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brdfrd
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RE: 6000XP with electric, on demand water heater

@eg4eric Thanks--I didn't see anything about automatically shutting off in my documentation. Looks like the electric on demand heater isn't a viable o...

3 weeks ago
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RE: 6000XP with electric, on demand water heater

@dannybeardsley Thanks for the feedback. Heat pump is not an option--can't justify the expense. We have an off-grid cabin, with a 100 gallon tank and ...

3 weeks ago
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RE: Hybrid Offgrid Setup Questions

I think it all depends on the power consumption of your house. I have the 6000xp set up for our off-grid cabin with 5, 48-volt, 100h batteries. It eas...

5 months ago
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RE: 6000xp Balancing issue--how to correct?

@jlankford Yes, sorted the generator issues. I gave up on trying to sort out the battery balancing issues here, since there was little response from E...

5 months ago
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RE: 6000xp Balancing issue--how to correct?

@jlankford Thanks for your thorough response. I understand what you're saying, but in one sense, I don't care which is out of whack, one battery, or t...

6 months ago
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RE: 6000xp Balancing issue--how to correct?

@jlankford Thanks. So, if I had a higher continuous draw--maybe at least 200 watts or more--the discharge may be more likely to be spread across the b...

6 months ago
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RE: 6000xp Balancing issue--how to correct?

@joel-brodeur Next trip to the cabin I should have the gen set up to auto start, so we'll see. I generally keep an eye on it from the online monitor c...

6 months ago
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RE: 6000xp Balancing issue--how to correct?

@jlankford adding this: average continuous current discharge is 45-60 watts.

6 months ago
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RE: 6000xp Balancing issue--how to correct?

@jlankford Well, right now, it's 1.3-1.5kWh--just running wireless internet and security cameras. That's all I dare run at the moment. Solar produc...

6 months ago
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RE: 6000xp Balancing issue--how to correct?

@jared Okay, Jared--I charged them up with the generator, in lead acid mode, twice last weekend--and added a fifth battery, as number 5 in the battery...

6 months ago
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7 months ago
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RE: 6000xp Balancing issue--how to correct?

@jared The only issue with this, is that in lead acid mode, I cannot monitor SOC or remaining Ah capacity via the monitor center. Is there any issue w...

7 months ago
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RE: 6000xp Balancing issue--how to correct?

@jared In lead acid, or lithium mode?

7 months ago
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RE: 6000xp Balancing issue--how to correct?

@jlankford Thanks. I have 2 batteries now, at 25 and 28%, with min cell voltage at 3.206v, 3.207v, respectively. The whole system will be set to st...

7 months ago
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