W@P's Solar System

Mike Hoxbig said:
Wouldn't the inverter have shut down the load while the update is in progress?
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It is supposed to AFAIK. IF it was that big of a hazard to have a load while firmware updates then they should put up warnings and instructions on the firmware update web page.
 
Interesting. I know for a fact when mine was updated whilst under load.
I was certainly not told to bypass the inverter until the update had been done.
 
RonSwanson said:
How about an update?
/runs
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:ROFL::ROFL:
 
W@P said:
So i just came back from JHB, picked the inverter up. I spoke to one of the technicians and asked him what could have been the cause of me getting an F34 AC Overload error right after a firmware upgrade has been done. He asked me if the inverter was under load. I told him the load must have been about 800w or so. He said that's the problem and that's why the lower PCB blew.

There is not supposed to be any load on the inverter while a firmware update takes place. So i said that i can not determine when the update takes place as you request it on the website and they do it whenever they get to it. So he said I should specify a time that suits me when i request the update. To make sure the inverter is bypassed and no load is present.

Don't know what to make of this. As I have done one previous update and all were fine. As did many of you guys also do updates at any random time and did not have issues.

Anyway, my inverter is back home and being installed tomorrow. :D
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Sounds like total BS, I had a firmware update with 6Kw load.
 
W@P said:
Yeah i agree. BS
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I'm about to do a firmware update now - so i'm wondering if I should believe you or not :ROFL:

1 x 8kW Sunsynk
1 x 20/16kW FreedomWon battery
18 x 540w panels (Canadian Solar)

Will start my own thread shortly (either today or tomorrow and update with some pics).

The FW is heavy as hell at a beefy 211kg....
 
shadow_man said:
I'm about to do a firmware update now - so i'm wondering if I should believe you or not :ROFL:

1 x 8kW Sunsynk
1 x 20/16kW FreedomWon battery
18 x 540w panels (Canadian Solar)

Will start my own thread shortly (either today or tomorrow and update with some pics).

The FW is heavy as hell at a beefy 211kg....
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Added some pics here and some blurbage.

I need to take pics of the panels (once I've cut down some tree / bush tops).

Rage quitting Eskom, my setup...

The wife and I decided to bite the bullet - and get clear of Eskom before winter started! Goals: 1.) Power is a must as we WFH 2.) Pay Eskom as little as possible 3.) Over spec for winter so we can add appliances later / I don't need or want to play solar police We got 4 quotes, spec'd it out...
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shadow_man said:
Added some pics here and some blurbage.

I need to take pics of the panels (once I've cut down some tree / bush tops).

Rage quitting Eskom, my setup...

The wife and I decided to bite the bullet - and get clear of Eskom before winter started! Goals: 1.) Power is a must as we WFH 2.) Pay Eskom as little as possible 3.) Over spec for winter so we can add appliances later / I don't need or want to play solar police We got 4 quotes, spec'd it out...
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Propper system you got there. Congrats again.
 
My electrical guy that did the solar installation and also re-installed my inverter the other day after getting it back from Sunsynk just left. He installed an over-under voltage protector. You set the max and min voltage and if it reaches said values it cuts the power supply to the inverter.

Also if the mains on eskom side are down it has a time delay when the mains come back on before it lets power through. The time delay can be set. It's just for the voltages to stabilize before sending power through to the inverter. Who knows if i had this installed i would have never gotten the fscking F34 AC overload issue.
 
W@P said:
My electrical guy that did the solar installation and also re-installed my inverter the other day after getting it back from Sunsynk just left. He installed an over-under voltage protector. You set the max and min voltage and if it reaches said values it cuts the power supply to the inverter.

Also if the mains on eskom side are down it has a time delay when the mains come back on before it lets power through. The time delay can be set. It's just for the voltages to stabilize before sending power through to the inverter. Who knows if i had this installed i would have never gotten the fscking F34 AC overload issue.
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Sounds interesting - do you have a pic of said over-under protector? I use the built-in delay on the inverter - i think its set to 2mins before it reconnects grid
 
W@P said:
My electrical guy that did the solar installation and also re-installed my inverter the other day after getting it back from Sunsynk just left. He installed an over-under voltage protector. You set the max and min voltage and if it reaches said values it cuts the power supply to the inverter.

Also if the mains on eskom side are down it has a time delay when the mains come back on before it lets power through. The time delay can be set. It's just for the voltages to stabilize before sending power through to the inverter. Who knows if i had this installed i would have never gotten the fscking F34 AC overload issue.
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Surge protection devices (which is what I assume is what you are taking about) are pretty standard for most installs.
 
RonSwanson said:
Surge protection devices (which is what I assume is what you are taking about) are pretty standard for most installs.
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I guess it's a type of surge protector. Prevents over and under voltages that you manually set to go into the system. So ja.
 
Bit late to chime in, was away and just checking through the threads.

Last time they did an update on my inverter, which is a Fusion (Deye rebrand), my installer told me to move my load to eskom on the DB (remove load from inverter) while FW was updating,
 
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