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It's due to these kinds of bad practices that the regulation will be tightened as the risk factors far outway the benefits.

Welcome. I would suggest that you ask your questions so that members can respond.

Yes it does switch automatically if the parameter is specified (01) SOL. I personally use this SRNE inverter and can hence confirm this.

It's due to these kinds of bad practices that the regulation will be tightened as the risk factors far outway the benefits.

Yesterday while i was busy with an install at a client i was asked by their neighbor if i can have a look and give my opinion on a battery fuse that was getting hot on their lfp battery installed 5 days ago. This is what i found, total botched install poor workmanship incorrect components, safety devices missing( spd's both on dc and ac side.) Solar panels facing south/west but north facing roof not used. 3kva RCT inverter 24v Esener 2.4kwh lfp battery 2 panels( not sure of size and make) no combiner box just normal enclosure with terminals. I have never seen such a poor install. But this is the big hazard that can cause a house to burn down!!!
Incorrect spec on battery cables and fuses. This is a 24v dc system hence double the battery current as 48v dc system. At 3000watts you are drawing 137 amps from the 24v battey and the fuse holder used rated for 32amps AC. Below picture the reason not to ever  use AC breakers or fuses in dc curcuits.
 

Hey Guys so its that time of the year again and we have a whole Host of Giveaways lined up some to watch out for would be the New Solis S6 6KW Advanced Hybrid (Beast) we are busy with a long term review in real world conditions with the Solis S6 the Unit we are giving away has already gone through a preliminary review but we may give more of this brand away in the future. 
Magneto has given us some wonderful product to review and give away MAGNETO Lithium-LiFePo4 Rack Mount 48V 5.1 KWh also note the great prices on those units  and a  Magneto Thermo Tank also promise of more nice items to give away in the future. 
Then we Have the Revo Inverter and battery Combo (not listed on our online store yet but soon) there will be some terms and conditions on this giveaway however an exciting product squarely aimed at Sunsynk and Deye.
We are also receiving a very nice Battery from Halo Energy to give away the 113AH HALO Eclipse WM-5 48V 1C however this will only be in about 5 Weeks time but still a very nice compact battery.  
Power2SA is giving us one of their VTC Vxl5100W 5.1kWh LifePo4 battery 51V/100Ah Rack Mount to review and test this is also a very nice rack mount battery with Bluetooth and WIFI features decent cycle count compatibility and scalability and we will give this away to a lucky forum member. 

You havent mentioned what make of battey you have. Those inverters are actually quite smart as they pickup your cell configuration as being incorrect hence the error. Try changing your settings to LF08 which indicates 8 strings and needs a constant charge voltage of 28.4v. Your lipo cell configuration is most likely connected 2s2p hence wont work on LF07/09.

Thankyou so much. As soon as i changed to the settings that you recommended the alarm disappeared and the red light stop flashing. I have been struggling with this for the last 3 days. So glad someone could help me.

You havent mentioned what make of battey you have. Those inverters are actually quite smart as they pickup your cell configuration as being incorrect hence the error. Try changing your settings to LF08 which indicates 8 strings and needs a constant charge voltage of 28.4v. Your lipo cell configuration is most likely connected 2s2p hence wont work on LF07/09.

Minimum of 6mm² from panel frame to earth spike.
5.4.3 Bonding
5.4.3.1 All the exposed conductive parts of the PV system (i.e., panel frames, cable trays, and
inverter chassis etc) shall be bonded together with a minim cross-section of 6 mm2 copper cable

This will definitely work however by what I can see you only having two strings by having 2s3p which means each parallel connection will require an inline fuse at your branch connector.

Hi there
The solar panels can only produce what you are using.
You mention your loads are low, this would mean your panels will not produce a lot more than your loads are asking for.
Once your batteries are full in the morning and if your loads are low then the panels production will also be low as there is nowhere for the power to go.
I hope that helps a bit with understanding how the solar works

Thanks for the tip. I will give it a go.
 

Unfortunately there is no option in their current software to switch to a light theme. There are two solutions though. You can either uninstall the new version and download and install one of their previous versions or you can download tgpro which has the exact same interface as their older versions but just branded with another company name.

This is a common problem with the datalogger. Its a directional logger and not omnidirectional. I would suggest that you point the logger in the direction of your modem and restart it. Give it about 5 minutes and that should solve your problem.

You are welcome. Glad to be of assistance.

I cant believe that actually worked. Thanks a million. My logger is online and i can now see all the data.

This is a common problem with the datalogger. Its a directional logger and not omnidirectional. I would suggest that you point the logger in the direction of your modem and restart it. Give it about 5 minutes and that should solve your problem.

This is a common problem with the datalogger. Its a directional logger and not omnidirectional. I would suggest that you point the logger in the direction of your modem and restart it. Give it about 5 minutes and that should solve your problem.

Correct.
In the news yesterday they announced a relaxation of the penalties.
You can now complete install ( with no penaties ) as long as you have proof that you have submitted/started the application process with the Coct.

Such a simple solution, why could I not have thought of that!
Excellent, thank you!!

Hi Guys!
I am new to Solar! Have a few questions to ask regarding batteries.
 

Personally, I'd be happy to feed back at any rate above zero as long as we don't have the BS about having to pay to have the smart meter and the "net consumer" BS too...

CPT Metro has month(s) long backlog on CoCT registration i have already 3 installations in the queue for registration. I believe the penality for non registration is R3000-R5000 but if proved that the application processes has been initiated the penalties would not apply.