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I am a DIYer and have learned a lot here on CZcams. Thank you all for what you have shared. The videos I post are for entertainment purposes only. If you choose to do anything seen or said in them you do so at your own risk and responsibility. I am an American and I support Her. I will defend Her from both foreign and domestic threats including our own government if required. I believe in the Constitution in it's entirety. I don't care where anyone came from as long as they now support America and don't bring the negative aspects of the country they or their ancestors fled. My ancestors are Scotch/Irish. I'm not an Irish American or a Scottish American, I am an AMERICAN. This is the greatest country in the world. If I did not know this to be true I would leave, as I suggest anyone else do if they can't support America. Let's work together for a better world.
McDIY moving 20+foot 4x12 Header Alone, See description below.
I had to take a break from solar projects to focus on a barn that needs a lot of attention before it's too late. Here I am moving a header to make the best use of the door openings after remodel. I do almost every by myself because none of my 'people' live close enough. Also it is usually done manually with scraps and recycled materials. Although I do try to use mechanical leverage when ever possible as seen here with the ratchet straps.
First I had to support the gable end truss so I could cut away the vertical studs from the header. Then had to jack up the header and support so I could remove the studs from below. Next supported the to posts with diagonal bracing to keep it all from falling over while I moved the header. I put a couple of 1/4-20 bolts under the header to help it roll. It moved fine the first day but then I decided I wanted to move it another foot the next day. This is where I ran into the problem that kept snapping the drywall screws I used and anchor points. There was a screw that got hooked on the double top plates of the interior wall. Once I cut that off it moved pretty easily again.
I don't suggest you do anything I do in my videos. They are only for entertainment and an example of how I do things for and by myself when I don't have help or a crew. You are responsible for your own actions and safety.
First I had to support the gable end truss so I could cut away the vertical studs from the header. Then had to jack up the header and support so I could remove the studs from below. Next supported the to posts with diagonal bracing to keep it all from falling over while I moved the header. I put a couple of 1/4-20 bolts under the header to help it roll. It moved fine the first day but then I decided I wanted to move it another foot the next day. This is where I ran into the problem that kept snapping the drywall screws I used and anchor points. There was a screw that got hooked on the double top plates of the interior wall. Once I cut that off it moved pretty easily again.
I don't suggest you do anything I do in my videos. They are only for entertainment and an example of how I do things for and by myself when I don't have help or a crew. You are responsible for your own actions and safety.
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Signature Solar EG4 6500ex Inverter Filter Hack
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Hoping this makes someone's life easier. After dropping the tiny screw a few times while cleaning the filters I came up with this idea to never have to mess with the screws again. Also no tool required to clean the filters now. It's certainly not needed but works for me. Please forgive the video quality and that I did it one handed, it really is easy to remove and re-install if your hands aren'...
Cloud Energy Battery Capacity Test
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Finally uploading the capacity test video I promised many moons ago. A 0.2c discharge rate capacity test should discharge at 20% per hour as shown in this test (aka c2). A 1.0c rate would discharge 100% in one hour. 31amps @51vdc = 1581watts 150amp hours divided by 30amps = 5hours To run your own 0.2c discharge capacity test, take the rated watt hours divided by 5 and use a load very close to t...
Fluke and Klein meter comparison
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After posting my last video about amperage variations between meters a CZcamsr suggested using a Fluke for accurate measurement. In this video I compared amperage with a Fluke to my Klein and they both read the same current draw. In the second part of the video I compared my Klein to two Fluke meters for voltage and they too all read the same. Now I can finally do the capacity test on a battery...
Current/Amp draw, how do you know? See description
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I have been wanting to do a load capacity test on this CloudEnergy 48v 150ah battery. But how do I get an accurate load test if I can’t tell what the true current draw is? My first test weeks ago I noticed I was getting different amperage reading from a few different devices (clamp meter, hall effect sensor, battery shunt, battery display and the inverter display). Since then I purchased two mo...
EG4 3000EHV-48 Power Fluctuations resolved with firmware update
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Not only did the firmware update resolve the issue I was having with power fluctuations it even improved the standby current from 76 watts down to about 64 watts. I will continue to update if anything changes. Original video before firmware update. czcams.com/video/NPcvJGfgl-M/video.html Signature Solar signaturesolar.com/
How an Old Guy puts solar panels up alone. See description below.
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This video is for entertainment purposes only. You are responsible for your own safety and well being. This is one of the ways I have put solar panels up alone. It is how not to put up solar panels. Many of the things I do in this video would be an OSHA violation if done on the job site. One should never stand or sit on the top two rungs of a ladder and the ladder should extend 3’ past the roof...
48v 150ah Lithium Iron Phosphate LiFePO 4 Server Rack Battery by Cloud Energy $1,999
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This is basically an unboxing video, hopefully a little more informative. Please click the Like and Subscribe buttons for follow up videos of the installation and capacity test. Feel free to ask questions in the comments. Also if you see anything I missed that will help others please share those comments. The battery is a 48v 150ah LifePo4 wall mount battery (7.68 KWh). Current price $1,999 The...
Slide show of my first Solar Install 2012
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I wanted to let you know upfront it's a slideshow and not a real video. I hate getting tricked myself This was the first Solar Power System I ever installed back in 2012 34 Phono Solar 240w Blk on Blk solar panels 34 Enphase Micro Inverters (Highly recommend if your worried about high voltage DC current) 1 Enphase communication gateway for real time and historical tracking online. Our SCE bill ...
There's No 2 Phase Power
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Trying to shed light on the topic of 2 phase power. Watch to the end for the exception to the title. This is the second video that includes the missing part. CZcams video about 2 phase power www.youtube.com/watch?v=bK831... 2 phase power en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-pha... Phase definition www.merriam-webster.com/dicti... This video it not meant to be authoritative and is for entertainment purpose...
Signature Solar EG4 3000 watt inverter power fluctuation (Solved, see description)
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The power seems to stabilize over time. Resistive loads seem to run fine but inductive loads not so great. They do run, just concerned about the power output fluctuation. Update 11-12-2022: Not only did the firmware update resolve the issue I was having with power fluctuations it even improved the standby current from 76 watts down to about 64 watts. I will continue to update if anything change...
Error 61, EG4 6500ex inverter by Signature Solar
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Edit Aug 29, 22. Just got off phone with tech support and they tell me they have a new software update almost ready for release that should revolve the Error 61 communication message. Just received these parameters from Signature Solar to use until the communications is resolved Here are the settings to set up on your EG4 inverter: Setting 5 to USE Setting 12 to 46V Setting 13 to 58V Setting 26...
EG4 LiFePOWER4 Batteries not balanced
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I have noticed on several occasions that the batteries are not staying balanced. I am also intermittently getting the Error 61 warning “no battery communication”. I have watched both SS videos on the matter and set according before commissioning. Have checked several times since and settings are correct. The batteries were all balanced when installed and being parallel shouldn’t they stay balan...
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They advertise these as good for 80% draw down. Don't lifepo bats go to zero?
I cannot hear a thing with all the background noise
You're welcome for demonstrating how loud they are.
@@McDIYtry a noise filter in editing.
Nice! I used to run a 500 ton press many years ago, but we used jigs like this all the time... nice job
I've got a pair of these and can't figure out how to get them out of standby mode. The manual for the BMS is half Chinese and have fractured English. Please help
There is a little hole like on the back of a wifi router to insert a paper clip and press the button. Just checked and it's labeled DST.
Great Idea ! COOP ...
Very large project, construction should be safe. Wish you all the best. Best wishes
Thank you
Nice engineering. I built an off grid place alone on the Big Island. Moving heavy loads at elevation was the trickiest and most dangerous of all the tasks.
Excellent comparison, put all those doubters at ease, I've had my cl390 for a couple of years,as a homeowner I've used it a lot, for the most part I like it , the only difficulty I have is when measuring DC current in milliamp.
I read that the Earth's magnetic field can interfere with the reading at such low amperage. To help reduce this put the meter near the wire you want to check and in the same orientation it will be in while checking. Then zero the meter right before clamping it around the conductor. When even more accuracy is needed I use an inline meter instead of clamp on. Not as convenient and only for low amperage. I usually check with the clamp on first to get a ball park so I don't blow the fuse in my meter.
@@McDIY Thanks ,I'll give it a try , I recently bought myself a Klein 325 manual meter just for reading low amperage, makes Dc milliamp reading quick & easy and repeatable.
I've always been confused by the terminology there. Thanks for clearing it up!
IS IT COMMON THAT THESE BATTERIES ONLY CHARGE TO 3 GREEN LIGHTS FROM INVERTER YET WHEN I PLACE A CHARGER ON THEM THEY CHARGE UP TO ALL 4 GREEN LIGHTS???
Mine all charge to 4 LEDs with the inverters, they may not all get there at the exact same time.
Its upside down ??
No
How is your battery holding up? I had to jump start my system before the battery would connect to my outback controller system. When battery is dead or charged. I have to use another power source to prime the system before battery can be used.
The battery is work great. I am not pushing it hard on a regular basis but I did during testing. I am running a refigerator and AC in a shipping container office with a 3000watt inverter/charge controller and minimal solar panels.
We are running fridge and full deep freezer, tv, internet is satellite with router, 4 camera's and monitor. All night. Daytime add Mr cool for heating air-conditioning well pumps ect. Our solar system is 6kw hr full sun. Battery at 40 to 60% after each night. This was a test for this company. Had to send back first battery, had faulty LCD display.
Figured that I'd change the display since I have another EG4 inverter and as soon as I changed the display problem was gone So i figured there EG4 display is the real problem here try it see if it helps anyone too. Best regards
Thanks for the video! Really informative.
Can these batteries be used in off grid solar applications?
The cl390 is one of Kleins better quality clamp meters!
I had a similar issue with mine, but after cycling them 3 times below 30% then to 100% they were all in sync!
Please make a quick vid on how to connect two EG4 3000 EVH in parallel for 240 ...and the connection into your panel . Thanks !
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Don't understand your comment
Did you remove the neutral ground bonding screw inside the Eg4 3000?
Not on the 3000s. I did on the 6500s.
I like the stackable version of this battery, cool company and great price for capacity
Yes, it’s a cool concept. I haven’t had the chance to put my hands on one yet though.
I’m thinking of going with these batteries for my 48volt system. Going to start out with 2 and see how it goes. Do you still suggest these even with the issue you had ? I looked into Renogy but there 48v battery is only 50ah and cost about the same
I would think carefully about purchasing EG-4 battery packs from SS. I had an issue a couple months back which was finally resolved by James emailing me his personal feelings about my finding another supplier. No worries, Good luck was his response. We had purchased over $20,000 in equipment from SS in the past year. I do highly recommend watts247 as a reputable supplier and that company DOES stock replacement parts and DOES assist with repairs...
Great intel. Data sharing is important
Great video. So many folks utilize the incorrect terminology.
Thanks for the encouragement.
Drop the link. Im always in the market for a battery
www.amazon.com/Cloudenergy-Rechargeable-lifetime-Overland-Off-Grid/dp/B0B9JWWXSY/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=cloudenergy%2B150ah&qid=1674026078&sprefix=cloudenergy%2Caps%2C172&sr=8-3&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.4dd97f68-284f-40f5-a6f1-1e5b3de13370&th=1
Firmware update link eg4electronics.com/downloads/
Could you do a video showing how you did the firmware update?
THE DIP SWITCHES ARE INCORRECT. The top battery needs to be in position 1 only. But you have the second one in position 1? Once you place the top one in position 1, then place the others in any position you want following 2 rules. None of them can be in position 1 & they must all be in a unique position, so no two should be the same.
See battery manual page 7 eg4electronics.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/EG4-Lifepower4-Manual-2.1.0.pdf You may be thinking of the LL series but I have the LiFePOWER4 model.
@@McDIY hahaha. First an apology of sorts. I do CAD on my PC and all my notations are in CAPITALS! Occasionally I will switch over and send an email of text (WhatsApp on PC) and only after hitting send realize I sent the message in all CaPs!! People I know are used to it and don't take it for the text equv of shouting. I will even be lazy and see that I have half the message in caps, and just switch to lower case and keep typing without correcting, like I said, lazy. That being said, you are correct that I am incorrect, the LL series need first dip at 1 position.
@@verohandymike cheers
@@McDIY Did you ever get this fixed? I also suspect the DIP switches
Sounds like junk.
Easy way: buy a fluke amp clamp ;).
LOL, Flukes are not within most peoples budget. My goal on CZcams is to help the non professionals save by doing things themselves.
With an milliohm meter check the shunt resistor, an then measure the drop voltage on the shunt resistor with a multimeter. Then ohm law.
Thank you, I will be on shift for the next week and hope to try this approach when off. I may run into a similar issue if all my meters display different voltage and resistance values, but hoping at least two read the same and I can discount the outliers.
I have the EG4 6000ex. And the power doesn’t fluctuate at all
That’s error beeping could piss off the Pope ❕❕❕ While your trying to figure something out AAAAAHHHH❗️❗️❗️
I turned it off in settings
I have same problem with mine Rack of 6 and no explanation why
you ever get it fixed?
I'm about to order this item, is it worth it, would you HIGHLY recommend it?
It is working fine, I have not put it through all the tests I would like to before HIGHLY recommending. It has some nice features for the price. Depending on the price you are paying for it and how much current you need to draw from it I would recommend it. Notice in the video the size of the main internal wires.
@D Mc thanks for your reply, I wouldn't have many amps drawn from it, I should be good. I wanted to be sure it was of a good quality. I watched your video 3 times so I would completely gather all the information you provided. Thanks again. If there's anything else you can tell me, please do.
Guilty for misrepresenting the split-phase set-up as two-phase because of brain short; usually thinking two legs of a 180-degree split-phase that gets lost in translation from thought to speech.
"Many of the things I do in this video would be an OSHA violation it done on the job site. " Thanks for personally risking your well-being for our education. 😂
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That sounds like a 5 ton AC. 🤦🏻♂️
Nice Power Wall
Same thing with my eg4. I have 3 sets of 4 and was told to drop bulk down to 55.5. Support said to deep cycle them and top balance them and send screen shots. He could not tell me what top balance is and said the would get back. A week later i got an email from another person saying my batteries are fine and he agreed with the 1st tech. Replyed with same question with no response. Voltages stay relativly close, some batteries end their cycle at around 80%, cycles vary by 15 after 5 months SOH has dropped to 98.5 on 2 batteries on 2 sets. With no pertinent information coming from tech support.
Did you resolve the balance issue????
@M Gold No, I left for a couple months and turned most things off except fridge & freezer. Came back and they were all reaching 100%. Since then they seem to be discharging differently. 2 discharge 5 to 10% deeper than the others and still reach 100% Cycles are increasing accordingly. I can't seem to figure out why.
@@toddsimper Same her. Beginning to think SS is selling poor EG-4 units. Many are having exact same issues. SS very small company. Support guy most likely same as owner. They respond in days and I'm getting tired of the "unplug and reset" BS. Wish I had researched company deeper... Charles Massey below suggesting refurbished battery possibilities. Scary at $1500 each. I have 11 @ $16,500.
@@toddsimper Been at the Electronics Technician business for well over 50 years. You are correct in assuming each units BMS should stabilize the charge/discharge cycle within each cells specification. If little or no testing is performed on each cell it is just a matter of bad luck when a weak cell is installed. I have had no acceptable responses from SS and no longer expect any. Most small importers have little or no electronics experience with their products and in a matter of time disappear when enough customers discover their inability to support what they sell. SS provides a 5 year warranty that I describe as 5 years or across the street whichever comes first. I expect them to disappear like so many others who have adopted the eastern methods of sales. Buyer Beware is street version...
How do you like the EG4 3000 w compared to the EG4 6500? Have you tested idle watts on each? Which model mini split do you have and do you know how many wH it's using each day (and roughly what part of the country are you in). I'm working on a new build for myself and that's why I'm asking, trying to gauge how many batteries I need and torn between EG4 6500 and this 3000 unit.
I like the display info better on the 3000 watt as it shows battery percentage instead of just 4 status lights as on the 6500. I have not noticed the power fluctuations on the 6500 that I have on the 3000. (EG4/Signature Solar says there is a software update that should fix this) I have not tested the idle consumption as there are several videos by others that have already done so. I was waiting for a new battery to arrive so I can re connect the 3000 watt inverters. I will first test the new battery before updating the software. I try not to have multiple variables while testing so as not to skew the results. I am not using mini splits, I am using window units. I have tried a handful with the 3000s. One is an older 120v, another is an older 220v, both are normal compressors. Two others are new, purchased after seeing the power fluctuations in the inverter hoping to solve the issue. The new ones are inverter compressors with soft start but that did not remedy the issue. The last AC is a 120v portable unit. Two of the 3000 watt inverters would run any three of the ACs at the same time, never tried running more. I was using four EG4 server rack batteries at that time.
@@McDIY Just checking in to see if you did that software update and if that solved your problem?
@@reviews2you Signature Solar has not yet sent me the special cable required.
The idle current on the 3000 is 1.45 amps at 52.5 volts equals ~76 watts. I hope to post a video of the measurement soon.
@@McDIY Dang man, that's what Will Prowse showed too. Their spec sheet says less than 50w idle consumption. That's a big difference by the time you have to of them over the full day that is 1.25kWh more of power waste
Multiple things can happen in these kinds of scenarios. If you got a refurbished battery with a lower SOH then it might affect the life cycles on the other batteries. With different SOH’s, it might cause the SOC to charge faster or drain faster.
Is that up down... Will kill the inverter soon? Shorten it life?
Not sure what you mean by up down. But my concern was also that this could shorten the life of either the inverters or the equipment they power or both. EG4 says they have a software update that should fix it but I am waiting for a new battery to hook them back up again. I am currently using all my batteries on my other system consisting of 2 EG4 6500 watt high frequency inverters.
I have the EG4-LL batteries and my communication cables are opposite of yours. Can’t be that simple but never know.
We have posted a firmware update on the EG4 Electronics website that addresses this issue. Please contact the Signature Solar tech department for guidance with the update process which corrects the power fluctuations.
Some of the problem here it scares me is signature solar don't seem to stand behind their stuff. They'll stick your own long time before they let you send it back.. then after it's in their possession they still screw you over somehow. I want to buy more stuff from them but I'm very leery. This is all after the 30 amp battery charger deal and also my 12K inverter and how helpful they would not work and resolving an issue
I understand your frustration, but I feel they are doing what they can to resolve the issues. I can only imagine trying to weed out legitimate product issues from installation issues. Especially since many people buying these are complete novices not only to solar power systems but to any sort of electrical work.
@@McDIY usually when I'm contacting the supplier on a problem I've pretty much gone through every other scenario problem it could be to write off it's something I am doing. And then to have them want me to go through all that again after I told him I was 100% sure the product was defective. Frustrating. What signature solar did one of the two situations I had issues. The 30 amp battery charger. Putting out 18 amps. I was one of the first ones with the issue. Send it back and they wouldn't do a thing because I put an Anderson plug on the output. Then later on come to find out every freaking one of them sold was only 18 amps. Huge complaints huge blow up on a DIY forum. I did talk to the owner of the company he was great. But when their employees are accusing me of wrecking a product and blaming it all on me don't make me too happy. The other situation was my 12K inverter. Kept rebooting. Contact the signature solar no response. Somebody on a DIY form from Growatt sent me the firmware file and told me how to install it. No help at all no response from signature solar at that time. May 2021
I’ve been running a MPP LV2424 for a year and live it.I have run into issues and even with the time difference from Taiwan. They always get back to me right away with great help I just bought a EG4 6000ex an am wondering if I went wrong. You can’t get them on the phone to save your life anymore 2:30 hours today waiting on hold for tech support and still no answer WTF
@@cowboymcq6711 I think you will be just as happy with it as your current inverter. It's basically just bigger. I have found emailing tech support to be most convenient for me.
Their prices are good. And I'm thankful they're there so I can actually buy this type of stuff. I wish the customer service was better. But I think some of it is they sell the stuff to people that have no idea what they're doing. Have to deal with those people. That can take a lot of time to customer service.
Have you figured out why
@@bigblockcutlass123 I am looking to switch to the EG4 6000ex as well. I like the low frequency inverters even though they do require a lot of stand by power.
@@McDIYI bought growatt 5k. It died after 6 months. I just upgraded to the eg4 6500 inverter the Fans are super loud. It consume a lot more power than the Growatt 5k when use