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Joel Brodeur
Joel Brodeur
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RE: New EG4 - 3000 EHV - Battery Back Feeding Power to Solar Panels at Night

@hanzi I had similar experience while commissioning a 6000XP, as soon I got an Earth Ground and a NG ground at the panel (not the programmable NG bond...

1 year ago
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RE: New EG4 - 3000 EHV - Battery Back Feeding Power to Solar Panels at Night

Just curious, when you are testing the voltage at the PV inputs (neg lead to neg input pos lead to pos input) are you getting positive or negative DC ...

1 year ago
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RE: Another Generator question

@pawnee Click on the little arrow below eric's badge, then click on the little mail icon. JB

1 year ago
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RE: 6000XP no solar, used as backup generator only, AC Charge will not work

Great news and now I feel stupid. I was going to ask about that, but I figured since you had been powering loads you had the EPS on. Would you mind...

1 year ago
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RE: 6000XP no solar, used as backup generator only, AC Charge will not work

@jlankford I agree that an interlock should be installed but for now it is manual switch of the breaker.

1 year ago
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RE: 6000XP no solar, used as backup generator only, AC Charge will not work

@eric @mylej @jlankford So, we have figured out the flickering lights and got that straightened out. The AC still does not charge the batterie...

1 year ago
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RE: 6000XP no solar, used as backup generator only, AC Charge will not work

@jlankford Good to know Thank you. Update on @mylesj we got the flickering lights figured out. But cannot seem to get the inverter to charge the ba...

1 year ago
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RE: 6000XP no solar, used as backup generator only, AC Charge will not work

@jlankford Thanks for the info about using the charger with the system connected. I just wasn't sure on that, I knew you ran a chargeverter and that ...

1 year ago
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RE: 6000XP no solar, used as backup generator only, AC Charge will not work

As a safety note: when you have a power outage always be sure to turn off the Main breaker in the panel. The way this is set up you could easily sen...

1 year ago
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RE: 6000XP no solar, used as backup generator only, AC Charge will not work

Okay, so I think I know why your lights "flickered" during the outage. The inverter was supplying power to the breaker panel which if the "grid" bre...

1 year ago
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RE: 6000XP no solar, used as backup generator only, AC Charge will not work

@mylesj Cool, Thank you. What is the outside transfer switch connected to? Is it for a gen or is connected to your service entrance?

1 year ago
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RE: 6000XP no solar, used as backup generator only, AC Charge will not work

@mylesj Could you grab another pic of the upper portion of the Main Panel to show were the transfer switch cables run? Also a Pic of the inside of t...

1 year ago
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RE: 6000XP no solar, used as backup generator only, AC Charge will not work

@mylesj I am not certain about that charger. I would think that it would work. You won't have close loop communications, and I am not sure if you cou...

1 year ago
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