HI Howie, Does the AIO communicate with other brands of batteries?
I concure about using batteries/inverters from same OEM, its my preference. Jay > On Jul 20, 2024, at 6:37 PM, Howie Michaelson via RE-wrenches > <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote: > > I have been testing a pre-production model of Midnite's AIO (All in One) > inverter/charge controller in my off-grid house (replaced a dual stacked > VFX3648, Midnite Classic200 and an AC coupled SunnyBoy), and while I haven't > put it through any serious tests yet, I am impressed with its functions and > spec's. I also have a couple of 5kWh LiFePO4 batteries with their BMS that I > just added to the system (replacing a 1300 ah 2-volt Lead-Acid battery bank), > and the integration was seamless (really plug and play, compared to an often > more complicated pairing between other all-in-ones I've been installing > (Sol-Ark, Fortress). I've gotten a sneak peak at their monitoring site which > is still under intensive development, and what I've seen looks pretty good. I > was not a fan of the all-in-ones when they started to flood the market > (Sonnen, Pika/Generac, etc.) especially ones with the batteries integrated. > But I have converted over to them almost exclusively as they are much simpler > for my clients to understand - their programming and operation as well as > their communications are much better integrated and cleaner in my opinion. > They of course have had power issues and firmware headaches, which is why I > am sticking to inverters and batteries from the same manufacturer. I will > keep you all up to date on my experience with the production model of the > Midnite AIO as I install them and with the Midnite LiFePO4 batteries as they > become available. > > Howie Michaelson > > > On Sat, Jul 20, 2024 at 7:26 PM Dan Fink via RE-wrenches > <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > <mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org>> wrote: > James Showalter from Signature Solar and Eric Lundgren from Big Battery > purchased Outback Solar. I have had terrible tech support experiences from > both of those outfits, they tend to conveniently "forget" your engineering > and NEC code compliance support requests when the answer is just simply "no, > not yet UL listed" or "we don't know if that feature works or not." I'm not > sure how these prolific suppliers of cheap crap products with terrible QC and > NIB failure rates intend to compete, but my guess is that they have control > of the big crap overseas product pipeline nozzle and intend to steer the huge > stream of sewage in our direction. Sol-Ark just imports Deye products and > retrofits them with their own upgrades and firmware. Magnum has vanished, > much to my dismay as my own system is Magnum as are dozens of my customers. > > Us off-grid folks still have a couple guys named boB and Robin at Midnite > that still manufacture, sell and support good products. Maybe Morningstar > will up their game into larger inverters. Why are all these shady import > companies based in Texas? Inquiring minds want to know! BTW, I hate > all-in-ones, never had a single good experience, just endless firmware and > comms updates and such simple issues resulting in multiple truck rolls. > > I miss Lones Tuss of Outback calling me back on a Friday evening at 7PM and > remotely diagnosing my client's VFX / Mate 3S issues whilst doing his laundry > at home, after I submitted a ticket earlier that day. The client seriously > thought I was pulling a practical joke on him until I put Lones on speaker. > > Strange new world for us off-grid folks. I'll have to stick with the very few > companies left that I trust. Yes, yes, Schneider, but their tech support is > almost impenetrable. > > Our strange new off-grid world seems to be destined as crap from Alibaba and > Amazon, and it all smells rather off to me, like the "fresh fish" at a > run-down Safeway in eastern Kansas.... > > Dan Fink > Owner, Buckville Energy Consulting LLC > IREC Certified Instructor for PV and Small Wind Installation > NABCEP Certified PV System Inspector > NABCEP PV Associate > d <mailto:dan.f...@greendustrialtraining.com>anbo...@gmail.com > <mailto:anbo...@gmail.com> > 970-672-4342 > > > > > On Sat, Jul 20, 2024 at 3:22 PM Jay via RE-wrenches > <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > <mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org>> wrote: > I just checked the OB forums page and there is nothing current. > > One thing I found says that the new president of OB is the CEO of Big > Battery. I don’t know that to be a fact. > Which is also somehow related to signature solar/ EG4. > > My guess is that if/when OB resurfaces it won’t have the same products. It’ll > just be an old name selling new products and they won’t be dealing with old > legacy products, warranty or MX or tech support. > > I could be way wrong. > > But anyone trying to keep a product line going wouldn’t just stop all > communication for a few months. > > Maybe someone who has been an OB distributor might know more about what’s up? > I no longer have any of those contacts. > > New world, fellow wrenches. > > Jay > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org > <http://re-wrenches.org/> > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > <mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > <http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org> > > There are two list archives for searching. 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