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Thanks @WannabeSolarSparky.

BUMP R8000

Item: Kodak OG-Plus 5.48 Age: 12 months Price: R9000 Payment Method Accepted: EFT/Cash Warranty: Not sure. Got it new and its only a year old. Packaging: I do not have the original box but I can pack it securely in the Sunsynk box. Condition: Excellent used condition. Still functioning perfectly. Location: Cape Town Reason: Installer installed this Kodak which could not be registered with the City of Cape Town. Replaced with a Sunsynk. Shipping: Sure - At buyers account and risk. Collection: Sure IMG_6764 2.HEIC IMG_6765 2.HEIC

Hi Don, Do you still require the Inverter?

Hi JuliusK, Thank you very much for the feedback.

Hi, I may have this completely wrong, so I welcome to be corrected. Based on my experience the PV Power generation is directly related to the my Power usage, it does not indicate peak possible generation. {in your case 4x450w minus some loss} As an example. If I am running 100% off solar, and my batteries are full. The PV generation will never show peak possible generation, it will only show what I am using at that point in time, lets say 800watt (yes it also shows little peaks and troughs). If I put the kettle on, I can clearly see the "PV Power" increase on the graph, to example 2800watt and drop again to roughly 800watt when its boiled. Three or four time a day my system switches to Battery to cycle and eventually it will start charging again, that is usually when I see the peak performance, because now its using all it can to recharge the battery. After this is drops again. So in theory, all those little peaks you notice in your data could be your normal up and down usage, like cellphone or laptop charging, but without a bit more context about what you are running (system and load wise), I can only offer my own experience. Hope that helps.

Good day, I'm new to solar and have been drop into the deep end. Please HELP 🙂 In an effort to ensure my solar installation was done correctly and that there are no issues with registration, I opted to go with an official installer. Quote, design, purchase, install, configure and do the registration with COCT, the whole 10 yards. Everything went well (barring a few misconfigurations) until the City of Cape Town registration. This is where we were informed that the inverter was not on the COCT approved inverter list. Not to bore you with the back and forth between the installer and I the last 6 months, lets just say its not going anywhere. I have now decided to just go ahead and purchase an approved inverter and install it. So here is where I need some assistance, like many a noob before me, I am going to ask the very controversial question about inverter options. The following two in particular caught my eye. Mainly because of price point (~20K) and their rater power are closely matched to my existing one, which beside me not being able to register it, works 100%. Amazing unit. Inverter Replacement Options: 1. Sunsynk 5KW - Sunsynk 5kW 1P Hybrid PV inverter 48V 2. Solis 6KW - Solis Energy Storage 6kW Hybrid 5G Inverter with DC switch Current System: 1 x KODAK OG-Plus 5.48 5kW 48V 2 x Pylon US3000C 3.5kWh Li-Ion Solar Battery 6 x Canadian Solar 445W Solar Panels Fully integrated into my DB for Critical loads which the system has been more than adequate for. I suspect when replacing the inverter, I will also need to change the Solar panel config. The inverter is measuring over 20Amp at times where the above inverters have a max of 11-13amp per MPPT. They originally adjusted the solar panel config (amount on series vs parallel) because the Voltage was to high for the Kodak inverter. I will most likely have some more questions as this progresses, I'm just keen on getting the correct inverter to start with. Any advise would be appreciated. Thank you in advance.