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dtbaker61
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RE: Any Gotchas or settings to double check adding Generator to 12000xp ?

@eg4eric In the EG4 monitor phone app... there is a yellow button "Start quick Charge". I don't see any "i" help on screen, and no detailed explanatio...

2 months ago
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RE: 12000xp open loop battery voltage bounces between float and bulk after batts are full

@krzysiek_kta The issue with planning for UPS for the wifi is problematic whether the install is grid-tied, or off-grid, since normal functionality de...

2 months ago
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RE: 12000xp open loop battery voltage bounces between float and bulk after batts are full

@krzysiek_kta aha.... see.... what if the customer doesn't have a separate UPS for their wifi ? don't you have to turn off EPS to inverter in standb...

2 months ago
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RE: 12000xp open loop battery voltage bounces between float and bulk after batts are full

@krzysiek_kta most of the xp series I have installed have been way off-grid with no wi-fi available, which makes firmware updates after install diffic...

2 months ago
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RE: 12000XP and Generator Switching

I am planning to wire in a 10kw westinghouse to an off-grid 12000xp today. I do not have the westinghouse "smartswitch" delivered yet, so I can't use ...

2 months ago
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RE: Any Gotchas or settings to double check adding Generator to 12000xp ?

@eg4eric great, thanks. If I want to test and manually fire up to generator before the voltage drops to 50v.... what is the best way to force the i...

2 months ago
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RE: one of two new 12000xp delivered DEAD ?! what's next ?

@eg4eric yes, the current open loop LFP charging is a bit of a kludge. I'd be happy to work with the team to define the desired behavior, and/or beta ...

2 months ago
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RE: 12000xp open loop battery voltage bounces between float and bulk after batts are full

@eg4eric , the charge curve and behavior we really want to see for open loop charge control of Lithium batteries is a simple CC-CV curve where:- daily...

2 months ago
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RE: one of two new 12000xp delivered DEAD ?! what's next ?

Just wrapping up this thread with a recommendation... When installing and powering up a new Inverter with a battery you *should* use a pre-charge re...

2 months ago
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RE: one of two new 12000xp delivered DEAD ?! what's next ?

@eg4eric thanks Eric, I do have another major issue/question/bug that probably needs to get to Engineering and handled as a firmware update. I started...

2 months ago
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RE: one of two new 12000xp delivered DEAD ?! what's next ?

@eg4eric thanks, I am in contact with Callie in CustomerOutreach.... I think making progress.

2 months ago
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RE: one of two new 12000xp delivered DEAD ?! what's next ?

@eg4eric The Seller (offgridsource.com) is giving me a total runaround. First requesting videos, then still photos, then the serial number, and then ...

2 months ago
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RE: 12000xp open loop battery voltage bounces between float and bulk after batts are full

@krzysiek_kta it is not great for LFP to hold at 56v, and its hard on the BMS and charge controller to cycle on and off. There needs to be a reasonabl...

2 months ago
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RE: 12000xp open loop battery voltage bounces between float and bulk after batts are full

@krzysiek_kta I don't want closed loop comms, I want to program voltage setpoints. This is working correctly finally on a 6000xp system that is offgri...

2 months ago
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