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Re: California tax deed auctions worthwhile?
I would avoid California--Unless you have a specific need to be here (I am born and raised in California for almost 7 decades, my wife immigrated here, have our families here). High Taxes, poor energ…1 · -
Re: "Accidentally" buying very expensive 220 volt inverter at auction?
It would appear that with 40 brand new batteries in place, it is rated for 10 minutes of operation at full load and 31 minutes at half load. Even extrapolating that out at lower loads, it just doesn…1 · -
Re: "Accidentally" buying very expensive 220 volt inverter at auction?
I think he was suggesting to "Ohm out" the positive wiring... But if all the batteries are removed, it may be difficult to figure out the exact wiring paths/battery bus voltage... If they a…1 · -
Re: "Accidentally" buying very expensive 220 volt inverter at auction?
Well, twenty 12v, 7a batteries would be 1,680 watt hours of total storage capacity, so about half of one of your 8Ds. Not a lot of capacity, but there might be something in one of them to justify the…1 · -
Re: Insight Local
Do you have warranty? Sounds like Insight local device may be bad or corrupted. You should be able to get system running with an SCP. Versions 1.17 and 1.18 are for XWP systems and should not be used…1 · -
Re: Charge rate on a hot day
To test individual PV panels use the short ckt test. Printed on the panel spec sheet is the short ckt current in amps. make sure your ammeter is capable of twice printed current, plug the Pos and Neg…1 · -
Re: 13 panel string putting out just over 200% of what 4 of the same panels put out.
According to specifications (assuming mfg's specs are correct, and unit is functioning correctly), the MPPT range is 140-500 volts... If you are below 140 or above 500 VDC, the MPPT conversion will b…1 · -
Re: Honda genset ramping up in eco mode - issue?
Inverter generators in rpm reducing ECO mode will clip their AC sinewave voltage peaks when a sudden additional load is applied. Spinning up additional rpm's to support heavier loads is slow in terms…1 · -
Re: 13 panel string putting out just over 200% of what 4 of the same panels put out.
The specs MPPT OPERATING VOLTAGE RANGE 140-500 VDC NOMINAL MPPT VOLTAGE 360 VDC Startup is 100 vdc minimum... No problem. Typical worst case mppt voltage6 x 34 vdc Vmp x 0.81 hot panel derate = 165 V…1 · -
Re: Soft start question
Gear type washer motors are high slip design and I assume dryer motors are the same given the high inertial load. Typical soft start begins with about 60-70% voltage. There are lots of things "I…1 ·