[RE-wrenches] Simpliphi Phi 3.8 48V Case Color

[Bill Battagin]

The change from Black case to White case was about 3.5 years ago.  The 
current white case version is either open loop (SimpliPhi 3.8M) or 
closed loop (AmpliPhi 3.8M)

Feather River Solar Electric
Bill Battagin, owner
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On 5/29/2024 11:49 AM, Ray Walters via RE-wrenches wrote:
>
> Black case 48v are older, probably in the 5 to 6 year range. I can't 
> comment on exactly when they made the change from black plastic to 
> white metal, but I just did a warranty replacement of old black 
> plastic models with new white metal ones. I would think paralleling 
> would not be a good idea, because of the age difference. As with lead 
> acid, you probably could get away with it, but I don't think they 
> would charge and discharge evenly. IMHO, those are too expensive to 
> play with.
>
> Ray Walters
> Remote Solar
>
> On 5/29/2024 5:14 AM, Jason Szumlanski via RE-wrenches wrote:
>> Is there a difference in the batteries in a white case vs. black 
>> case? Are they compatible in terms of paralleling them?
>>
>> Secondary question - I can't find the maximum number of these 
>> batteries in parallel. Is anyone aware of the capacity limit?
>>
>>
>> Jason Szumlanski
>> Florida Solar Design Group
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