So here is the problem I am facing. I have a Kodak OG5.48 inverter with Pylon USP3000 batteries.
Two years ago the battery got wet when the garage flooded. I opened it up and dried it and it has been working fine since.
The inverter is 4 years old. It reads wattage from the solar panels at night.. Recently it would charge the battery only to 70%, I removed the battery coms and selected "user defined" in the battery type in the inverter and it seems to be charging to 100% now.
But now its beeping(low battery) when the battery voltage drops to 49, although according to the lights on the battery its 100% charged. The battery voltage displayed on the inverter is correct, I crosschecked it on the battery using a multimeter.
I dont know if the inverter is faulty or its the battery. My dilemma is its an expensive battery, I cant sell it as it was water damaged before. I want to add a battery but pylon is expensive, other brands are cheaper but wont work with this existing battery. Is there a place I can sell this battery disclosing that it was water damaged ? dont want to sell it to some unsuspecting facebook marketplace buyer.
I want to replace the inverter, but I am not looking for anything hybrid as I dont want to feedback into the grid. But at the same time it needs to be one from the COCT approved inverter. Although my system was never registered with COCT.
I have 4 * 400 watt pannels, will be adding 4*550 watt pannels soon. To save cost I wanted to put the new panels on the same string.
Is it possible to I replace this inverter and add another inverter with a different model battery altogether ? Then the two inverters can be paralleled and the new solar panels can be connected to the new inverter ?
PS : I posted this on another thread but no one seems to be checking that thread anymore. So created a new thread.
Two years ago the battery got wet when the garage flooded. I opened it up and dried it and it has been working fine since.
The inverter is 4 years old. It reads wattage from the solar panels at night.. Recently it would charge the battery only to 70%, I removed the battery coms and selected "user defined" in the battery type in the inverter and it seems to be charging to 100% now.
But now its beeping(low battery) when the battery voltage drops to 49, although according to the lights on the battery its 100% charged. The battery voltage displayed on the inverter is correct, I crosschecked it on the battery using a multimeter.
I dont know if the inverter is faulty or its the battery. My dilemma is its an expensive battery, I cant sell it as it was water damaged before. I want to add a battery but pylon is expensive, other brands are cheaper but wont work with this existing battery. Is there a place I can sell this battery disclosing that it was water damaged ? dont want to sell it to some unsuspecting facebook marketplace buyer.
I want to replace the inverter, but I am not looking for anything hybrid as I dont want to feedback into the grid. But at the same time it needs to be one from the COCT approved inverter. Although my system was never registered with COCT.
I have 4 * 400 watt pannels, will be adding 4*550 watt pannels soon. To save cost I wanted to put the new panels on the same string.
Is it possible to I replace this inverter and add another inverter with a different model battery altogether ? Then the two inverters can be paralleled and the new solar panels can be connected to the new inverter ?
PS : I posted this on another thread but no one seems to be checking that thread anymore. So created a new thread.
