Thanks for clarifying. I connected my V1 and V2 this week. I modified the cable between the two groups but inverter only recognized half capacity. Don't know if it was recognizing new or old, all SOC lights were on. I called Signature Solar and they suggested I set protocol switches for Lux power, which was 1,2 and 3 down, 4,5 and 6 up. Cycled batteries and all is well EXCEPT... Small amber lights on the upper right corner of V2 ports are blinking! Everything else working fine. Strange indeed... Thanks for your help to this community.
Very helpful Gavin, makes it very straight forward for anyone trying to integrate these new versions with the older ones. So in your first video on these new batteries you mentioned that there is no longer a need for the hub, how would you connect the new version chargeverter to this setup and would it all communicate together like a closed loop system. Thanks again!
Thanks. Yes it communicates with both inverter and chargverter at the same time. I mentioned that towards the end of my last video on the V2. The chargeveter would connect to the rs486. The inverter to the CAN port.
@@GavinStoneDIY Quick question, I just received a V2 version battery and I'm topping it off with the newer chargeverter, two things, while charging the battery it doesn't indicate with a blinking SOC that its charging, I verified current is going into the battery. And 2nd with the battery comm cable connected between the battery and chargeverter it does not show state of charge on the chargeverter, it indicates LOST. It's the first time using both and have the chargeverter connected to grid. thanks
@@Rock_Nemo the battery indicator lights don’t blink like the older version. The run light does though. The coms cable should work fine. Make sure you have it plugged into the rs485 port on the battery.
@@johnrappa9096 no. Once everything was hooked up correctly it was just a matter of waiting a couple minutes for the monitor app to register the battery.
My issue is I have three v2’s and one v1 lifepower4 batteries. I can flip dip switch six under protocol down and then it will talk to v1 batteries but then looses the v2’s. It’s almost like either or.
@@GavinStoneDIY I’m with you it’s got to be a dip switch issue. I called SS support earlier today, but they just said they’re trying to work out the kinks and said I should just leave the v1 battery alone for a while. lol I do have a communication hub I might try to see if I can do some kind of combination to make it work. 🤷🏼♂️
Sounds like a hot mess. They should have figured this out before selling these. Thank you for explaining all this. You are doing what they should be doing!
Good video as usual Gavin. Now one more layer of complexity is what do you do if you have an LL battery as the master, a new LifePower 4 V2 battery and the old LifePower 4 battery?
@@bhbaker220 it depends on how many of the lifepowers I had vs the LL’s. As of right now one of them wouldn’t have communication, you’d have to pick one. The other battery can still be connected to the busbar, and it will charge and discharge with the rest of the pack. It just wouldn’t have battery communication.
Can someone explain why the EG4 48 Volt is better than the Eco-Worthy 48 Volt battery, ECO-Worthy is a few hundred dollards cheaper, why is it cheaper..
With the EG4 you have the advantage of better battery communication, Fire arrestors, they are capable of rapid shutdown, remote firmware updates, 10 year warranty. And real tech support.
I connected my v2’s last night this video was very helpful.
@@benjaminsuddeth6448 glad to help.
So easy to build with great guys like you. Thanks a lot !
Glad to help!
I have a problem with this situation and am glad for your video. Thanks Gavin
Glad it could help.
Great video as usual!
Excellent video
Thank you. I try to think of everything I would ask questions about if I just bought one.
Thanks for clarifying. I connected my V1 and V2 this week. I modified the cable between the two groups but inverter only recognized half capacity. Don't know if it was recognizing new or old, all SOC lights were on.
I called Signature Solar and they suggested I set protocol switches for Lux power, which was 1,2 and 3 down, 4,5 and 6 up.
Cycled batteries and all is well EXCEPT...
Small amber lights on the upper right corner of V2 ports are blinking! Everything else working fine. Strange indeed...
Thanks for your help to this community.
Interesting. I haven’t heard of the amber light blinking thing before. I may see if I can replicate that in my shop.
thank you, my son's future 4th battery as dollars come in. He has 3 V1 units
Good stuff. Yeah he should be happy with these new ones for sure.
Very helpful Gavin, makes it very straight forward for anyone trying to integrate these new versions with the older ones. So in your first video on these new batteries you mentioned that there is no longer a need for the hub, how would you connect the new version chargeverter to this setup and would it all communicate together like a closed loop system. Thanks again!
Thanks.
Yes it communicates with both inverter and chargverter at the same time. I mentioned that towards the end of my last video on the V2. The chargeveter would connect to the rs486. The inverter to the CAN port.
@@GavinStoneDIY Quick question, I just received a V2 version battery and I'm topping it off with the newer chargeverter, two things, while charging the battery it doesn't indicate with a blinking SOC that its charging, I verified current is going into the battery. And 2nd with the battery comm cable connected between the battery and chargeverter it does not show state of charge on the chargeverter, it indicates LOST. It's the first time using both and have the chargeverter connected to grid. thanks
@@Rock_Nemo the battery indicator lights don’t blink like the older version. The run light does though.
The coms cable should work fine. Make sure you have it plugged into the rs485 port on the battery.
Could you use the communication hub you took out with version 2 Lifepower4 batteries?
@@ranchodelasirena7485 it’s currently not compatible with the hub no.
if you have 2 v2 and 6 v1, the modified cable and switch 6 down would be on both v2 or only the one connecting to the v1s?
I believe it’s only on the one, because that’s the bridge between the 2 types. But I’m not positive, since I only have the one.
Great video Gavin... any chance on making one to fix the 51% SOC on the V1s?
@@victorrios4780 I believe this has been resolved with a firmware update. Have you checked on the latest firmware on the EG4 site?
Let me check. Thank you.
did you have any problem seeing the SOC on the V2 batteries?
@@johnrappa9096 no. Once everything was hooked up correctly it was just a matter of waiting a couple minutes for the monitor app to register the battery.
My issue is I have three v2’s and one v1 lifepower4 batteries. I can flip dip switch six under protocol down and then it will talk to v1 batteries but then looses the v2’s. It’s almost like either or.
That shouldn’t be the case. Is the V1 the final battery in the run?
@@GavinStoneDIY yes I have it set to 4 I also tried it on the first battery and the third. Just not making any sense to me.
@@joshhartin78 sounds like it may be a dip switch setting is off. Have you gotten with EG4 yet?
@@GavinStoneDIY I’m with you it’s got to be a dip switch issue. I called SS support earlier today, but they just said they’re trying to work out the kinks and said I should just leave the v1 battery alone for a while. lol I do have a communication hub I might try to see if I can do some kind of combination to make it work. 🤷🏼♂️
Sounds like a hot mess. They should have figured this out before selling these. Thank you for explaining all this. You are doing what they should be doing!
Good video as usual Gavin. Now one more layer of complexity is what do you do if you have an LL battery as the master, a new LifePower 4 V2 battery and the old LifePower 4 battery?
Which version of the LL batteries?
@@GavinStoneDIY Version 2 LL’s.
@@bhbaker220 it depends on how many of the lifepowers I had vs the LL’s. As of right now one of them wouldn’t have communication, you’d have to pick one. The other battery can still be connected to the busbar, and it will charge and discharge with the rest of the pack. It just wouldn’t have battery communication.
Can someone explain why the EG4 48 Volt is better than the Eco-Worthy 48 Volt battery, ECO-Worthy is a few hundred dollards cheaper, why is it cheaper..
With the EG4 you have the advantage of better battery communication, Fire arrestors, they are capable of rapid shutdown, remote firmware updates, 10 year warranty. And real tech support.
@@GavinStoneDIY Ahh okay I see alot of people with the EG4 but wasen't sure why. thanks
Thanks , but not to eg4 lol.