the wrong wires (colored or otherwise). A lot of the mfgs are...

Couple of used panels, a Epever 20a controller, and a car battery... You should be good! :p

These two units are completely different models (not related in any way). I have no idea why MPP Solar kept the same naming convention for both, as it confused the heck out of the market.

I wonder if these are even the same company? I have seen it spelled at least three different ways in these posts. I really find the 2019 as new comment interesting. If the cell is new, it is new. Do we have an age limit on items on when they become not new? If you buy a 2019 car new from the...

Are you going to be grid tied? Do you need UL approval on the panels? If the answer is no, just get used panels. https://store.santansolar.com/product/santan-solar-t-series-250w/ Shipping is about $200, so the more you buy, they less the shipping is for each panel. The palletize them, so the...