Installing the 6000w Power Inverter from Sun Gold Power 

Only 2 Hernias later & it's installed 👍👍

That inverter will never go anywhere! Heck... it didn't even want to go on the wall to begin with! :) Great perseverance and install.

That's too cool, thank you for inviting us along. Brilliant idea to use a french cleat to get the inverter mounted. I would suggest using a pre-charge resister across the circuit breaker terminals for 20-30 seconds before turning the circuit breaker on to slowly charge up the inverter's capacitors and reduce the chance of spark/arc/damage to the circuit breaker as Cedric Green has said has happened to his.

Like 1992djg said , you may need to install a battery disconnect switch with the breaker to power the inverter because if you just use the breaker to power the inverter , it will surge a spark every time in the breaker damaging it later . I have learned that after destroying two of my 250 amp breakers just to let you know . Try adding a charging and discharging resister circuit to pre charge the inverter .Check out my solar videos about those above .Otherwise that Sungold Inverter is a beast and you can power most of everything in your house like using grid power . May the solar be with you .

Looked very heavy. Nice job getting it mounted. Thanks for sharing.

I read a review on Amazon stating that the load indicator only measures Hot L1. If you have a load on L2 and but not the first - the load indicator will show 0%. The 6000w idle consumption hovers around 72-80watts.

Please add a battery disconnect you turn off all the equipment but still have live power from the battery’s It’s no different than switching off all your breakers in your house then messing with the mains coming in

Wouldn't worry too much about the French cleat staying on the wall. I had a Millwork shop and to prove a point, I fastened a 12" cabinet to the wall with a single 2 1/2" #10 and was able to lift myself off the floor back in the day when I weighed 180 ish.

Subscribed. My wife and I are installing a Conext SW4048 w/Classic 150. We were able to retrieve an Absolyte GX 48v/2,000AmpHour battery bank that a telecom was getting rid of. I am trying to size Charge Controllers and panels to push as much power into the battery bank as is possible (looking at EG4 MPPT 100/48 charge controllers)(550watt Longi Panels in 8S/2P per controller)... love what you are doing!! Great work and great video!

Hi well done you made good job connecting your new toy Sheeth should be on earth wire. Take care. From 🇬🇧.

Nice job of mounting the Sungold. You might want to get some heavy duty construction screws to drive into those studs. The ones you used may not have the shear strength. You do not want that thing to fall off the wall.

A second cable between the two bus bars seems a logical upgrade

Nice job again! Great to now have solar power inside again

it would be a good idea to wear safety glasses when hooking things up. sometimes you get a spark that with make metal connections turn into flying pieces of hot molten metal. the DC (direct current) is like an arc welder. I sparked a 24-volt LiFePO4 battery during an assembly process and it cut into the stainless steel stud and busbar like a welder will... I was lucky enough to be able to stop the arc with a piece of wood by severing the connection quickly... the DC electric and AC (alternating current) for that matter must be assembled with care and safety is the most important part... gloves are also recommended so you are not part of the circuit... others may have already mentioned it,,,, but please promote safety.... thanks for you videos,, they are always interesting ,,, thanks

I'm running my well pump and my mini split with an old 5,000 watt inverter similar to that Sungold. I have two 48 volt "Big Batteries" and eight lead acid truck batteries in a 48 volt configuration. On cloudy days the batteries don't charge up enough and the mini split heater will drain the batteries too.

Good job, finally now your home is more safe... My advice is to put a fire ball in the box to avoid any burning problems in the future

Something like a blow dryer, heat gun or another corded power tool would probably be a better test of the output. The mounting blocks were a neat idea but I would have just attached the second angled piece to the inverter and mounted the other blocks on the shed wall below the other angled piece. Then the inverter easily hooks over the angle cut on the top block and you can secure it with a screw through the mounting rail to the lower blocks already on the wall.

Would you provide information on where and how i can get this unit? I will appreciate that. We have serious power shortages here in my country, Zambia.

Was the NEC considered in this installation?

Hi what type of breaker did you use at 9:30? Thanks

Does this beast runs hot, have you ever witness the fam chip in ?

I thought those positive wire breakers going into inverter weren’t safe?

what kind and size wiring did you use from the inverter to your outlet? Gauge? Also, what size wiring from the inverter lugs to the batteries?

Is your Unit 240v capable and if so will you wiring inductive loads to it later? We have a similar model made by AIMS. I built a 240 ( 50 amp *25 amp x2*) Generator power cord as back up for those lonely cold dark days. 240v has no use for neutral. The unit does come with a Neutral for our 120v loads. Idle consumption is a staggering 75 watts. BAD on You AIMS! Killing my efficiencies. We're about to wire in a 14Kw electric water heater with a 60 amp 2 pole breaker and 6 awg copper. We need to Now Ground the system as we are pulling in a boat load of power for the off grid Tiny Home. DIY is awesome with some research and I hope the Project goes well. I love your wiring. Very clean NOW

I noticed you didn't use the ground connector on the SunGold(in the back).Seems like you only used the ground on the output side. Is that right? Having problems figuring out the grounding.

nice video thanks what kinda battery are those how much amp one battery have is 100 amp battery are you using

Great job, what size battery cable did you use for the install please

Does your inverter emit a high pitched noise, even with no load attached? I have a Sun Gold Power 6kw LFP and when its turned on it emits an ear piercing 15khz ? noise. Its so frustrating, because I did not get around to connecting it until 4 months after buying, so if its defective I'm out of luck, since their support seems to be non existent.

Nice work Seth.

Would you consider showing exactly where your ac is wired

How much is this sungold 6000 pure sine wave inverter?

Amigo usted es un profesional trabaja muy bien el cableado todo muy lindo con terminal como debe de hacerce para sacarle la potencia máxima de estos convertidores de corriente DC a AC en Miami yo trabajo de Electrisista y hago mucho trabajo de control automático me gusta mucho la electricidad y la electrónica gracias por estos videos yo aprendo de usted

Hello 👋👋 my friend my name is Arin from Kiribati and I am interested in what u did so would u please help out on how does the about the inverter work ... From the battery direct to the inverter and from the inverter to the house or u connect to the off-grid inverter..??

Hello, i bought a new one but the fan isn't running, and the machine is always hot, need help on how to turn the fan on, plsss.

Nice job

What size ground wire did you use?? It calls for 2 grounds #8 BUT BUT THEY DONT FIT????

HOLY CRAP!!!! So, as an experiment, you ought to make a video of what happens when you short something like a wrench across a couple battery terminals. Afterward, I bet you won't just drop tools on top of a battery pack. That is just a disaster waiting to happen. I'm not trying to be a safety Nazi but damn that's dangerous.

lol sorry but i laughed my butt off "oh now boards too high". Good on you for getting that done man 🤣🤣

You can't use a single neutral for two circuits: the wire is only big enough for one. You could run 240 with each phase on the red and black though.

Do you know what this units standby load is in watts?

A nice unit. Are you going to be adding a wind turbine to your setup?

I had a Chinese inverter exactly like that just branded a different name .. My main inverter is an American brand Schneider Connect 6064 but it doesn’t have enough to power my whole house so I added this Chinese branded inverter and split off the load of a few house items … It lasted a month then burned up … 7 years later and my Schneider Electic is still working … I have a huge issue with your install , it is indoors on wood .. Nome of my solar install is indoors , I put it all in a separate steel garden shed away from my house for two reasons .. One the inverter and charge controller and cooling fan hum and vibration and fan noise kept me awake at night when attached to my house .. two , the fire hazard .. There is about a 50/50 chance that Chinese inverter will burn out and catch something on fire ….. I’m an industrial electric contractor and have my entire home powered with 42 panels and a large flooded lead acid battery system .. It’s a hybrid system where it brings in utility power if batteries drop to 46 volts at night .. ( some super hot nights in Phoenix run ac st full power ) … My advice is dismantle system and install it on unistrut in a garden shed that is not attached to your home … At this time can you tell me if the inverter has burned out yet ?

Q: where are you locating your Rectifier for your three phase generator, I have been trying to figure out where it's located across your videos? I admit I'm bind. I did not see it under the house nor in your new shed.

Add more panels to compensate idle consumption of the inverter...hope I'll get midnite charge controller soon

Can you do one one on a flyeheel or mechanical battery that stops completely the dependence on traditional batteries with lithium. I think it needs a boost daily but maybe the ram pump can provide the boost or hyrdo?

The problem with those inverers "low Frequencies" is that they consume to much batteries in idle.

I see the display saying 240V, did you check that you are only getting 120V at the outlet in the house?

This was glorious to watch 😂 Nowadays I outsource all heavy lifting. Should have paid some lift bros from a gym to help you with that 💪

My Friend you need to earth/ground that inverter - otherwise your effectivly running all your house sockets with earths going back to nothing making them useless

such a heavy weight, I think you should have been placed this inverter at a lower height, you may pull a muscle while moving such heavy weight to such a height. Also since this is a 2 phase inverter I think it should be electrically load balanced on both the phases otherwise the longevity may be effected, and the load will be divided on both the phases so each phase has to deal with half the total load.

Ya I assumed you would mount the bottom board to the wall

New Subscriber here... Given the inevitable return of the Carrington Event, do you recommend surrounding any setup like this with a metal cage to protect it? What material would you suggest, and how deep would you recommend grounding be? Thank you!

add a Windmill so you can get power at night too

I learned stuff! thx

Never in 10 years have i had caps blow up when using circuit breakers to turn on my inverters. Buying cheap might get you there tho.

You look like a strong af guy, how is it that hard for you to lift 100 pounds? unless the weight was misscalculated it is about 45-50Kg only. Also, if i were you i would set up an auto switch for the fridge/freezer so when you lose power it jumps to inverter power

Has your inverter gotten really hot?

The cooling fan from the inverter is now putting hot air on the midnight solar.

You need a set of sockets!

I have same fuse rated 150A but it trips at 120A under load,bought off Aliexpress,I dont know why they rate so

If I know you you used a French cleat. YES!

I commented on your other video that you have the battery is connected not wrong but not in the best manner it would be ideal if the positive wire came off the front battery to balance the load being pulled off of the batteries equally instead of just the rear Bank of batteries

The bare copper wire going to the ground isn't connected to a ground anywhere and is therefore unnecessary. You can ground the entire case with a grounding source to the case. The unit may have a case ground terminal somewhere on it for that purpose. Not sure about the other 2 leads in your cable going to the house as I cannot see the nomenclature on the inverter terminals. It may be that you might have to rewire those leads but you'll need to reference the installation manual. Since you are not providing a ground to the inverter the ground connection is useless. I believe the ground is used for incoming grid connection. I noticed a gap between the two leads you connected and the bare copper wire you connected to the 'ground' terminal. I believe what lies between them is the incoming AC for grid connection which allows the unit to charge the batteries using the grid source depending on how you program the unit. As far as a ground which is a safety is not present in that installation. Solar is an odd duck regarding grounding. You can install a combiner box at the photovoltaic panels and install a ground rod and ground to help prevent direct or indirect lightning surges. And I suppose you could carry that ground source into your inverter with an additional conductor. But you are still only grounding the case of the inverter. The way the transformer is designed, the 2 legs that you are using to create a circuit are wound inside the transformer along with the 'field' winding to produce the 120 (or 2 circuits each wound 180 degrees apart, each with on end at the common side of the circuit and each producing a separate 120 volt source). And that depends on whether your unit is designed for only 120 volt or can also provide 240 volt split phase current. You want to keep a household ground away from the inverter though, with the exception of the input side ground. And the reason is that if you had a short in your household system and it backfed into the ground, it could do damage to the inverter transformer. Not sure you realize any of this as I didn't see any reference in this video. The neutral on an inverter isn't the same as a neutral on a breaker panel with the neutral and ground combined inside the breaker panel. You don't want to introduce a ground from your house panel to the inverter other than the input pass through. The inverter circuitry isolates the incoming ground from the grid source when grid-input is being used to pass through or charge batteries.

umm is that inverter putting out 244v?

Great video! New sub here😃

If you are going to run that thin of wire just double them up 2 positive 2 negative.

We want to see a real LOAD!!!. Not what a Walmart 400 watt $40 inverter will do.. I'm talking about 4-5 thousand watts load. . Ps otherwise your videos are great. Thanks.

Amazing!

I’ve found your channel to be both informative and highly entertaining. Your disregard of the KISS principle (Keep it Simple Stupid.) has increased that entertainment, and you seem to be having fun… for the most part. Your disregard of Murphy’s Law (shit happens), I do not find that entertaining, You are messing around with electricity, which means you can go from having fun to dead, in less than a second. It only takes .25 amps to stop your heart in the write-wrong conditions, that’s 12 watts from your 48vdc system. Now you could say I’m just talking out my ass, like a lot of people I see on your channel (The dude who says lifting in a 100+ lb piece of electronic equipment should be easy, has probably never lifted in a piece of electronic equipment.), so I’m going to give you a bit of my background. I built my first multi-meter from a radio shack kit at the age of 10, I have 3 years of High School electronics, 10 years as an Aviation Electrician in the US Navy, 13 years as a Manufacturing Equipment Maintenance Tech at HP, 3 nightmare years as LE Electrician Apprentice. I despise the NEC, it’s a piece of bureaucratic shit, made for bureaucrats, but there’s some good info in it. One of those is grounding. Your metal back-plate for a heat-sink is a pretty good idea... not having it earth grounded makes it a potential buss-bar. Neutrals that become disconnected from the return are despite the name potential power leads and should be treated as such. Mounting your 103lb Inverter up high gives Murphy a lot of potential to mess with you. Just look at the picture of it mounted and think about what would happen if that thing did come off the wall. Have fun and if you want to disregard KISS that’s up to you, but do not disregard Murphy. I would like to continue to be informed and entertained by your channel.

Cleaver...

😂😂😂😂😂 heavy so he hangs it on the Wall 🧱😂

Those lights are not 60w cheif, they have transformer on the cords that output 60w dc but only draw about2-3 ac also you shouldn't be using three-way cable for one receptcle

Test with washing machine 😢

measure twice cut once ...loll

To many " go aheads "

Would you provide information on where and how i can get this unit? I will appreciate that. We have serious power shortages here in my country, Zambia.