[RE-wrenches] EG4 battery OK with Magnum electronics?

[Chris Schaefer]

Has Victron come out with a 240V unit yet?

On Wed, Aug 27, 2025 at 8:47 AM Jay via RE-wrenches <
re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:

> Certainly a good idea or think about victron too.
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> On Aug 26, 2025, at 7:39 PM, Kevin Pegg via RE-wrenches <
> re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:
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> Mick,
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> It can be made to work, yes, I have done a few, 48V, but same idea. But
> it’s sub optimal mixing brands.
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> Given how low cost the EG4 inverters are, like the 6000XP I’m telling my
> clients upgrade it all and be done with it, and go up to 48V. I’m presently
> doing that with a DR1512 dual power board I put in 18 years ago. The L16’s
> were a couple years overdue for replacement, and for extra low cost, put an
> EG4 6000XP in and be done with it. Tie in the remote monitoring and then
> can have a really good view on the entire system and the individual
> batteries.
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> Kevin
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> *From:* RE-wrenches <re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org> *On
> Behalf Of *Mick Abraham via RE-wrenches
> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 26, 2025 11:12 AM
> *To:* RE-wrenches <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org>
> *Cc:* Mick Abraham <mick at abrahamsolar.com>
> *Subject:* [RE-wrenches] EG4 battery OK with Magnum electronics?
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> Hi, Mechanix~ A longtime client has a Magnasine 4024 inverter/charger,
> PT-100 charge controller, BMK battery monitoring kit & the ARC Advanced
> Remote with 4.0 firmware.
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> He'd like to upgrade from L-16 floodies to five of the EG4 LL24V 200 AH
> batteries in a cabinet.
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> I've reviewed the EG4 info for care & feeding, alongside various menus in
> the Advanced Remote manual, and it looks like the Magnum setting ranges are
> compatible. Before shipping out the money,
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> I'd like to know any feedback from the Wrenches about how things are
> working when these product families are combined.
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> At times I've noticed strange behavior with the Magnasine inverters during
> charge cycles. As I recall, the units jump from Bulk to Float soon after
> generator driven charging gets under way. For clients with old or
> compromised lead acid floodies, I've occasionally set Float and Bulk to the
> same target voltage. These are off grid setups where the generator noise
> keeps the client aware that charge is underway. Most of these clients don't
> have the generator automated, which is also true for my 2025 EG4 customer.
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> I won't try that "Float @ Bulk voltage" trick with lithium, of course. Any
> & all war stories would be welcomed. As always, "The Wrench List is the
> Bomb!"
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> Mick Abraham, Proprietor
> www.abrahamsolar.com
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