carlokimberley Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Hi all I have been a while on this forum but mostly reading what you all have to say. My question today is can you run a axpert inverter without having a Ac input from the council in other words is I am in a cabin in the woods would I be able to use this inverter for a solar setup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hobson Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Absolutely. I have run mine off-grid for 9 months now. I do have access to generator power but go for days without using anything but solar energy. Sent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk viper_za 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viper_za Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Yes carlokimberley you can. Chris is running his with no Eskom on the farm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlokimberley Posted March 19, 2016 Author Share Posted March 19, 2016 Ok thanks so u leave the ac input with no connection then? Because it has a Ac input and out put. Does the inverter start up with the batteries current? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 You connect the batteries first and then commission the inverter. Works great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlokimberley Posted March 19, 2016 Author Share Posted March 19, 2016 Ok I always thought u have to have a Ac input Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hobson Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 No not necessarily. What is mandatory is photos up on the forum of your install. Sent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk KLEVA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 On 19 March 2016 at 4:47 PM, carlokimberley said: Ok I always thought u have to have a Ac input You can run them without AC power. But not without DC / battery power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlokimberley Posted March 20, 2016 Author Share Posted March 20, 2016 Will put pics up when I start Pv and batteries still to come only have the inverter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Coulomb Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 (edited) Um, was that inverter a particularly good deal? Just that it looks similar to the Must brand knockoffs: http://www.mppsolar.com/v3/company-announcement-must-power-must-ups/ MPP Solar seems to be the Ebay arm of Voltronic, or perhaps one of the licensed resellers that happens to be active on Ebay. Theterm "hybrid" as applied to inverters usually means grid tie plus stand alone (battery) operation, which the Axperts are not (Voltronic make the Infini series for that). So I hope it is either a rebranded Axpert (there are several), or it's a good quality knockoff. Edited May 14, 2019 by Coulomb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlokimberley Posted March 21, 2016 Author Share Posted March 21, 2016 Rebranded axpert there are so many different suppliers of axpert under other brands they all get build in the same factory they just get branded to clients specs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viper_za Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 On 3/21/2016 at 6:25 AM, carlokimberley said: Rebranded axpert there are so many different suppliers of axpert under other brands they all get build in the same factory they just get branded to clients specs Where did you buy this inverter, It even uses the same model number as the one branded as a knockoff from Must http://mustsolar.en.alibaba.com/product/60264564269-800715672/_Must_Solar_PV1800_hybrid_solar_inverter_with_MPPT_solar_charge_controller_5kva_off_grid_solar_inverter_for_solar_TV_etc_.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlokimberley Posted March 22, 2016 Author Share Posted March 22, 2016 Rubicon brands the axpert as Cb solar it's exactly the same as an axpert same factory and all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viper_za Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 45 minutes ago, carlokimberley said: Rubicon brands the axpert as Cb solar it's exactly the same as an axpert same factory and all Did you buy it from Rubicon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlokimberley Posted March 22, 2016 Author Share Posted March 22, 2016 Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viper_za Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 28 minutes ago, carlokimberley said: Yes Can you post a picture of the sticker on the side containing the model number etc. Bit worried because the lights on this unit sits on the left-hand side of the LCD where on all other Voltronics models they are below the LCD Coulomb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlokimberley Posted March 22, 2016 Author Share Posted March 22, 2016 Will do when I am at the house it's installed in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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