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  4. Item: Solar mounting rails kit 4 × 2.74 m, 30 × 30 mm aluminium solar rails — 10.96 m total 4 × Volta mid clamps 4 × Volta end clamps 6 × heavy-duty roof/rafter brackets 17 m red 6 mm² PV cable 17 m black 6 mm² PV cable 34 m PV cable total All brand new / unused Rail joiners not included Enough rail for a 4rh panel. Will require 2 x more mid clamps. Age: New Price: R2000 Payment Method Accepted: EFT Cash Warranty: None Packaging: As per photos Condition: New Location: Centurion/Gauteng Reason: Got it with the panels i purchased. Not the same as my existing rail system. Shipping: Prefer not due to size Collection: Yes.
  5. Item: Kodak 3.24OG Plus inverter.(Axpert King) Age: unsure Price: R4000 Payment Method Accepted: cash/EFT Warranty: No Packaging: No Condition: second hand. Well looked after and in fully functioning condition Location: Centurion/Gauteng Reason: upgraded to bigger system Shipping: can be discussed Collection: prefered
  6. Item: Full Circle Solar 3kw inverter. 24v. (Axpert King) Age: unsure Price: R4000 Payment Method Accepted: cash/EFT Warranty: No Packaging: No Condition: second hand. Well looked after and in fully functioning condition Location: Centurion/Gauteng Reason: upgraded to bigger system Shipping: can be discussed Collection: prefered
  7. Item Wanted: Hestia 560w HTS-144M10H560 Packaging Essential: no Desired Age: NA Location: Centurion/Gauteng Willing to accept a shipped item: prefer collection or delivery Ballpark/Budget Amount: Open to what is available Im expanding my PV array. And have space for one more panel. Rail wise aswell as inverter capacity wise. And would like to add one more of the same panels to either of the strings.
  8. Item Wanted: Jinko 550w bifacial panel. JKM550M-72HL4-BDVP Packaging Essential: no Desired Age: New or used Location: Centurion/Gauteng Willing to accept a shipped item: prefer collection or delivery Ballpark/Budget Amount: Open to what is available Im expanding my PV array. And have space for one more panel. Rail wise aswell as inverter capacity wise. And would like to add one more of the same panels to either of the strings
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  10. Ok. Will wait for photos. But if its the older units. And all requires refurbishment and repairs. Then the price doesnt realy make sense.
  11. Are any of them the plus/king units?
  12. does anyone have feedback regarding the automation on the Luxpower units using Solar Assistant as yet? im looking at upgrading my inverter to a Luxpower unit. but is essential to my system that the automation still works
  13. perhaps post the exact Axpert inverter model you have. alot of the issues/challenges you have mentioned, i have been able to resolve with Solar assistant. And a Victron smart shunt, as this monitors the SOC correctly, unless your battery communicates correctly with the inverter. Solar Assistant does have some automation options aswell now, that makes it alot less IT intensive than having to set up home assistant and and and. BUT, the likely best change i made was to an Axpert Plus model, that has better blending options. (SUB being one of the more important ones)
  14. HI. what is all included? bracket? cables? meter? and do you have any idea if Solar assistant supports this inverter for monitoring purposes?
  15.    Ed S reacted to a post in a topic: GROWATT 3kva with Esener 25.6v
  16. 1. i have the inverter set to USE. 2. only have essentials connected, i run from UTI from sunset to around 22:00. base loads that time is varying as the fridge goes on and off. but it consumes 6/7% per hour. solar assist helps me to maintain the battery. i choose to cycle the battery, as it makes space to harvest PV. the next day- i need to add another battery, as mine is fully charged by 10:00 in the morning already, and the PV system is then just idling. 3. i set the float and bulk the same, as the float bug is a reality if your voltage doesnt go low enough, especially charging on PV. it only charges to float voltage. BUT, once the PV drops, it tops it off from Utility till it reaches the SOC maintainer. that is why i raised the float to where i want it to be. the 3.4v resting voltage is exactly that. resting voltage. and what i have learned with the LiFePo4, Voltage doesnt tell you much. i use to think my battery is almost empty after 4 hour load shedding, lights on, TV on. fridge running. till i fitted the Smart Shunt. then realized after a 4 hour outage, that my battery was still at least 50%.

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