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KMC

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  1. Item: Victron Color Control GX and BMV-702 (500 A shunt) Age: Unknown Price: R6500 Payment Method Accepted: Instant EFT/Cash Warranty: Unknown Packaging: None Condition: Excellent Location: Stellenbosch Reason: No longer used Shipping: Anywhere in SA Collection: Yes Link: https://www.victronenergy.com/communication-centres/color-control (Color Control GX) https://www.victronenergy.com/display-and-panels/bmv-702 (BMV-702) Selling my Color Control GX and BMV-702. Bought for a project, no longer needed. WiFi adapter, combined GX/BMV bracket, and all cabling included.
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  3. Item: Victron Multiplus-II 3 kVA 48 V Age: ~4 years Price: R12000 not neg. Looking for a quick sale, hence the low price. 🙂 Payment Method Accepted: Instant EFT Warranty: Assumed ~1 years left Packaging: None Condition: Excellent Location: Stellenbosch Reason: Upgraded - now running 2 x 5 kVA versions of the same unit Shipping: At buyer's expense, clearance of payment a condition Collection: Yes Link: https://www.victronenergy.com/inverters-chargers/multiplus-ii
  4. Item: 2 x Victron Multiplus-II 3 kVA 48 V Age: Both ~4 years Price: R12500 each Payment Method Accepted: Instant EFT Warranty: Assumed ~1 years left Packaging: None Condition: Excellent Location: Stellenbosch Reason: Upgraded - now running 2 x 5 kVA versions of the same unit Shipping: At buyer's expense, clearance of payment a condition Collection: Yes Link: https://www.victronenergy.com/inverters-chargers/multiplus-ii
  5. Hi All, I'm urgently looking for a SolarMD Logger V2. Everywhere near CT seems to be out of stock at the moment. Does anyone know of somewhere that has stock of these (anywhere in the country)? Kind regards, KMC
  6. Yip, listed on Segen Solar's site. However, they have not responded to any of my emails over the last few months. If their sales service is like that, then I'd be concerned about their after-sales service.
  7. Ordered a Freedom Won eTower instead. Their warranty terms seemed a lot more reasonable than Pylontech's.
  8. Hi Everyone, Has anyone been able to find stock of the Pylontech US5000 batteries in South Africa? I'm currently looking at a UP5000, but I would prefer a US5000 if at all possible - purely due to the warranty. Kind regards, KMC
  9. Hi - are you perhaps open to offers if taking all four?
  10. Thanks, TimCam - much appreciated! Out of interest, what is your continuous power draw setting set to?
  11. Hi All, Would anyone perhaps know the idle consumption of a Sunsynk 5 kW inverter, if it were to be set up in an off-grid installation (PV with batteries only)? For context, I am planning a system which will initially be off-grid, but then may well become integrated with the grid at a later point. As a result, I am looking at one of the combination inverter/AC charger/MPPT units (and not just a discrete MPPT and inverter setup). Since the initial generation will only come from PV (the larger loads will be scheduled for during periods of peak PV production) I would like to minimise the energy consumption when running on just the batteries (i.e. in the evenings, when the essential load demand is low). Broadly speaking, Axpert 5 kVA units have been quoted to consume around 50 W. Victrons apparently consume far less, around 11 W, but are out of the budget. I've also read figures of up to 70 W for some of the cheaper Growatt 5 kVA units. Can anyone provide any input on the Sunsynk, or similar (i.e. Deye) units? Alternatively, are there perhaps any suggestions for affordable (combination) units with lower idle consumptions? Many thanks in advance. Kind regards, KMC
  12. @John2 Thanks for the response. PM sent.
  13. Still available?

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