The standby power consumption of one of those inverters is going to be a lot more than three FM100 controllers.
-James Jefferson Jarvis APRS World, LLC +1-507-454-2727 http://www.aprsworld.com/ On Fri, Apr 25, 2025 at 8:06 AM Blair May via RE-wrenches < [email protected]> wrote: > I too am NOT excited about the AIO, seems like for off grid clients its a > nightmare waiting to happen. Sol Ark ….running all your individual strings > back to the inverter is to say the least a pain, w/ new systems but old > upgrades? Victron does have Hi voltage & Hi current CCs as well as other > Manus. All the BOS for replacing older CCs is already on the wall. > Needless to say this white head still prefers redundancy. Tump > > > On Apr 25, 2025, at 1:30 AM, William Miller via RE-wrenches < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Friends: > > > I need three FM100 charge controllers but it seems no one has them. It > has occurred to me that for not much more than the cost of 3 FM100s I can > buy a Fortress Envy 12K inverter and it will have the capability of 3 > FM100s plus 12 kW of inverter plus compatibility with the existing Unigy > battery bank plus future compatibility with Lithium batteries. The same > applies for the Sol-Arc, and the Midnight AIO and probably others. > > > Since my first Radio Shack separate amp and tuner, I have always favored a > component approach to systems. With Outback apparently circling the drain > or generally being unavailable, I am starting the see the appeal of the new > AIO inverters. The AIOs have a wide voltage range on the MPPT inputs > making stringing less problematic. > > > I ordered a Sol-Arc 12K for my property to load shift and solve my NEM3 > dilemma. With CTs on the service I can run my home on batteries from > sun-down to sun-up and avoid being screwed by PG&E. > > > It’s hard keeping up with all of the new technology but we are getting new > tools to solve design problems. > > > William > > > Miller Solar > 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422 > 805-438-5600 > www.millersolar.com > CA Lic. 773985 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org > > List Address: [email protected] > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the > other: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > http://www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > > > > > Blair “TUMP” May > Solarwinds Northernlights east > "We must all learn to live together as brothers, > or we all will perish as fools." > MLK > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org > > List Address: [email protected] > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the > other: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > http://www.members.re-wrenches.org > >
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