Recent content by Scoob-SanDiego

No worries. That thing doesn't look like it's running anywhere. I sell one other item (that's also not moving fast) that is in my experience invaluable... I have one extra thermal camera. When you build your DIY solar system and you want to test periodically for any hot spot in your system (any...

The input voltage is 12V Sorry for the late response.. I realize that the forum was not sending me notifications :-( I include below photos of the user manual. It's not super useful. But I did test the inverter with a Lifepo4 battery (pretty standard stuff) so I expect it works from 10 to...

SWEET! Of the ones you listed, I have only ever heard of "Chins" (and if I remember, Will had a very positive review on them). So given the small price difference in the 4 you listed, I would ONLY consider the Chins.

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I opened the box to look at it but never used it... ended up with a 24 volt system instead. It retails for $240 on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CDR41Q7G Asking $120 + Shipping Costs. (Venmo / Paypal) The package is 23" x 10" x 6" and weighs 17lb I'm located in San Diego and a...

I opened this product and used it for 1 hour to write a review. It works really well and normally retails on Amazon for $269 Please note: This product in ONLY for Android phones (not iphone) Asking for UPDATED PRICE: $100. (was $150) (Paypal / Venmo) with free shipping within the US. Here is...

You can also look directly at the LiTime website and purchase a "Like New" battery for $226. I mean if the battery exterior is mint and you do a full charge / discharge test on it, then a battery that is supposed to last 10 years in that condition is fine by me. I actually have 4 of those...

I hope this little bit of sarcasm helped you feel better somehow. But I'm afraid it did not provide any value to this conversation. Perhaps you would have some valuable insight to share that would help us understand the folly of our tentative plans and save us from some unforeseen catastrophe?

Thanks, I appreciate the feedback and agree with you. I am using #6 AWG for grounding all my panels so I will simply tie in to that. No amount of sun wind and rain will rip a #6 AWG copper wire :-)

And after *6* weeks, I finally heard back from EG4 directly. Essentially what they say "don't overpanel your system". However, if you read the specs for their inverters, they give you a Max Utilized PV input power AND a Max Recommended PV input Power. For instance, for the 6000xp: Max...

I have a MPP 2424-LV-MSD all in one inverter. When all is connected (solar PV, input AC and output AC), all is good and works as expected. BUT when I disconnect AC (load and neutral are disconnected by a breaker/switch but the ground is permanently connected... as should be), then using a 3 LED...

I'm delighted to hear it! I would *assume* the more remote/rural, the higher the chances that bureaucracy might be a tad lighter. Unfortunately it doesn't appear to be that easy in San Diego County :-(

Honestly, I don't know if a DIY *CAN* be compliant in certain states. I live in CA and it's the land of government oversight :-(. They don't make it easy or clear WHAT the requirements are. Even the permitting requires a solar contractor to do the actual job (or at least to sing on it)...

This is the last part of my post with my notes regarding the ARC Fault Protection My ARC Fault Protection NOTES: NEC 2017 / 2020 requires ARC fault protection with PV systems operating at more than 80V NOTE on Arc Fault Circuit Interruption (AFCI) NEC requirements. Any PV...

I did a bit of reading on the subject and it's thick with (protective if burdensome) bureaucracy. Here is my series of links and notes. This is just a copy of my personal summary notes so it might not be as polished as could be. But to answer your questions, off the top of my head from what I...