Friends: I am trying to understand the Envy 12. Here is the question of the day: If the Envy calls for a Gen start and the Gen fails to start, what happens? Does the contact closure open after a preset time to protect the starter? Will the Envy try more than once to start the generator?
Tech support says the contact closure stays closed until either the SOC goes above the Gen stop setting or the inverter shuts off due to low SOC. This sounds lame to me and disregards years of off-grid best-practice. Also, tech support says I should size PV for full autonomy for the shortest, darkest, rainiest days of the year. I think this is too much solar and that is why to have a generator. Do any of you size that way? Thanks in advance. William Miller Miller Solar.com 805-438-5600 www.millersolar.com
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