There may be other PRO CHANNELS out there, but never seen a cleaner installation or a better step by step, slow but perfectly paced, video. Don’t sell yourself short.
Thank you. We learned a lot. I have moved all of my solar equipment to a new TH-cam Channel. Southern Solar Academy. We will show everything we learn along the way.
I have a LOVE-LOVE feeling for Amazon. I was strictly a brick and mortar shopper, but Amazon is instantly success finding anything, prices are great, return policy unmatched. I’m sorry it hurts small business but we have to live, and save a buck and get good service. Sadly, that is gone, other than Costco, lol.
This is another awesome video. Just the time and effort and energy that you but your brain thought to put this all together is amazing, and how neat it looks, keep up the awesome video and amazing work
I used the same all in one for a cargo trailer conversion. It’s a nice little unit at a great price. Really enjoy watching your videos. Keep up the great work.
@@TonysTractorAdventure just a suggestion for the long term off grid plan, wind turbine. For those long term overcast periods you get there a wind turbine can often fill in the gaps. I'm at 8000' in the southern Rockies of New Mexico and we rarely have long gaps of overcast but I still have a wind turbine for when we do. We get sufficient wind everyday to compensate for reduced charging. In your area reduced charging days are a bit more common. Just a thought to consider in your long term planning.
Good idea to wrap the Positive terminal on the battery with electrical tape ! Good morning, hello I’m Mark , I’m in city looking at battery ~ back - up system , I’ve got a 3,000W Hybrid Inverter MRPOW 24v 110-120v out 1 phase MPPT , I’ve got another electrical meter like on the side if you’re house to run the inverter to that before going to a double pole breaker , I have no 220v appliances, so if ever needed I would shut off outside Grid Electrical & make my main panel One Phase 120v , I’ve saw a video someone do this , my main BMS is a Seplos 7ss 24v 150A , Mars Solar/Wind Turbine controller, breaker box 120v 100A 18 spaces , Transfer switch , I had bought to much stuff in my unprofessionalism / ignorance in the solar~world ! “ Thank’s for you’re channel ! You’ve explained well ! Like William on DIY Solar !
I appreciate how you showed the panel install too. I’m still watching and trying to figure where the wires coming into the panel are from. Looks like it’s supplying 2x 120 volt with red, black, white, ground. The inverter I’m looking at is 120 only?
Nice job, I am a qualified electrician in South Africa and I find it amusing that for us the black cable is neutral. Different countries have different codes and colors. We have single phase as 230v and 3 phase as 480v. I worked in factories most of my life and when a machine is imported I always had to check what's what before connecting up.
By using the bus bar we are putting them in parallel with multiple batteries. It is extremely important that all of the battery cables are exactly the same length from the point which they are charged.
I have a big heavy split phase sungold power inverter. 4000 watts pure sine wave. Its been the best inverter i ever had and ive had a lot of different ones over the years. Its just running my minisplit at the moment but sungold seems to be good andpriced good also
My friend, an advice from an engineer, you should ground your installations always. Please ask for advice from an electrical engineer on how to protect your installation from thunders, (ground wires needed and switch protection) , reverse current ( reverse current automatic blocker switch) and how they need to be installed in your main system electric panel. You are at this point 100% unprotected from thunder strikes and reverse current that can fry your entire setup.
Nice job, well explained too and your lazy helper is like mine, laying on her back and enjoying solar... Wondering why did you choose Sungold for inverter?
This system was a learning system. I had a basic understand when I started, but now I am ready to build a larger system when the time come. No thought on the SungoldPower inverter. I reached out to several companies to see if they would let me demo their inverter. SunGoldPower was the first to respond. I told them could say anything, and they agreed. It has been running non stop and works great. I think I will use them on my big build. I am building another small test system with a wind generator and solar from Eco-Worthy next.
You can run a jumper so that you can run both legs of your panel 😉 not that you'll probably need it but just an idea I've used that a lot when running small generators I'm working on houses just to jump wire across the top to the other leg
Tony, how has this Sungold inverter held up? It looks like a really nice unit, especially for the price. I wanted to put a permanent setup on my camper, but weight issues already made me change my mind. I want to build a portable power station but this Sungold is 24 volts, now I have to rethink everything. I can hook up 2 batteries in series for 24 volts but need more amp hours. I’m guessing I will need room for 2 more batteries to pull it off. Now I need to see if 4 mini batteries will fit in my roll around box? Thanks
Single phase is having a single hot line (120 volt in a home as it is here) two hot line is classified as dual phase (2 hot lines each same voltage) while three phase is three hot lines and that is mostly commercial but can be found in some homes. Will not go into the voltage arrangement as voltave can be diffrent.
@@TonysTractorAdventure I enjoyed your video, and I learned much about the solar tracking panels. I'll learn some more and review how this particular panel set up ROI compares with ROI on a stationary (30 ft long) panels. Note: Your two 120 volt phases might need to be balanced with a 'load balancing' transformer in the future, as well as the special focus on grounding from the sub panel and inverters; but i am certain you have already looked into this. I am excited to see your next video about expanding the system. Thanks for the instructional video!
So does this have AC power in until an outage? Sorry for all the questions. You mentioned other videos, will check them out to see what you have covered as well.
Thanks for the video. I hooked up the solar panels but when I flipped the breaker I nothing happened. The panel doest even see them. I even hooked up to the generator but still not charging.
I have shot away from showing my settings after learning the numerous variations depending upon each system. Every person's system will be a little bit different. Having a different manufacturers' battery for example requires different settings even though they're only slight differences in the batteries.
Great video, I’ve been eyeing this system for a small cabin. Which DC breaker is that? It’s a big boy! Would love the link to the solar panel breaker as well. Thanks again! 😊
Could you hook up a generator to the AC input, if you are off grid, that way you can have power inside while charging the battery bank from this inverter.
I have the same inverter, but Ive got a 6 circuit transfer switch. It has 2 legs 3 on each leg my ? is can I power both legs with the inverter? Im thinking I cant. Thank you in avance if you can help me I would greatly appreciate it. God bless
Hi tony I'm thinking about Buying a Sungold inverter charger like yours.could you tell me how loud is the fan ? I'm also wondering how the solar input is working out ?
My panel setup along with the inverter runs my travel trailer during sunny hours completely. The fan is not obnoxious but it does get louder as the amp draw increases.
I need to do a video on how to program them. It took me a good bit to figure out. It turns out the system is very simple, and I was trying to make it hard.
@@TonysTractorAdventure When I got home today, it was tilted in the correct position, then minutes later, it went the complete opposite way.. then a minute later it went back to facing the sun. I'm a trucker and gone for weeks at a time.. Glad you got it figured out.
It is all in the setup. It is just doing what it is programed to do. It is so simple it makes it hard. I looked for complex problems to fix. It was all about understanding the time settings. How long does it wait until it moves. I was so frustrated with it at first. Then I figured out how simple it was. I was my own worst enemy.
@@TonysTractorAdventure I understand what your saying. Yep.. time settings which relates to the volts the sensor sees. I think I have then set to about 60 seconds.. I'm guessing that's way too sensitive.. maybe they should be about 600 seconds\5 minutes.?
I made a video about this subject. I should come out over the next few weeks. It was horrible trying to explain it on video. I put myself to sleep. LOL!
You have do very good job but theres a wire color issue if you are going to do something at the system you know what you but if it is another person should have problems
Hello. I have a question. I'm about to buy one of this to replace an hybrid inverter. The main reason I'm want to replace it is because the fans run continously and they are pretty loud. Does this one have thermal or load fan? Or are they running non-stop? Are they loud?.Thank you!
Where do you have mounted/installed your ground (earth)? On the inverter you can use the grid ground clamp. I believe your breakers a little bit to big because your inverter has 3000 watts output (?) at 120v. That’s are only 25A on AC. In your Video are 50A breaker is used to the „outside“. I‘m from Germany and not an American electrics pro but I think your inverter is never able to produce short current to trigger the 50A breaker.
Hello. I have installed the same inverter in the video. The PEAK power is 6000W, or 50A. This is found in the back of the instruction manual. It can deliver 3000W continuously, but a short circuit will draw 6000W. The manual recommends a 40A breaker to protect against this. Also, if the appliances use more than 3000W, it shuts down automatically (between 3060W and 3750W).
I really enjoyed your video and I'll tell ya why. You are using the same All-In-One that I'm using, mine is just branded differently, and you are the only TH-camr that I've found that is using the 25.6 volt, 200 AH REDODO battery. BTW I have learned, through much YT researching on this kind of stuff, that the correct way to pronounce REDODO is Red-Oh-Dee-Oh, if you care. LOL Your video left me with two questions that I hope you can answer, as I'm building a hand truck based emergency backup for my home. I live in tornado country and the power goes out more than once in a while during the summer. I chose to buy finely stranded, silicone insulated welding cable for my battery connectors. After over 40 years in industrial maintenance, I recognized your wires as being something more like the 1/0 AWG, stranded THHN insulated wire used in industrial applications. Have you had any issues with it overheating? I feel like I was being over cautious, since the wires are in open air and are of such a short length, but it would be good to know if the cheaper, though stiffer, wire would work in this application. The other question is about the ground on your AC OUT section. I grounded to the chassis lug, as you did, but I have seen more than one video where the AC OUT ground was jumped over to the AC IN ground terminal inside the All In One's cabinet. Do you know if it makes a difference or not? I gave you a "like" and I look forward to your video on setting up the parameters BTW, if you haven't noticed already, I think you'll find that your manual will state 1400 watts as the max solar, when the rating plate on the side of the unit states 1600 watts.
I talked with the company personnel. I just called it what they called. I figured they knew. Yes, The wire I used works fine. Each wire is rated by the thickness and type of metal. If it meets the current requirement, the it will be fine. The finer wire is easier to work with.
Hi i was wondering. What gauge wires did you use for the battery. And also what type of wire did you use for the AC output coming from the all-in-one Inverter that goes to the fuse panel. Thanks in advance.
Nice part 2 video. I have a question for you. I have the same set of the wind anemometer like you use in your videos, but I am having problems finding the display to interface with it. All I have seen Arduino kits that you have to put code to make it work. I don't like that, so how does yours work? I don't see a wind indicator display in your video unless I missed it. Any info would be very much appreciated.
Yes, parallel and series. You have to keep it under 85 votes for this particular system. This was a test system so I bought the cheapest things I could learn on.
Thanks for the video! Question for you, how many volts are you bringing in from the panels? We can’t figure out why our panels aren’t showing up on the inverter screen as connected, even tho they are reading 45V
Did the mount come as a kit? I have a ground mount I'd love to put on a tracker but the cost is pretty steep I think. Will it handle 6 300 watt panels?
There are so many variables based upon how the system is set up. Our system would cost about $5,000. I think you could be done for a little less. The reality is we need more batteries. Batteries are always going to be the most expensive part. Each battery is about $1500.
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totally regret buying sungold, out of the box had an f11 code after emailing the Chinese like 100 times refusing to open it up as they told me to do since they wanted to fix it myself, I even offered to pay to ship it to them which I did, when I sent it in, they returned it after a month scratched and a loose screw inside only then I opened it to retrieve the loose screw to find out they did not fix it, send it in a second time...hillbillies did not fix it even the second time.
That wire Management space at the bottom of the Inverter/Charger is of very poor design. When Tony moves this to a new location he should get a Raceway box custom fitted to the entire width of the Inverter/Charger so wire Entry/Exit can be proper.
So what do you know about solar..? haha.. Even with 2 arrays and identical panels on each.. four 400w= 1600... It never sees much over 800w. It's aggravating.
I gave you a thumbs down for doing a number of things that were not code complaint in your 120 volt wiring. Most of that was to do with you conduit installation. NEC 70 covers both the requirements for solar wiring and all other wiring.
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Still wondering why you chose Sungold. Read reviews on none or poor customer service. Familiar with the brand, been looking at choices for a while.
I didn't need any help, so I can't speak to customer service.
There may be other PRO CHANNELS out there, but never seen a cleaner installation or a better step by step, slow but perfectly paced, video. Don’t sell yourself short.
Probably the most helpful video I’ve seen. I literally had Amazon up ordering as you were building.
Thank you. We learned a lot. I have moved all of my solar equipment to a new TH-cam Channel. Southern Solar Academy. We will show everything we learn along the way.
I appreciate the good teaching videos you are making. The world needs more people doing the right thing like this.
So nice of you. I know we are not the only people out here needing info. I hope showing myself learn helps others.
Tony, and Tonya thanks for yet another great video. I look forward to each one!
Thank you Greg. This was a learning curve for sure.
This is just so wholesome, you feel like my dad explaining these things haha
Your comment warms my heart. Thank you
Once again you have made a video that's a very interesting keep them coming and I'll keep watching and stay safe
Thank You Don. More to come
You do some very clean work, I'm impressed .
Thank you
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Thank you so much. I'm definitely an amateur but we try.
This is another awesome video. Just the time and effort and energy that you but your brain thought to put this all together is amazing, and how neat it looks, keep up the awesome video and amazing work
Thank you. As a few people have pointed out. It is not perfect, but there has been one serious learning curve..
You are looking well mate great video mate god bless
I have shed some pounds.
very cool, thx
Great install and setup!
Check this out. th-cam.com/video/sKfSPL84ehs/w-d-xo.html
I used the same all in one for a cargo trailer conversion. It’s a nice little unit at a great price. Really enjoy watching your videos. Keep up the great work.
Right on. Thank you
Great instructive video thanks Tony and Tanya
Thank you Gary.
Looks like your doing a wonderful job love your channel and have a great day.
Thank you so much for your comment. 👍👍👍
Thanks for the video on solar. Im thinking about doing our house, and I like the solar stand that moves the panels to give you more energy.
Enjoyed the video, helpful hint ,screws in panels, use plastic anchors to cover the screws
That is a good idea. Thank you
Nice set up! Pretty interesting for sure!
Being able to produce power has always interested me. More now than ever.
I can see you put in a bit of effort in understanding this. I have been off grid since I retired in 04.
Thank you Dave. It is a learning experience for sure.
@@TonysTractorAdventure just a suggestion for the long term off grid plan, wind turbine. For those long term overcast periods you get there a wind turbine can often fill in the gaps. I'm at 8000' in the southern Rockies of New Mexico and we rarely have long gaps of overcast but I still have a wind turbine for when we do. We get sufficient wind everyday to compensate for reduced charging. In your area reduced charging days are a bit more common. Just a thought to consider in your long term planning.
@@DaveJohnsonad5nmhey Dave, we live west of Datil. I'd love to chat with you a bit.
@@bobcole3852 that's a pretty good hike from Tres Piedras. 😆
That’s awesomeness!!! This is definitely on the list… someday lol
Good idea to wrap the Positive terminal on the battery with electrical tape ! Good morning, hello I’m Mark , I’m in city looking at battery ~ back - up system , I’ve got a 3,000W Hybrid Inverter MRPOW 24v 110-120v out 1 phase MPPT , I’ve got another electrical meter like on the side if you’re house to run the inverter to that before going to a double pole breaker , I have no 220v appliances, so if ever needed I would shut off outside Grid Electrical & make my main panel One Phase 120v , I’ve saw a video someone do this , my main BMS is a Seplos 7ss 24v 150A , Mars Solar/Wind Turbine controller, breaker box 120v 100A 18 spaces , Transfer switch , I had bought to much stuff in my unprofessionalism / ignorance in the solar~world ! “ Thank’s for you’re channel ! You’ve explained well ! Like William on DIY Solar !
I appreciate how you showed the panel install too. I’m still watching and trying to figure where the wires coming into the panel are from. Looks like it’s supplying 2x 120 volt with red, black, white, ground. The inverter I’m looking at is 120 only?
Great video. It will definitely help my install.
U pretty much showed me what I needed. Thanks
Glad I could help
Nice job, I am a qualified electrician in South Africa and I find it amusing that for us the black cable is neutral. Different countries have different codes and colors. We have single phase as 230v and 3 phase as 480v. I worked in factories most of my life and when a machine is imported I always had to check what's what before connecting up.
White is neutral for 120v. 240v, blade is L1 and Red is L2. White is neutral for 240v also.
Excellent video !
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Well done sir, im working on my own system n this helped out a lot. Thank you
A clamp meter will be a very handy tool to always check for voltage and polarity before closing your connections
Great video! If you weren't using the buss bars, would you just wire an extra added battery in parallel?
By using the bus bar we are putting them in parallel with multiple batteries. It is extremely important that all of the battery cables are exactly the same length from the point which they are charged.
Thank you very much for the video!
Amazing that you have done that. Definitely will do similar stuff too :).
But i will directly go with the PowMr :)!
Pretty damn cool man! Nice work
I love watching my grid power meter sit still.
I have a big heavy split phase sungold power inverter. 4000 watts pure sine wave. Its been the best inverter i ever had and ive had a lot of different ones over the years. Its just running my minisplit at the moment but sungold seems to be good andpriced good also
This one has worked flawlessly.
I found this video very relaxing, idk why haha love it
Glad you enjoyed it!
My friend, an advice from an engineer, you should ground your installations always. Please ask for advice from an electrical engineer on how to protect your installation from thunders, (ground wires needed and switch protection) , reverse current ( reverse current automatic blocker switch) and how they need to be installed in your main system electric panel. You are at this point 100% unprotected from thunder strikes and reverse current that can fry your entire setup.
Thank you for your insight. I did ground the system earlier in the spring
Nice job, well explained too and your lazy helper is like mine, laying on her back and enjoying solar...
Wondering why did you choose Sungold for inverter?
This system was a learning system. I had a basic understand when I started, but now I am ready to build a larger system when the time come. No thought on the SungoldPower inverter. I reached out to several companies to see if they would let me demo their inverter. SunGoldPower was the first to respond. I told them could say anything, and they agreed. It has been running non stop and works great. I think I will use them on my big build. I am building another small test system with a wind generator and solar from Eco-Worthy next.
Thanks!
Thank you so much! I appreciate the super thanks!
I’m also thinking the 4 x 100 amps are better because if one or even 2 fail, the other two will keep me going until they can be replaced
You can run a jumper so that you can run both legs of your panel 😉 not that you'll probably need it but just an idea I've used that a lot when running small generators I'm working on houses just to jump wire across the top to the other leg
Tony, how has this Sungold inverter held up? It looks like a really nice unit, especially for the price. I wanted to put a permanent setup on my camper, but weight issues already made me change my mind. I want to build a portable power station but this Sungold is 24 volts, now I have to rethink everything. I can hook up 2 batteries in series for 24 volts but need more amp hours. I’m guessing I will need room for 2 more batteries to pull it off. Now I need to see if 4 mini batteries will fit in my roll around box? Thanks
Good job
Single phase is having a single hot line (120 volt in a home as it is here) two hot line is classified as dual phase (2 hot lines each same voltage) while three phase is three hot lines and that is mostly commercial but can be found in some homes. Will not go into the voltage arrangement as voltave can be diffrent.
I believe that is exactly what I said. Except for the 3 phases. I didn't bring up three phase.
@@TonysTractorAdventure I enjoyed your video, and I learned much about the solar tracking panels. I'll learn some more and review how this particular panel set up ROI compares with ROI on a stationary (30 ft long) panels.
Note: Your two 120 volt phases might need to be balanced with a 'load balancing' transformer in the future, as well as the special focus on grounding from the sub panel and inverters; but i am certain you have already looked into this.
I am excited to see your next video about expanding the system. Thanks for the instructional video!
So does this have AC power in until an outage? Sorry for all the questions. You mentioned other videos, will check them out to see what you have covered as well.
Thanks for the video. I hooked up the solar panels but when I flipped the breaker I nothing happened. The panel doest even see them. I even hooked up to the generator but still not charging.
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Thanks for the info! It is definitely a balance.
Thanks for the video! Can you provide a link to the battery breaker you used? Thanks!
All specs are in the manual.
Did you do a neutral bond to ground in the panel box?
In the end. I put down a grounding rod for the system alone. It is bonded to the panel as well.
You got 6 panels 200w each total 1200w connected? how many watts each? Or how meny can this device support? Thanks
Good choice❤👍
I would love a video of you setting up the parameters. I got to the point where you started to and then cut out that part. My heart broke 😢.
I have shot away from showing my settings after learning the numerous variations depending upon each system. Every person's system will be a little bit different. Having a different manufacturers' battery for example requires different settings even though they're only slight differences in the batteries.
Great video, I’ve been eyeing this system for a small cabin. Which DC breaker is that? It’s a big boy! Would love the link to the solar panel breaker as well. Thanks again! 😊
Hang on until tomorrow. I did an upgrade. The video will be out tomorrow.
Could you hook up a generator to the AC input, if you are off grid, that way you can have power inside while charging the battery bank from this inverter.
Absolutely, I believe that would work.
I have the same inverter, but Ive got a 6 circuit transfer switch. It has 2 legs 3 on each leg my ? is can I power both legs with the inverter? Im thinking I cant. Thank you in avance if you can help me I would greatly appreciate it. God bless
you are definitely a pro are you up for to contracting?
I am definitely not a pro. Thank you for saying so though
Hi tony I'm thinking about Buying a Sungold inverter charger like yours.could you tell me how loud is the fan ? I'm also wondering how the solar input is working out ?
My panel setup along with the inverter runs my travel trailer during sunny hours completely. The fan is not obnoxious but it does get louder as the amp draw increases.
Nice electrical install.. speaking of the tracker.. Mine still don't\won't lay flat at night..
I need to do a video on how to program them. It took me a good bit to figure out. It turns out the system is very simple, and I was trying to make it hard.
@@TonysTractorAdventure When I got home today, it was tilted in the correct position, then minutes later, it went the complete opposite way.. then a minute later it went back to facing the sun. I'm a trucker and gone for weeks at a time.. Glad you got it figured out.
It is all in the setup. It is just doing what it is programed to do. It is so simple it makes it hard. I looked for complex problems to fix. It was all about understanding the time settings. How long does it wait until it moves. I was so frustrated with it at first. Then I figured out how simple it was. I was my own worst enemy.
@@TonysTractorAdventure I understand what your saying. Yep.. time settings which relates to the volts the sensor sees. I think I have then set to about 60 seconds.. I'm guessing that's way too sensitive.. maybe they should be about 600 seconds\5 minutes.?
I made a video about this subject. I should come out over the next few weeks. It was horrible trying to explain it on video. I put myself to sleep. LOL!
You have do very good job but theres a wire color issue if you are going to do something at the system you know what you but if it is another person should have problems
Yes sir. It's not perfect but the system is temporary.
Hello. I have a question. I'm about to buy one of this to replace an hybrid inverter. The main reason I'm want to replace it is because the fans run continously and they are pretty loud. Does this one have thermal or load fan? Or are they running non-stop? Are they loud?.Thank you!
Where do you have mounted/installed your ground (earth)? On the inverter you can use the grid ground clamp. I believe your breakers a little bit to big because your inverter has 3000 watts output (?) at 120v. That’s are only 25A on AC. In your Video are 50A breaker is used to the „outside“. I‘m from Germany and not an American electrics pro but I think your inverter is never able to produce short current to trigger the 50A breaker.
I‘m a little bit to fast with my comment about grounding. You are also connected to the grid.
Hello. I have installed the same inverter in the video. The PEAK power is 6000W, or 50A. This is found in the back of the instruction manual. It can deliver 3000W continuously, but a short circuit will draw 6000W. The manual recommends a 40A breaker to protect against this. Also, if the appliances use more than 3000W, it shuts down automatically (between 3060W and 3750W).
You did ok sir ❤☺️
Thank you
I really enjoyed your video and I'll tell ya why. You are using the same All-In-One that I'm using, mine is just branded differently, and you are the only TH-camr that I've found that is using the 25.6 volt, 200 AH REDODO battery. BTW I have learned, through much YT researching on this kind of stuff, that the correct way to pronounce REDODO is Red-Oh-Dee-Oh, if you care. LOL Your video left me with two questions that I hope you can answer, as I'm building a hand truck based emergency backup for my home. I live in tornado country and the power goes out more than once in a while during the summer.
I chose to buy finely stranded, silicone insulated welding cable for my battery connectors. After over 40 years in industrial maintenance, I recognized your wires as being something more like the 1/0 AWG, stranded THHN insulated wire used in industrial applications. Have you had any issues with it overheating? I feel like I was being over cautious, since the wires are in open air and are of such a short length, but it would be good to know if the cheaper, though stiffer, wire would work in this application.
The other question is about the ground on your AC OUT section. I grounded to the chassis lug, as you did, but I have seen more than one video where the AC OUT ground was jumped over to the AC IN ground terminal inside the All In One's cabinet. Do you know if it makes a difference or not?
I gave you a "like" and I look forward to your video on setting up the parameters
BTW, if you haven't noticed already, I think you'll find that your manual will state 1400 watts as the max solar, when the rating plate on the side of the unit states 1600 watts.
I talked with the company personnel. I just called it what they called. I figured they knew. Yes, The wire I used works fine. Each wire is rated by the thickness and type of metal. If it meets the current requirement, the it will be fine. The finer wire is easier to work with.
Hi i was wondering. What gauge wires did you use for the battery. And also what type of wire did you use for the AC output coming from the all-in-one Inverter that goes to the fuse panel. Thanks in advance.
I don't remember the exact sizes. I used what ever they said in the manual.
Nice part 2 video. I have a question for you. I have the same set of the wind anemometer like you use in your videos, but I am having problems finding the display to interface with it. All I have seen Arduino kits that you have to put code to make it work. I don't like that, so how does yours work? I don't see a wind indicator display in your video unless I missed it. Any info would be very much appreciated.
Check out the other video. A little more info
Which one shows the anemometer display?
What's the incoming voltage of your solar panels? Parallel series etc?
Yes, parallel and series. You have to keep it under 85 votes for this particular system. This was a test system so I bought the cheapest things I could learn on.
Thanks for the video! Question for you, how many volts are you bringing in from the panels? We can’t figure out why our panels aren’t showing up on the inverter screen as connected, even tho they are reading 45V
Watch the second video
Sorry, forgot the link. th-cam.com/video/sKfSPL84ehs/w-d-xo.html
Did the mount come as a kit? I have a ground mount I'd love to put on a tracker but the cost is pretty steep I think. Will it handle 6 300 watt panels?
I put all the information in the video description
I wish you had a ferrule, for stranded wire,clean wire.....
I should get one.
What sizes are the breakers?
There is a good section in the manual at the link in my video that will give you the breakers. There are a lot of variations depending on you needs.
What kind of fuses are those how many amps
I ordered what the manual called for. All info in the manual.
Each of my 250watt panels is 37.6v. I was going to 2s2p the panels. Can this charge controller handle that?
What is the open circuit voltage for on panel?
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Im looking for a solar panel meter that would show me the watts my panels are making. I have to sungold 3000 watt inverter
Your inverter will tell you how many watts your panels are making.
@@TonysTractorAdventure it's not telling me the watts. Only volts I got six panels in series with the tracking system on it
If high amperage capability bms systems were only that easy to aquire for the right price
The battery I used has a 200amp bms. In and out.
How much was the system please
There are so many variables based upon how the system is set up. Our system would cost about $5,000. I think you could be done for a little less. The reality is we need more batteries. Batteries are always going to be the most expensive part. Each battery is about $1500.
Does anyone have the max solar panel wieght this system was designed to handle. (6 550 watt panels would come in around 330 pounds.
I don't think there is enough space for 6 550w panels. Maybe four could go on it. Not sure.
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Batteries are getting cheaper by the day. As is Solar.
It is starting to make more sense.
White is common (ground) allowed (green is preferred) and the bare copper is earth ground
Ok.
White is neutral, not ground
totally regret buying sungold, out of the box had an f11 code after emailing the Chinese like 100 times refusing to open it up as they told me to do since they wanted to fix it myself, I even offered to pay to ship it to them which I did, when I sent it in, they returned it after a month scratched and a loose screw inside only then I opened it to retrieve the loose screw to find out they did not fix it, send it in a second time...hillbillies did not fix it even the second time.
I have had perfect service out of mine. I emailed them one time asking a question and got a return the next day.
your comments are very hard to hear at times
Real life is not perfect
No way that will pass an electrical inspection. Those AC Grid wires must be in a conduit, Romex, or BX(metal clad)
Good thing I don't have to get an inspection. It is perfectly safe. As I said in the video it will be moved once it serves its purpose.
That wire Management space at the bottom of the Inverter/Charger is of very poor design.
When Tony moves this to a new location he should get a Raceway box custom fitted to the entire width of the Inverter/Charger so wire Entry/Exit can be proper.
So what do you know about solar..? haha.. Even with 2 arrays and identical panels on each.. four 400w= 1600... It never sees much over 800w. It's aggravating.
Solar ratings are for perfect conditions. Even a small haze will lower the rate. I have only had a few days where I was getting full or better.
I gave you a thumbs down for doing a number of things that were not code complaint in your 120 volt wiring. Most of that was to do with you conduit installation. NEC 70 covers both the requirements for solar wiring and all other wiring.
Thank you for your comment. That draws more interest to the video. TH-cam loves comments.
T Q is how many years can You pay normal line power from the same money??
I don't recommend it for you
For a power grid failure You can have a bunch of good batteries ....🤔🤔❤❤
Sure, until they run down plus batteries are stupid expensive.