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Re: Lithium iron phosphate hot climates
Welcome to the forum @moltensurf Quite the contrary, LiFePo4 are more comfortable in higher temperatures than their lead acid counterparts, for this reason I abandoned lead acid in favor of LiFePo4 a…1 · -
Re: Not enough???
Welcome to the forum @ericcjack As long as the voltages for each panel are close, within 10% it is fine to parrallel differing wattage ratings, unfortunately the link to the 160W has no mention of vo…1 · -
Re: one battery bank electrolyte low
Seven years of life from lead acid batteries is not bad, 3 is about all I got from both banks I've previously had due to high ambient temperatures, 400Ah in 2 strings of 4. The progression of failure…1 · -
Re: SMA Sunny Island SI6048 SOC
What may be occurring is the difference between how the information from the shunt is processed by each device, the sampling rate would likely differ. The current flow across the shunt is bidirection…1 · -
Re: Inverter to off grid breaker box, no ground - very bad things?
Returning to the first post. The ground may have been intentionally disconnected because the inverter has a GFI outlet as opposed to hardwire, this would eliminate nuisance faults shutting everythin…1 ·