[RE-wrenches] Sol ark 120v issues

[Dustin Douglas]

Wrenches,



You can have 4800W on L1 and 0W on L2. It has huge 240V peak power. But you are correct that some 120V inductive loads >3/4hp can be an issue. We recommend rewiring those massive motors to 240V (most are convertible on the motor). The 1400W limit is with DC Loads. A heat gun on high is an AC load but on low, it only uses 1/2 of the sinewave (DC load). Our limit for DC loads (hair dryer, leaf blower, drill, blender, curling iron, heat gun only on low setting) is 1400W.


Thank you and have a blessed day,

Dustin Douglas

Engineering Support Lead

(972)575-8875 ext. 108

http://www.Sol-Ark.com









---- On Tue, 09 Feb 2021 23:23:22 -0600 Nick A Lucchese <lucchesesolar at me.com> wrote ----


I agree with many of you on waiting awhile longer until these issues are sorted out. While I definitely think there is plenty of room beyond our usual favorites for another robust battery based inverter to offer I don’t intend to embark on another frustrating adventure at mostly my expense. At this point I’m more excited for the Midnite inverters more than anything and know once they’re released I won’t feel like I made a mistake. Meanwhile I’ll definitely be sending wishes of success to Sol-Ark. I’ve heard a lot of good things and will remain optimistic and hopeful it’s shortcomings will be resolved soon without needing to stack multiple units or a transformer.

Nick A Lucchese

On Feb 9, 2021, at 12:17 PM, Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar <mailto:offgridsolar at sti.net> wrote:


Yes that has happened with 2 of mine Jerry.  I like the Transformer Devils that I know. Might check these out in 2 or 3 years. The whole all in one does not really appeal to me either but I will keep an open mind, in 2 or 3 years! 

 

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On Tue, 9 Feb 2021 10:19:44 -0800, Jerry Shafer <mailto:jerrysgarage01 at gmail.com> wrote:

It is also interesting how sol ark sells over the counter to end users and also through distributors but at nearly the same price so it makes it difficult for our distributors to carry the sol ark products. Jerry



On Tue, Feb 9, 2021, 7:42 AM Jay <mailto:jay.peltz at gmail.com> wrote:

It is odd that the 12kw 20kw surge sol ark can't run a 15 amp 120v air compressor
 
 I saw a you tube video from what appears to be a pretty well versed installer who mentioned that sol ark knows this is an issue and specifically mentioned that his small air compressor will shut his 12kw inverter down. He didn't mention if there is a fix coming. 
 
 I guess I'll wait to buy one until they have that issue sorted out. 
 
 Jay
 
 Peltz power. 
 
 
 
 
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