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RE: DIY solar upgrade - Considering adding more panels

Yes, Canadian Solar is ok @david999 How do you feel about the short-circuit current of those panels being slightly greater than the 13.5A maximum ra...

2 years ago
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RE: DIY solar upgrade - Considering adding more panels

@ bretix This is type of fuse-holder which attempts to double-up as a contact breaker. You pull the top handle towards you and the fuses get pulled...

2 years ago
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RE: DIY solar upgrade - Considering adding more panels

I've just checked the PV-input specifications for your 3-phase 10kW inverter @bretix Like @david999 you have two MPPT inputs,but in your case ...

2 years ago
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RE: DIY solar upgrade - Considering adding more panels

You may wonder why it is that your inverter is rated for a maximum 3600W output,and yet each of the two PV inputs can take up to 550v x 13.5A which co...

2 years ago
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RE: DIY solar upgrade - Considering adding more panels

Or, if you'd like a more technical answer... PV panels that you're likely to consider for rooftops have three electrical parameters which we need to...

2 years ago
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RE: DIY solar upgrade - Considering adding more panels

@david999 - regarding 'off-grid' use, I was specifically answering the points made by @bretix who has a SunSynk inverter I can't remember which inve...

2 years ago
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RE: DIY solar upgrade - Considering adding more panels

Let me slightly 'tighten up' that wording. I assume we're talking about a 240v AC supply which remains live when there is a grid outage. Your SunS...

2 years ago
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RE: DIY solar upgrade - Considering adding more panels

I'd find it slightly easier to answer that question if I knew what 'fuses' were in your wall-mounted box at the moment! 🤔 Have a look at a ...

2 years ago
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RE: DIY solar upgrade - Considering adding more panels

Sheesh! I take the evening off and now there's a dozen new questions in this topic! I've been responding to Heat Pump 'complaints' online for abo...

2 years ago
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RE: DIY solar upgrade - Considering adding more panels

I don't think the insurance underwriters understand enough of the technology arriving in our homes to be able to assess the levels of risk. At some ...

2 years ago
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RE: DIY solar upgrade - Considering adding more panels

[fx: sigh] It's likely that the YouTube poster has come across the publicly accessible standard PAS-63100 which we discussed hereand I referred to i...

2 years ago
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