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If it works with the mppt then it works with the picoverter. And it looks good too.wronger than a phone book full of wrong phone numbers
Madness
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Posted: 06:33am 27 Apr 2023
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I am using it with the Nanoverter, I don't have a picoverter or a MPPT to try.There are only 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't.
Ziki_the Newbie
Joined: 13/04/2023 Location: YugoslaviaPosts: 39
Posted: 06:43am 27 Apr 2023
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@poida Thank you very much. I will wait for the next round of orders. Pozdrav iz Srbije
soudirector
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Posted: 12:42pm 16 May 2023
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It's time to get a few spares of the mppt board, the inverter board, maybe a few brainboards for te mppt and a few picoverters
Can I get some idea of interest in this please?
The mmpt will be Wiseguy's design. It works fine with 2 or 3 FETs The inverter board will be my version of Madness's 6kW board. No changes were made. The picoverter is a simple inverter controller, easy to build and uses the minimum parts.
please reply here, not via PM. I hardly check the PMs now.
Poida, Can you inbox me all the Gerber files or in easyeda files? I need to order mine too.how times flies
Bryan1
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Posted: 05:54am 17 May 2023
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G'Day Guy's, Well it has been awhile since we got all these boards and on searching the forum can't find one pic of any of the finished boards.
so if any guy's have finished how about throwing up some pic's as the ol' saying goes a pic is worth a thousand words.
Cheers Bryan
Revlac
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Joined: 31/12/2016 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1031
Posted: 08:04am 17 May 2023
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Which ones? there are several MPPt's built from the first round of PCB's ordered. Inverter boards? I have fully assembled 1 control board but haven't done the power board yet, I'm sure someone has. Cheers Aaron Off The Grid
poida
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Posted: 12:43am 19 May 2023
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I am making another order of mppt PCB boards. The 45A mppt board and it's controller, the brainboard.
Ziki_the wants some, maybe I need to stock some too.
Please reply here with your needs.wronger than a phone book full of wrong phone numbers
KeepIS
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Posted: 12:45am 19 May 2023
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I'll take another 5 boards with controller boards.It's all too hard. Mike.
poida
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Posted: 12:49am 19 May 2023
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I'll take another 5 boards with controller boards.
talk about fast response. I'll need a TDR to measure this one.wronger than a phone book full of wrong phone numbers
KeepIS
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Posted: 12:50am 19 May 2023
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It's all too hard. Mike.
Ziki_the Newbie
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Posted: 05:35am 19 May 2023
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So I would order 2-3 power boards and control boards(brainboards). Is it possible to order boards but shiping to go directly to my address(from China)? Pozdrav iz Srbije
poida
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Posted: 06:36am 19 May 2023
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minimum order is 5 boards. cost is $167 AUD including $113 AUD shipping to Serbia
Instead, if you want 3 boards, it's $11.45 AUD for both mmtp and brainboard and this cost includes shipping from China to Melbourne. This is based on an order of 20 board pairs.
Then it's like $45 AUD to send it to you.wronger than a phone book full of wrong phone numbers
Ziki_the Newbie
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Posted: 09:56am 19 May 2023
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minimum order is 5 boards. cost is $167 AUD including $113 AUD shipping to Serbia
Instead, if you want 3 boards, it's $11.45 AUD for both mmtp and brainboard and this cost includes shipping from China to Melbourne. This is based on an order of 20 board pairs.
Then it's like $45 AUD to send it to you.
then #2 is the most economical option for me.Pozdrav iz Srbije
Revlac
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Posted: 12:24am 21 May 2023
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I'll order 2 Mppt boards etc, as I now have a few old GTI's for parts. Cheers Aaron Off The Grid
Ric Mountain Newbie
Joined: 09/09/2022 Location: United KingdomPosts: 5
Posted: 10:22pm 24 May 2023
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Hi Poida, From Scotland.(UK) I have been looking at your mppt board and it looks fantastic and would help my renovation of an old stone farm house / farm to make it almost self sufficient power wise. We have power cuts now and again being out in the wild. The local power grid has been in need of a major upgrade for the past 20 years.
So please could I have 10 sets of boards.
So far I have 8kw of panels and a Sunnyboy inverter running, but with your boards I can hook up some Eve280 battery's I have waiting. Happy to pay in advance.
Ric
poida
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Posted: 10:28pm 24 May 2023
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Hi Ric
you sure can have 10 sets of boards!
I am curious why you think 10 mppts will be needed. Each board can do 45 Amps easily. Just give it a decent oversized heatsink.wronger than a phone book full of wrong phone numbers
Ric Mountain Newbie
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Posted: 09:34pm 25 May 2023
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Hi Poida, A good question. I am hoping to increase my solar on various outbuildings which have different facing roofs so one mppt per building. Plus I am hoping to have this running for a very long time so a few spares would be good. And I am bound to blow up one. This is to be done while renovating new roofs and lime pointing... Years of fun ahead.
Ric
poida
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Posted: 10:56pm 25 May 2023
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I completely understand now. I wondered "maybe a few different arrays.. that would need a few boards"
I order them today. The order will be 25 sets, a brainboard and a mppt board as a set.
You want 10 KeepIS wants 5 Rev 2 Ziki 3
this leaves 5 spare for latecomers.wronger than a phone book full of wrong phone numbers
poida
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Posted: 11:05pm 25 May 2023
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Ordered. 25 sets at $269.47 AUD including freight to Melbourne means $10.77 AUD each
Postage to UK, Serbia and locales within AUS will be extra. ETA Melbourne about 7 days.wronger than a phone book full of wrong phone numbers
KeepIS
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Posted: 01:07am 26 May 2023
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I'm sure I speak for everyone here, we really appreciate the time and effort you are putting into this forum, the Help getting the boards, the construction details and even help fixing them if we have a problem.
Awesome work, and thanks again .It's all too hard. Mike.