Very cool! Post here how it works out for you.

Awesome! I love the paralleling/stacking ability of both the inverter and the charge controller. Makes it so easy to scale up a system over time.

Glad to hear! Mine is going to be put to some serious use on my homestead soon!

I followed your videos about your installation and did mine with three of them. Pandemic really hit them while their were moving to Mexico. Most of the famous solar sellers stopped selling their products due the lack of availability for months. In my opinion the best Off-Grid solar hardware ever made.

They aren't innovating at the same pace as the lower end of the market, true. But their products are bulletproof and built in USA/America so there is still a market segment for them. I would say they are better for whole home and commercial projects and much less desirable for smaller projects or for hobbyists/solar nerds. I'm not a fanboy by any means but I would trust that inverter charger over any other single piece of equipment that I own. It is an absolute monster.

Good to hear, Norman! Xantrex is a good brand, too, but I'm seriously impressed with Magnum.

What size battery bank do you use I am getting ready to install mine but unsure of what size bank to get 14x32 cabin

@@keithshumaker6402 I use 4 - L16 6v 390ah batteries.

So you can only use half of the 390 I had 500 amp hour AGM bank on a smaller system for 10 years and am trying to figure out what size bank I am getting to need changing over to lifting batteries

@@keithshumaker6402 Not sure but Lithium batteries are still Way More costly than AGM and my batteries are almost 14 years old. For cost and performance, I would still replace with AGM till Lithium Batteries come way more down.

I have the Tilapia already and now the solar is in place to power the pumps and lights and so forth. So now I can start putting the actual growing beds and the rest of it together. Stay tuned!

@@LDSreliance Very cool! I was looking at Tilapia myself.

It was between Tilapia and catfish but the catfish just get too big for this 55 gallon stock tank. I wish I had room for an IBC tote or something but I just don't... yet. Hopefully I'll find a house with some land in the next year or two and leave the suburbs for good.

Would be an interesting video comparing Growatt to Magnum. Chinese vs. American. I'm not a fan of the EG4 stuff but I know a lot of people are. Thanks for posting!

Yes, you can use whatever charge controller you want. It just won't integrate into the Magnum inverter and share the remote display and the advanced features.

@@LDSreliance awesome, I’ll just install a separate solar data panel. The meg solar unit is over $1000 probably over kill for a small camper van. Yet, I do have the meg RS Remote controller display unit already so I just might pay the $$$ for the meg solar unit.

I got it straight from Magnum Energy. No support issues thus far other than some confusion on the solar charge controller that I am slowly working through.

Have you started with some beginner videos first? I have quite a few of those. It is critical to have an understanding of all of the components and how they work and the terminology before you get started. kzfaq.info/sun/PLbKwoGlXEWaosNNfK2l4BwS2kzE2tgVcC

Yes that is very ignorant. It is called North AMERICA and we are in a free trade agreement with Canada and Mexico. I'd rather buy goods manufactured in Mexico from a company that employs hundreds of US citizens at its headquarters than a copy paste design shipping from overseas for a few bucks less.

Actually, solar works best in cooler temperatures, as well. I agree that the mining would benefit from cooler temperatures but I'm operating the GPU's at 100% stock settings in an open air rig. So it should be fine. Not ideal, but fine.

I am sorry to hear that. I know their supply chain was a mess for the last year or so because of world events. But bad customer service is inexcusable!

The main board is bad, you need to replace it and it may be discontinued.

I will forward this to my contact at Magnum. Sorry to hear about that!

The equipment requires 4 inches. That is what it has. There is active air movement through the shed. There are no codes for low voltage DC but I have followed the manufacturer recommendations on all of my equipment.

@@LDSreliance look in book to see if you can mount inverter in that position. If I'm not mistaking you can't

Here is a direct quote from the manual: 2.1.4 Mounting the Inverter The inverter base can reach a temperature up to 194°F (90°C), and should be mounted on a noncombustible surface*. This surface and the mounting hardware must also be capable of supporting at least twice the weight of the inverter. To meet regulatory requirements, the MS-PAE Series must be mounted in one of the following positions-as shown in Figure 2-2: • above or under a horizontal surface (shelf or table), • or, on a vertical surface (wall) with the DC terminals toward the bottom, the MP-HOOD (inverter hood) installed over the exhaust vents (top), and either the ME-CB or MPX-CB (Conduit box), the MMP Series (single inverter enclosure), or the MP Series (multiple inverter enclosure) attached to the inverter’s DC end (bottom). Mine is in accordance with the top bullet point as it is directly underneath a shelf and, as I am understanding the language, does not require a specific orientation. I could be wrong but that is how I am interpreting it.

@@LDSreliance I have the book in front of me. There's a pic in the book mounting feet setting on top of a shelf flat or under the shelf with mounting feet up. Look again yours is incorrect by installation instructions

Maybe so. But that isn't how the wording reads. Either way, this way is much easier for me to get access to in my limited space. If I put the DC connections on the bottom (which is also where the buttons, ports, and AC access panel is) then I can't get access to them without removing the entire 55 pound inverter from the wall. I'm not worried about overheating or ventilation.

I didn't pay for a single one of them. They were all sent to me for reviews. Use what you got!

@@LDSreliance yes cos all get this for try. Expensive to high of an prices. Many sheaper and much better ways to go. So not rexomended

You are right, usually. You can absolutely get larger solar panels cheaper, per Watt, than small panels. If you shop for decent deals. But keep in mind that larger panels also must be shipped by freight so there is some extra cost there. I can usually find a decent 100W panel with free shipping for about $80 USD. So as long as you are getting large panels cheaper than that I think you are ahead of the game.

@@LDSreliance bullshitt. So many import industri panels all over. So 60volt 320watt panels for 100 dollar No problem. U really get ripped off of this american shaite extremly expensive small toys

Link me to a 320W panel for 100 dollars that isn't used, Grade B/C, or blemished.