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    AC box and final touches

    Hello everyone I have finally had the time to setup my solar system on my garage and it took 1 year as I simply had too much work to do... Now all is setup except the AC breaker box that has to connect to my inverter! My system consists of Huawei KTL 6 L1 (single phase), 2 strings of 5 panels...
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    Finaly setting my solar tomorow need quick help!

    Thanks guys! Seems I will need to buy their backup box too as it has some comunication port for it to work off grid (on purpose). The thing is my DC fuse box came out 70€ while their backup box B0 thingy is 450+ € ffs...
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    Finaly setting my solar tomorow need quick help!

    Hey guys so finaly I got the time to setup my panels and inverter that I had for about 6-8 months sitting in the garage.. Tomorrow im setting it up and im going over the documentation to re-read steps.. And I came on this part (photo) for my onverter says AC side 600v?? Should it not be 220v...
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    Braker help +-

    Great thanks! Didn't want to risk it thought I better ask!
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    Braker help +-

    Hello everyone I have bought a breaker box off ebay DC 1000v now im just confused where does + and - go? They are not signed on the breaker on the bottom im guesing it by the writing it goes from 1 to 3 from 2 to 4? So negative will be on the left and positive will be on the right? Talking about...
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    Huawei SUN2000-(2KTL-6KTL)-L1

    Well this goes a bit beyond my comfort ill ask my friend who is an electrician to guide me and help me out with this! This is great information!
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    Huawei SUN2000-(2KTL-6KTL)-L1

    Well thats what confuses me a bit shouldnt i use the volts up to what my onverter is? If lets say gets so cold and volts spike up the 1000v breaker will not trip right? So why you a 1000v at this point I do not understand the reasoning or will the current spike as well at that point? My thought...
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    Huawei SUN2000-(2KTL-6KTL)-L1

    Im not really confident enough to build my own thats why im looking for done ones and want to protect the inverter as well.. Heres a funky thing the distributor said beside saying 18a on the mppt he said 560v is the max not 600! Im guessing he is refering to a lower voltage to account for colder...
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    Huawei SUN2000-(2KTL-6KTL)-L1

    What do you think about this? Im talking to the seller but he said it will not trip if its more than 600v so im confused or he cannot write english well.. Just found this amazing item on AliExpress. Check it out! €37.03 | Solar photovoltaic PV Combiner Box With Lightning Protection 2 input 2 out...
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    Huawei SUN2000-(2KTL-6KTL)-L1

    Thanks! Yes I read around the manual seems the battery is a requirement and thats ok as I think all their stuff is really high quality anyway and worth the bucks. I also found the document online that gives a statement from huawei that its ok to overpanel up to 150% now the question was what...
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    Huawei SUN2000-(2KTL-6KTL)-L1

    Awesome information! I really appreciate your effort there! Really needed this as im about to buy this thing and order panels! Now one thing if you could tell me the max input per MPPT is 12.5a and i want to order panels 570w bifacial jinko but the STC ISC is 14.25a and NOCT is 11.50a... Do you...
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    Huawei SUN2000-(2KTL-6KTL)-L1

    Please do as im very keen on the KTL 6 single phase!
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    Huawei SUN2000-(2KTL-6KTL)-L1

    Can you explain what is this then for? Its very confusing. https://support.huawei.com/enterprise/en/doc/EDOC1100167258/651eff9/setting-the-pure-off-grid-ess-mode
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    Huawei SUN2000-(2KTL-6KTL)-L1

    Wait so even since this is a hybrid inverter you cant use it in pure off grid mode? I was sure it will work even without the grid!
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    Disconect switch question

    Hi all I have ordered a disconect switch as I will need it for 2 strings eventualy... For now I want to use it for 1 string is that still ok? I would just use rubber plugs to cover the unused one for now.
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    Huawei SUN2000-(2KTL-6KTL)-L1

    Also want to know if it can power up without battery... looking at that exact inverter too! Need all the info possible on it!
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    Is this "overpaneling"? Help me understand.

    Ahhh ok got it! So even in the manual huawei tells you you may overpanel thats good! Ok understood! Thanks for the time to answer!
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    Is this "overpaneling"? Help me understand.

    Hi all! Im a bit confused about one thing about the inverter max PV input that says 9000wp I really cant figure out how do you get to this 9000w?? Every configuration i make is overvoltage or over current! For example the inverter has 2x 12.5amp inputs and a max of 600v and max i got was like...
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    Tilt mount for flat roof??

    Thanks man I have seen that but just by looking at those they seems fragile im not convinced buying those for some reason. Do you have any experience with those? Im planing to install 5x panels of 450w on my garage roof and I would put a rail on top of those so the panels would be fitted to a...
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    Tilt mount for flat roof??

    Lol you legend that would make my day! I am kind of surprised it super hard to find a quality piece of equipment thats pre fabricated!
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    Tilt mount for flat roof??

    Hi im wondering if im just dum to understand or is it super hard to find triangle mounts (good quality and sturdy ones) that i could put rails over to munt 5-6 panels at an angle... What im looking for is the thing in the picture and i have browsed ebay and ali express also been looking up some...
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    Starting my first solar need advice / tutoring (can pay!)

    Mr. Sandals can you tell me how do I figure out what is the maximum input amperage on my inverter? I cant find anything anywhere about that! Inverter: SUN2000-6KTL-L1 edit: sorry im a moron... I calculated wrong the correct should be 5 in series so 5x52,10= 260,5v and a 23,36 amps correct? As...
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    Starting my first solar need advice / tutoring (can pay!)

    This is a great illustration can you just tell me what is that thing between the connectors and the fuse box? Where both of the mc4 connector go into, not sure what that is!
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    Starting my first solar need advice / tutoring (can pay!)

    Thanks for taking your time to answer guys but im not sure how to do that does that mean 5 strings 2 panels? Could you clarify a bit? Also I have been looking into lower Wattage panels and seems I could load more pannels and have higher Wattage output with lower volatage if I chose different...
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    Starting my first solar need advice / tutoring (can pay!)

    Hi Michael! Thats a great calculator could you take a look what I have put in there if it is correct? This would mean 10 panles should be ok! For the inverter I mentioned.
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    Starting my first solar need advice / tutoring (can pay!)

    Hello to all, I will be setting my first solar system on my garage roof that is flat so have decided to ask my local aluminium shop that produce all kind of alu wares from doors to windows, rails etc to make me the railing system for solar panels on my garage as I did not find any really easy...
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    Huawei inverter MPPT question.

    Ah ok I see so this would be per panel than? So adding sunpower 440w panels should be fine on that inverter? I would like to add 12 panels and buy the LUNA2000 15kw.. Seems like a very easy and forward system by huawei do you have any experience with huawei or know anything about thisr inverters...
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    Huawei inverter MPPT question.

    Hello everyone I am planing to build my first solar array im looking into the huawei system the SUN2000 6KTL-L1 and the Luna battery. However something is really bugging me about the MPPT that this unit has its stated 12.5A per MPPT? Isnt that very low? How is this supposed to work since I see...
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