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powerjack power inverter 26,000 watt AMG version 48 volt PSW LF 13,000 watt continuous at 240 volts or 120 volts etc.

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pilgrimvalley
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no, i do not use the generators at the off-grid farm in South Dakota...i only use the gas generators when i have to go work at other places....

there is an ground rod already driven in next to the house...no problem there....


   
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pilgrimvalley
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Posted by: @dickson
Installing solar pv on a 50 feet high roof is still dangerous with aerial lift . Safety harness is still needed and the wind is a danger .

i do not even attempt to utilize the lift when it is windy... too scared...the pv electric install will be below each set of glass windows on the south side as there will act as an overhang for the glass windows to help keep the heat out in the summertime... have a harness but still scary at high elevations.... i used scaffolding and ladders for years, but a 40 foot fiberglass ladder is a bit more than i care to man-handle nowadays...  this is just in the hurry and wait stage as i either have to buy a better truck and trailer as the 50 foot aerial lift weighs 16500 pounds and my dual 7000-pound axle beaver tail 18 foot car trailer does ok at 11000 with the backhoe and skid-loader, but 16500 pounds would likely destroy it... so waiting to buy the heavy trailer to transport it to another site or hire someone....typically i just invest in the tool rather than rent it...but budget says wait as i avoid the bank rig a ma role like the plague....6 months to get bank financing after 6 reams of paperwork documentation....typically for me...

right now just working with it at the off-grid farm (the 50 foot aerial lift...)

I won't even get near it in this wind --- that would be crazy stupid for sure....

the 3.5 stories of glass are 10 thermal panes per floor (about the size of a patio door full length glass) with only 3 at ground level at the entryway/ garage... (I bought thermal panes in pallet quantity years ago) and built 3 different passive solar structures on 3 different country locations in 2 different states... i still buy glass thermal panes but looking at better insulation styles now...

i am sure the zoning board still hates me but it is out in the country and was grandfathered in and does not have a huge population density in the country....they had no zoning in the country back then....1990's....no waste of taxpayer money!

it pretty much heats itself as designed but solar PV electric would be a plus on that structure....

solar green house i this years plan for the off-grid farm...slow but >>>> 🤔🤔😎

have a great day all,,,

 

 


   
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pilgrimvalley
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I worked on water towers with my boiler maker welder brother one summer. when you get up at 100 feet or so the structure is constantly moving....swaying, so engineering is a must...

I am not afraid of heights, just respect the dangers involved at times. many workers I have hired will not do the high work...

I  also worked for a commercial roofing company 2 summers and installed rubber roofs on 8 story buildings with rooftop cranes...

Today, it still too windy for those activities in South Dakota and a bit out of my physical realm anymore....🤔😢😎

another bottle baby the mother hair sheep rejected >>> keeps me busy again (every 4 hours).... a joyful activity to get them going! 

have a great Sunday and hope you are all doing well...😎

the solar PV is still surviving the wind but I will have to do some more reinforcing to make it a bit more durable.... kind of like big billboards at an 45 degree angle... i use a ballasted system but will add some more ground anchors in the future...for sure not working in the wind....anymore than i am forced to do...they are not moving but still need some more reinforcing...i have attached safety chains and cables just in case (right now).... wind is terrible!!!

I kind of need(wish I had) some expert electrical engineer knowledge on inverter design systems for Solar off-grid PV, so admits the neophyte! 🤔 still learning,,,, 


   
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side note: those 30000Watt 2 box stainless steel PowerJack versions are expensive...but i do like the 2 box version as to the form factor and think they would be ripe for changing out the mainboards and other components more readily....i also really like the 4 support feet design on the 2 box units of the 30000 watt inverters.... never going to mount them on the wall, they will always be a shelf mount or bench mount set up

Inflation  go to Powerjack  best inverter .  What did you pay ?   This is more than  the AIMS inverter  and better output 9000 watts continous  at that price .   

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and 3.55 x16 = 56.8 volts 

3.55 is the 99 percent SOC for a LIFePO4 battery... but often hovering around 3.45 volts per cell during use..

thanks for the information///helps my neophyte comprehension a bit more.

My  LED  start to dim at  56 v  and  will  flicker  at  52 v  .    Ten  minutes later the  PJ  will  shut down  at night .  That is probably  why  your LED flicker  as  you  need  18s  for  LIFePO4 battery  to get  63.5 volts .    My  EV car battery at 62 v  and the LED has no flicker .   


   
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