Re: [RE-wrenches] More Issues with Parallel Sol-Ark 15K System

2024-11-10 Thread david quattro via RE-wrenches
SolArk tech support told us that the PV array ground shouldn’t land on the inverter ground bar. But instead should be run to its own local electrode. or if you're grid tied it can land on the ground bar at the Main AC On Sun, Nov 10, 2024 at 6:27 AM Jason Szumlanski via RE-wrenches < re-wrenche

Re: [RE-wrenches] OB Charging/Comms Issues

2024-11-10 Thread Todd Cory via RE-wrenches
Once again I'm going to bang the drum for flooded, lead calcium batteries as THE chemistry for grid tied with battery backup systems. You can do your own research but they have exceptionally low self discharge rates, rarely need watering and should last around 30 years. The only negative is th

Re: [RE-wrenches] More Issues with Parallel Sol-Ark 15K System

2024-11-10 Thread Jay via RE-wrenches
Can someone/s offer up any solid electrical engineering reason for that?  Makes no sense to me. JayOn Nov 10, 2024, at 9:12 AM, david quattro via RE-wrenches wrote:SolArk tech support told us that the PV array ground shouldn’t land on the inverter ground bar. But instead should be run to its own

Re: [RE-wrenches] More Issues with Parallel Sol-Ark 15K System

2024-11-10 Thread James Jarvis via RE-wrenches
There isn't. It's a cultural thing. All of our Japanese machines have completely different grounding schemes that they want because that is standard in Japan. That's my two cents thank you, -James Jefferson Jarvis APRS World, LLC +1-507-454-2727 (apologies for the brevity and spelling...from my

Re: [RE-wrenches] Midnite Powerflo16 with Radian

2024-11-10 Thread Nick Lucchese via RE-wrenches
Thanks Logan, Tyrone and Maverick, Yes I've tried all the things noted so far without any success. Since there is no PV nor controller at the moment I can't test with just a controller alone but after testing with the Rosie I'm quite certain the battery is just fine. Also to be clear, the Mate3s n

Re: [RE-wrenches] More Issues with Parallel Sol-Ark 15K System

2024-11-10 Thread Michael Morningstar via RE-wrenches
Same with the Midnite AIO. They are very explicit in the instruction manual. On Sun, Nov 10, 2024 at 9:23 AM James Jarvis via RE-wrenches < re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote: > There isn't. It's a cultural thing. All of our Japanese machines have > completely different grounding schemes th

Re: [RE-wrenches] Midnite Powerflo16 with Radian

2024-11-10 Thread Jay via RE-wrenches
How many kWh of battery do you have. Jay  On Nov 10, 2024, at 11:00 AM, Nick Lucchese via RE-wrenches wrote:Thanks Logan, Tyrone and Maverick,Yes I've tried all the things noted so far without any success. Since there is no PV nor controller at the moment I can't test with just a controller alone

Re: [RE-wrenches] More Issues with Parallel Sol-Ark 15K System

2024-11-10 Thread Lou Russo via RE-wrenches
Aloha All, >From the Midnite Manual: Page 3 Solar PV+/PV- are UNGROUNDED. Note, you may ground PV Racking/Mounts, but doing so directly to the MIDNITE will likely result in damage in the case of a direct lightning strike to the PV array. Ground the PV racking directly to earth ground. Page 11 It

Re: [RE-wrenches] OB Charging/Comms Issues

2024-11-10 Thread Drake Chamberlin via RE-wrenches
Hi Ray, Off grid solar has been pushed way back. Back in the day, I would set up systems and walk away (until the client destroyed their first set of batteries). After that, the systems would run smoothly. The equipment did not need to be updated or replaced. Now, battery based systems are

Re: [RE-wrenches] More Issues with Parallel Sol-Ark 15K System

2024-11-10 Thread Jason Szumlanski via RE-wrenches
This is very valuable information. The homeowner sourced these four inverters from someone else before I got involved. Three of the four inverters have a Savant sticker on the front of them. The one without the Savant sticker is NOT the one that is having the problem, but it is adjacent to it. The

Re: [RE-wrenches] Midnite Powerflo16 with Radian

2024-11-10 Thread Nick Lucchese via RE-wrenches
Good afternoon Jay, 16 KWH's when full, appears that my first two shipped at 34-50% SOC. Enjoy your evening, Nick On Sun, Nov 10, 2024 at 10:44 AM Jay via RE-wrenches < re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote: > How many kWh of battery do you have. > > Jay > > > > On Nov 10, 2024, at 11:00 AM