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I ordered an SOK battery rack (25kwh) last Tuesday on the 13th from Current Connections. They gave me a delivery date of the 22nd (today), but then updated it to the 21st by the next day. Fine. By the 15th, the very next day after it shipped on the 14th, it was sitting in east Arkansas in...

Adding a second inverter to a power panel that was a single set up when I bought it. While wiring the AC disconnect box, I've found that there are 'service crimps' in the manual and on my original one, but the second breaker that I found for it didn't come with them. Sort of like a split bolt...

Since we got our off grid system commissioned this year, I turned in most of my list of expenses to my accountants. The firm are experts in RE taxes, and when I called to pay for their services, my accountant gave me some surprisingly bad news. Apparently, I can't use the credits because he said...

I've just completed installing a grundforss sqflex pump and something is weird here. I have it wired direct (no batteries) to a series of (6) Evergreen Solar 120w panels. It was late afternoon when I finally got it wired and operational. The panels are on a temporary stationary ground mount I...

I'm veering away from using my Miller 250 Bobcat lp welder/11kw generator (if I can't figure out how to get an auto choke on it), and looking for a good 240v capable generator to back up our system. I'd rather get a good American or at least a brand I've used on industrial Ironworking jobs...

I'm in the process of setting up my "new" system and wondered if the dual Xantrex SW5548's can produce 240v without the autotransformer. It seems I read somewhere lately that the T240 isn't necessary for a dual inverter system like this. Forgot where I saw it so I can't go back and re-read it. I...

I have 8 Interstate "Workaholic" L16 batteries that came with a full system I bought. Unfortunately, they've had to sit and wait outside for a few years, and they're no longer strong enough to use. I figure with the high price of lead acid batteries and core charges, I should be able to at least...

Sort of a last minute plea for information here, but I'm having trouble understanding exactly what is covered, and I'm heading to my tax accountant's this week to get my taxes done. I've read in multiple places that anything involved in building my system is deductible. In my case, aside from my...

I'm thinking of using SOK 48v LiFePo batteries with my system, which will be stacked Trace SW5548 inverter/chargers. The rest of the system is the standard Xantrex power panel, except for swapping the C40 charge controllers for Midnite Solar Classic 150's. Is there any reason this system...

In the process of getting the Trace/Xantrex power panel up in the new shed. The Trace SW5548's are 130# each, so getting them up and bolted is tricky by myself. I used a come-a-long and a rope harness to get the high one up, then man handled the second one. Since I had to find second breakers...

A question for the few of you out there that have these- I'm wiring up the RY7 and RY8 connections for the start and run lines, but I once again can't find what I"m looking for. When I opened up my two NOS Trace inverters, they both had a set of 6 female spade connectors that are for RY spades...

I have 2 original Trace C40 pwm charge controllers that I acquired when I bought my two Trace SW5548 inverters that I've held onto until I got my system up and running. I bought them, knowing that I would probably never use them (I have a used one from a complete system I'd bought a few years...

I've had my system up and running (sort of) for months now, but I've got a problem i can't figure out. My panels (7,680w of LG 320w modules) are feeding the two Classic 150 charge controllers and 500ah of SOK LiFePo batts), are putting out their expected voltage and amps, per a complete check of...

l've been thinking about using my Miller Bobcat welder/generator as my back up genny, and I'd like to get some thoughts from anyone familiar with the old SW5548's. I've checked out a lot of generators that are termed 'auto start' or 'remote auto start', but can't find any information on exactly...

I'm getting my panels mounted on the 1st of 2 racks, and I've got the home run wires and ground wire in place, getting ready to mount the 1st combiner box to the pole (using MT Solar's top of pole 12 panel racks). These racks are built at waist level, raised up by chain fall, then the rigging to...