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Sad news that @TaliaB has been admitted to the Christian Barnard Netcare with Pulmonary Embolism. He was fine earlier in the day. He has been put on Echmo. Please keep him in your thoughts. 🙏🙏

I have installed a system with 2 LuxEnergy inverters. The front display and touch button selections looks similar to Deye units. Any of the members that can suggest the type of WiFi dongle that will successfully integrate with the unit.

A client of mine had someone install 2X 8kW inverters in parallel. The problem is that the slave unit trips after about 5 minutes of the system running, have run through all the connections and communication settings and everything is in order. What could be the issue that I'm missing?

I am purchasing a new Sunsynk 8 kW inverter and 1 x Dyness 5.12 kW battery to replace a Kodak inverter and 2 x Pylontech batteries on an existing installation. The PV panels, wiring from the panels and into the main DB board, breakers, etc., are already installed as part of my original setup. Can anyone indicate what the typical ballpark cost an installer in the East Rand area will charge to do this, in order that the warranties on the new equipment are valid. The installation is in the main house and no new wiring is required. It should really be a "plug-and-play" type scenario as far as I am concerned.

So I've got a big hybrid solar system on my plot in Kyalami but I'm still using a lot of Eskom power. Has anyone got a recommendation for someone that can do an energy audit for me to find out where the wastage is? I know a few years back there were companies that could do it and they'd install some equipment onto the DB and let it collect data for a few days or weeks but I'm struggling to find anything now. Do you know of companies that do it or have you had one done yourself?

Hi all I have a 5kW Sunsynk inverter, 10 × 535W JA panels and 2 Hubble AM2 batteries. On the SS I can select under the Battery Setup setting, the maximum charging current. What would the max charging A I can safely go to? The batteries are 1C's so I understand I can go max 105A per battery so on the inverter it means 210A? But my inverter will limit it to about 100A Currently mine is set on 50A charging. Can I safely take it to 75A or more? Thanks in advance. Please advise

Something strange happened the last few days. My pv Butler app shows battery discharge during full sun and very low load, maybe around 300w, but show battery charge at night with the same load ? The system is in Limpopo. I asked a friend to go look and inverter and batteries seemed fine. We are not home currently. Any explanations ?

Hi All I want to " Remote in" to my batteries as I suspect a bad cell. Is there a program I can download to hook up to the batteries via the laptop. My laptop does not have an RS232 port , just USB and an a network ( Ethernet) port. Any ideas please.

Hi All We have recently upgraded a system for a client and removed 2 x Dyness 48100 If anyone is interested

I was informed by a Telkom tech that my town will change over to LTE this month as copper wires are history now. And he made it sound so easy and affordable - which I don’t believe for a moment. Has anyone done this change over with Telkom ? The people in my town are not forthcoming on this topic. And how has it worked out for them? They are supposed to to contact customers with options but are quiet so far. And I am visiting my favorite KNP from mid month so won’t be around when they do this. Please share your experiences.

Hi community, Anyone with experience with Photon Lithium iron batteries especially model PTN-BAT-05K-WM- LFP. I installed 2 of the above batteries to a 6kw Growatt inverter but no guidance on how to set these batteries on the Growatt inverter. Any help or pointers will be appreciated Thank you

I wanted to read data from my Deye Inverter (Model SUN-5K-SG03LP1-EU) but my model do not have the RS486 plug fitted as shown in the Deye manual that mention it is "available on SOME models". So RS232 is the only option. I downloaded 3 programs for ESP32 that claim to read RS232 data, but none worked on my inverter. The Modbus address they use are not valid/available on my inverter RS232 port. I could not find any documentation on the Internet on Deye RS232 Modbus protocol. (If you have it please send to "EunomiaSolar" at gmail.) So with a ESP32 Dev board I wrote some investigative programs and found addresses for 12 important data registers. Then I wrote my own Deye…

Good morning, I have a Solis S6-EH1P5K-L-PLUS currently paired with a Shoto battery. Communication seems to be problem so changing battery to a Greenrich WM5000 (AW7500). Please advise on the battery settings as I don't see any but I know PF selling it as a pair as well. Also please advise on the cable needed for BMS comms - will the battery pack include this - will be running 2 x Greenrich batteries. Thanks Johan

I am looking for the latest (B63.19.0) firmware for the Pylontech Force L2 batterry. Please could someone help? Many thanks in advance! Regards,

It looks like higher import tariffs on renewable energy equipment are being planned, in the name of "stimulating local production of components in the renewable energy supply chain". "One of South Africa’s largest electrical product distributors warned that planned import tariffs on renewable energy equipment could keep solar self-generation out of reach for lower-income households. The International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC) recently published its preliminary determinations after a year-long review of import tariffs for solar, wind, and battery components. ITAC recommended that the trade minister align South Africa’s import duties on renewable components to…

i have an Ellies 1440 watt trolley and i was told when there is no power outage and the unit is turned on i cannot draw more than 1440 watts ive just bought a Navasolar trolley 1kw . does the same apply ? i assume yes ?

its a 24 volt system . 1440 watt . Modifed Sinewave . it has two 100ah lead acid batteries . the batteries are dying . when there is no power i can run a laptop , 2 wifi routers , a large flatscreen tv ( im guessing 120 watts ) and a few lights for around 2 hours .

Good Day - I have a nice problem to solve and need your help. I have a 6KW Luxpower inverter which is supplied by two AM2 Hubble 5,5Kw battries. The data cable between inverter and battries is supplied by hubble. The master battery switch is set; number one on, The slave battery is set number two switch on. Now my problem is; the luxpower app onlyshows 50Ah and not 200 Ah. Each battery is rated at 100Ah. Anyone come accross this proble and how do you resolve this,

Hi, anybody used a Sunsynk Klik to connect two different brands of batteries

We're selling our house and want to take the panels with us. How extensive - and expensive - are the roof repairs that will be needed once we've taken them off? Just ballpark figure that will help me decide if it's worth it.

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hi i bought a Navasolar 1kw trolley inverter . it has a Li-ion battery . its not going to be connected to solar . its just for incase loadshedding returns and for planned power cuts . i just want to know - should i charge it for a few hours then pack it away ? or leave it charging 24/7 ? Google says get the % to around 50% then unplug . if i do that and we have no power i only have 50% run time .

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My meter box is dead after depletion of my units

This is a request that British consumers may get this summer. They already have what we are moving towards: multiple suppliers, emphasis on renewables,one grid. And that grid and the available power needs managing. I wonder what sort of leas time they will give. I know that my family in Spain will run the dishwasher on a timer to take advantage of low prices during the early morning. But what is foreseen in the UK looks a bit more dynamic. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/14/uk-households-power-renewables-soar?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other