Its small and light. I've had mine mounted on a portable panel of plywood fronted with hardyboard. Plugged into it is the house freezer, phone and various as needed (a taeger bbq thing). Temporary only using one Lifepo battery; two of the 2nd hand 208w Sharp pv panels in series are perfect. All low loads. I took it out to the hay shed to power up the horse trailer batts and connected it to the silicate salt battery up there. It maintained boost voltage for hours, pv 340 watts in, a delta eco flow for a AC input if needed, load was near 100% ,950watts. So after cooking the horse trailer lead acid batts-successfully, I swapped those ( 2)5 yr old batts out for 1 Lifepo. 100Ahr batt and miraculously holding charge now. Things you can do. I love that pip 1012 lv-MS.
These little MPP solar inverter’s are pretty slick little units. I just got done installing the 3048!version. My only complaint is I don’t like how they did the bottom enclosure. Its way too tight, making wiring it a pain and I’d like the ability of connecting conduit to it. Other then that the tech is very impressive.
Great video, I have 1012LV MS and also the MK, love them. BTW, the microwave has cooking power rating and Power consumption rating, 700W cooking power will use 1000W of power.
The fault was due to the overload. The Inverter controller can controll the overload of AC-AC bypass or ignore it, which you can chose in the options. So to make the microwave working still with first generator it was enough to switch OFF the bypass overload controll, which I believe the setting 23.
Very informative video. Thanks. Oh and you can avoid the spart by disconnecting negative terminal first and connecting negative terminal last. Works when I am working on cars and it will avoid the spark here too.
Whole different beast. The capacitors in the inverter need to be charged before making the battery connections. It doesn't matter if it's pos/neg order or neg/pos order. If the capacitors are not charged you will get a spark.
No - inverters always spark when connected if it’s been a minute or so since it had batteries connected. That’s why a disconnected AIO like this, a standalone inverter, or even a capacitor-start electric motor and some furnaces can zap you while disconnected: the capacitor stores a flood of spirited electrons looking for a place to visit.
The manual says to use a 10 AMP breaker for AC in (It's hard to find this, most only go to 15 AMPS), not sure why its required when this unit already has a breaker installed? The manual doesn't state what the installed breaker AMP rating is or at least I can't find it. Do you know what it is?
Hi Good video , i did the install of that inverter , and now would like to install Solar panels , and would like to know how to program the unit to get the solar pannel delivering energy to the battery , cause on mine it shows , no input when solar in use ???? thank you for your help .
I bought a Daly BMS for my 4s CALB cells and I'm unsure how to wire the BMS with my MPP Solar1012LVMS. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!!
Hi, I've been looking for a video explaining the settings on this unit. I am trying to set the inverter to send power to the load from solar first, then utility, and save batteries for when there is no solar and no utility. Hoping you could maybe assist?
So a 12 volt solar panel (even if its a 400 Watt panel) will not work on its own? I think I heard you say that the inverter needs a minimum of 20 volts solar input?
Super frustrating... I LOVE the features of this unit; full double conversion, adjustable charging, ac and solar charging, ability to set and forget desired modes, etc... But the inability to run standard plug items for 2 minutes (micro, hair dryer, etc.) is a non-starter! Even buying a second paralel unit doesn't get you to a 20 amp outlet or even sustained 20 amp passthrough. *sigh*
Yeah I have the same problem I have an old 1967 Volkswagen pickup truck I want to use to pull my 30 ft fifth wheel trailer but I can't find a hitch to mount to the bed anywhere.
@@crazywayne7051have you considered premium gasoline, along with rolling up all windows to reduce drag? If you're still just a couple hp short try adding STP Kickass Bug fuel additive. You're welcome.
Are those 3/8 lugs and a 2 awg battery cable? I wanna get the PIP-1012LV-MK at 80A for the mppt and the 60A charger to use with a 12v 200ah LiFePO battery. Should I go larger in wire with this unit and get a 0 awg or 1 awg?
Will this start and run a roof mounted air conditioner? I see it can run 200% for 5 seconds for starting I assume. I am trying to help my sister set up her campervan. She already has 3 100ah 12v Lithium batteries and 4 100w solar panels.
Great video! How many watts does the unit pull when it's idle and how many watts cause the fans to cut on? I'm thinking of installing this in a camper and trying to figure out how many panels I'll need and batteries.
I have one of these and it draws 14 watts at idle when the inverter is switched on, so a 110 LED bulb or two adds nothing to what you're pulling or even a little USB charger it's just the power it takes to keep the system alive/energized. As far as the fans go the solar panels set one off at 125 Watts and turns off when it gets below 80 w from the solar. The inverter side seems like it kicks on the fan at about 170 watts of AC usage but this will work in combination with the solar input and will keep both fans on if both are in their minimum range. The fans seem to spin faster when you're pulling over 500 watts through the unit. I'm running three of the rich solar 200 watt panels charging two SOK 206 amp hour batteries.
@mojo.2112depends on what your load is. My small (~7.5cf and 5’ tall- not a dorm fridge) top-freezer household refrigerator comes on and runs without triggering the fans. So it’s mostly silent. Running the coffeemaker runs the fans on this or the QZRELB 2000W standalone inverter. But overnight I’m not making coffee, running a vacuum, or anything so it’s silent. In good sun the fans come on; probably they “are” noisy but they are not only variable speed (load and temperature activated) but they just become typical environmental noise so not really a big deal to me.
Mine generally tests ~18W on my meter, but occasionally it shows 28W. I’d calculate at 20W- irrelevant really- 0.5kWh/day is just “the cost of doing business.” People get worked up over “idle consumption” as if it’s a deal breaker or like it’s costing them real money on a regular basis rather than consider the benefits and advantages of their setups. In good sun that’s under 100W of solar panel ‘overhead’ to operate the system. Don’t sweat that with is unit: you probably never even think about the cost of the gasoline used by your car/van/truck that doesn’t get used for moving/propelling the vehicle- it’s an unavoidable ‘expense’ just like the comparably little energy used to run the solar equipment. But with solar it’s a one-time expense to buy panels whereas running your vehicle uses a gallon an hour +/- even if it’s not moving anywhere.
@@fishhuntadventure thanks. It's a bigger deal here in Minnesota because in months like December and January, it's frequently 1. Cloudy, and 2. Low sun angle and short days. It adds up after a few days of no or little charging.
Its small and light. I've had mine mounted on a portable panel of plywood fronted with hardyboard. Plugged into it is the house freezer, phone and various as needed (a taeger bbq thing). Temporary only using one Lifepo battery; two of the 2nd hand 208w Sharp pv panels in series are perfect. All low loads. I took it out to the hay shed to power up the horse trailer batts and connected it to the silicate salt battery up there. It maintained boost voltage for hours, pv 340 watts in, a delta eco flow for a AC input if needed, load was near 100% ,950watts. So after cooking the horse trailer lead acid batts-successfully, I swapped those ( 2)5 yr old batts out for 1 Lifepo. 100Ahr batt and miraculously holding charge now. Things you can do.
I love that pip 1012 lv-MS.
These little MPP solar inverter’s are pretty slick little units. I just got done installing the 3048!version. My only complaint is I don’t like how they did the bottom enclosure. Its way too tight, making wiring it a pain and I’d like the ability of connecting conduit to it. Other then that the tech is very impressive.
Great video, I have 1012LV MS and also the MK, love them. BTW, the microwave has cooking power rating and Power consumption rating, 700W cooking power will use 1000W of power.
Thank you for all of this information. I have been considering getting one of these for a while now and this video was very helpful.
Thank you Ian, it was very useful for me.
I love the in depth review. Thank you. This real life usage videos are awesome :) Happy new year!
The fault was due to the overload. The Inverter controller can controll the overload of AC-AC bypass or ignore it, which you can chose in the options. So to make the microwave working still with first generator it was enough to switch OFF the bypass overload controll, which I believe the setting 23.
Very informative video. Thanks. Oh and you can avoid the spart by disconnecting negative terminal first and connecting negative terminal last. Works when I am working on cars and it will avoid the spark here too.
Whole different beast. The capacitors in the inverter need to be charged before making the battery connections. It doesn't matter if it's pos/neg order or neg/pos order. If the capacitors are not charged you will get a spark.
No - inverters always spark when connected if it’s been a minute or so since it had batteries connected.
That’s why a disconnected AIO like this, a standalone inverter, or even a capacitor-start electric motor and some furnaces can zap you while disconnected: the capacitor stores a flood of spirited electrons looking for a place to visit.
The manual says to use a 10 AMP breaker for AC in (It's hard to find this, most only go to 15 AMPS), not sure why its required when this unit already has a breaker installed? The manual doesn't state what the installed breaker AMP rating is or at least I can't find it. Do you know what it is?
If its running off the batteries only, what's the low voltage cut off for it?
Hi Good video , i did the install of that inverter , and now would like to install Solar panels , and would like to know how to program the unit to get the solar pannel delivering energy to the battery , cause on mine it shows , no input when solar in use ???? thank you for your help .
I bought a Daly BMS for my 4s CALB cells and I'm unsure how to wire the BMS with my MPP Solar1012LVMS. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!!
Hi, I've been looking for a video explaining the settings on this unit. I am trying to set the inverter to send power to the load from solar first, then utility, and save batteries for when there is no solar and no utility. Hoping you could maybe assist?
So a 12 volt solar panel (even if its a 400 Watt panel) will not work on its own? I think I heard you say that the inverter needs a minimum of 20 volts solar input?
Hi , Will this Inverter compatible to charge Lithium battery ? Thanks in advance .
Absolutely-set battery types in settings per manual.
Super frustrating... I LOVE the features of this unit; full double conversion, adjustable charging, ac and solar charging, ability to set and forget desired modes, etc... But the inability to run standard plug items for 2 minutes (micro, hair dryer, etc.) is a non-starter! Even buying a second paralel unit doesn't get you to a 20 amp outlet or even sustained 20 amp passthrough. *sigh*
Yeah I have the same problem I have an old 1967 Volkswagen pickup truck I want to use to pull my 30 ft fifth wheel trailer but I can't find a hitch to mount to the bed anywhere.
@@crazywayne7051have you considered premium gasoline, along with rolling up all windows to reduce drag? If you're still just a couple hp short try adding STP Kickass Bug fuel additive. You're welcome.
Are those 3/8 lugs and a 2 awg battery cable? I wanna get the PIP-1012LV-MK at 80A for the mppt and the 60A charger to use with a 12v 200ah LiFePO battery. Should I go larger in wire with this unit and get a 0 awg or 1 awg?
I found that it uses a 5/16 lug, if anyone is looking.
Is there a switch to disconnect the inverter to stop its trickle charge?
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Will this start and run a roof mounted air conditioner? I see it can run 200% for 5 seconds for starting I assume. I am trying to help my sister set up her campervan. She already has 3 100ah 12v Lithium batteries and 4 100w solar panels.
I tried plugging my generator to unit. It kept tripping gcfi on generator. I couldn't figure out settings to eliminate problem. Still confused.
In the United States that is an electric kettle, not a coffee pot. A coffee pot actually makes fresh coffee from ground coffee beans.
Unless it's instant coffee ;)
Is this unit compatible with LiFePo-batteries?
Yes.
Great video! How many watts does the unit pull when it's idle and how many watts cause the fans to cut on? I'm thinking of installing this in a camper and trying to figure out how many panels I'll need and batteries.
I have one of these and it draws 14 watts at idle when the inverter is switched on, so a 110 LED bulb or two adds nothing to what you're pulling or even a little USB charger it's just the power it takes to keep the system alive/energized.
As far as the fans go the solar panels set one off at 125 Watts and turns off when it gets below 80 w from the solar.
The inverter side seems like it kicks on the fan at about 170 watts of AC usage but this will work in combination with the solar input and will keep both fans on if both are in their minimum range.
The fans seem to spin faster when you're pulling over 500 watts through the unit.
I'm running three of the rich solar 200 watt panels charging two SOK 206 amp hour batteries.
@mojo.2112depends on what your load is. My small (~7.5cf and 5’ tall- not a dorm fridge) top-freezer household refrigerator comes on and runs without triggering the fans. So it’s mostly silent. Running the coffeemaker runs the fans on this or the QZRELB 2000W standalone inverter.
But overnight I’m not making coffee, running a vacuum, or anything so it’s silent.
In good sun the fans come on; probably they “are” noisy but they are not only variable speed (load and temperature activated) but they just become typical environmental noise so not really a big deal to me.
lif04 battery setting?
The power that a micro uses is always going to be more than its output power
How much $ i need to build a 3000 watt system??🤔
Can that inverter power a mini split ac
Need to buy one pls send me a link.
I am from Sri lanka
what is the standby current draw on this unit?
Mine generally tests ~18W on my meter, but occasionally it shows 28W. I’d calculate at 20W- irrelevant really- 0.5kWh/day is just “the cost of doing business.” People get worked up over “idle consumption” as if it’s a deal breaker or like it’s costing them real money on a regular basis rather than consider the benefits and advantages of their setups.
In good sun that’s under 100W of solar panel ‘overhead’ to operate the system. Don’t sweat that with is unit: you probably never even think about the cost of the gasoline used by your car/van/truck that doesn’t get used for moving/propelling the vehicle- it’s an unavoidable ‘expense’ just like the comparably little energy used to run the solar equipment. But with solar it’s a one-time expense to buy panels whereas running your vehicle uses a gallon an hour +/- even if it’s not moving anywhere.
@@fishhuntadventure thanks. It's a bigger deal here in Minnesota because in months like December and January, it's frequently 1. Cloudy, and 2. Low sun angle and short days. It adds up after a few days of no or little charging.