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4. Upon starting up the battery, you should be able to see the settings on your monitoring
software or inverter. If you have any issues, please review our Youtube video regarding
battery communications or contact Technical Support.
Battery Storage and Maintenance
How do you properly store your battery?
If you plan to store your batteries, there are a few steps you can take to ensure that they are
stored safely and in a state that will ensure they are not damaged while storing them. These
include a few factors as detailed below.
Battery State
The state of the battery when placed into storage will affect how long it can be stored for as well
as the condition when you begin using it again. Signature Solar recommends that each battery
is brought to a SOC (state of charge) of 100% prior to placing it in storage. LiFePo Batteries will
lose a certain percentage of their total charge while in storage, depending on how long they are
stored and the conditions they are stored in. Our recommendation is to ensure they are fully
charged to allow them to be stored as safely and for as long as possible.
Environmental Factors
The environment you store your EG4 battery in can greatly affect the health of the battery. The
temperature should remain temperate. Exact temperature specifications can be located at the
end of the manual. We also suggest keeping the battery away from locations where it may get
wet, or locations with extremely high humidity.
What steps should you take to maintain a healthy battery?
EG4 batteries are an advanced lithium iron phosphate battery. This means that in reality, they
require very little maintenance. If used correctly by following this manual, we have designed
these to be ‘set it and forget it’ for most of their lifespan. We do recommend connecting to the
batteries periodically using the monitoring software to ensure there aren’t any irregularities, and
if you are placing the batteries in series without a bus-bar, to ensure you fully charge your
batteries periodically. Beyond that, after initial set up you shouldn’t need to do much with your
batteries at all.
Frequently Asked Questions and Troubleshooting
Battery End Of Life
How should you properly recycle or dispose of your batteries?
The EG4 battery is designed to last for 15+ years when used correctly. We have worked
tirelessly to ensure that our batteries will maintain a charge after thousands of cycles, and
