Re: [RE-wrenches] heating pads for batteries

2022-09-30 Thread Jerry Shafer via RE-wrenches
Wrenches It might sound cheap but I have incandescent lamps, also used reptile tank heaters, watered heaters work too. Funtimes On Fri, Sep 30, 2022, 12:34 PM Chris Daum via RE-wrenches < re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote: > Hello all you brilliant people: > > > > Does anyone have

[RE-wrenches] Early Hurricane Ian Report

2022-09-30 Thread Jason Szumlanski via RE-wrenches
Widespread devastation, but only a handful of reported PV failures. Sanibel Island was thrashed and nobody has installed more panels there than we have. Post-storm aerial imagery shows that almost all systems survived. A couple of flat roof pitched systems had about 20% of panels break free with

Re: [RE-wrenches] heating pads for batteries

2022-09-30 Thread Michael Morningstar via RE-wrenches
So, what I’ve been using are ag seed tray heat mats. I have been using almost exclusively Discover AES or Helios. We use the Lynk II gateway with all systems and utilize its temperature controlled relays to activate the mats. The battery calls for heat, Imagine that. With open loop systems we use

Re: [RE-wrenches] heating pads for batteries

2022-09-30 Thread Kirk Herander via RE-wrenches
Search for a thread on this forum for use of reptile aquarium pads to warm BI battery cabinets. Posted within the last several months. On Fri, Sep 30, 2022 at 5:11 PM Jay via RE-wrenches < re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote: > I’m looking at agricultural seedling mats. > They are super

Re: [RE-wrenches] heating pads for batteries

2022-09-30 Thread Jay via RE-wrenches
I’m looking at agricultural seedling mats. They are super tough,come in many sizes many come with thermostats. Reasonable flexible. Jay > On Sep 30, 2022, at 2:45 PM, Dana Orzel via RE-wrenches > wrote: > > Reptile heater pads? > > Dana Orzel > C: 208.721.7003 > E- d...@solarwork.com >

Re: [RE-wrenches] heating pads for batteries

2022-09-30 Thread Dana Orzel via RE-wrenches
Reptile heater pads? Dana Orzel C: 208.721.7003 E- d...@solarwork.com > On Sep 30, 2022, at 1:35 PM, Chris Daum via RE-wrenches > wrote: > >  > Hello all you brilliant people: > > Does anyone have something new for lightly heating a battery bank in a cold > climate? Something reliable

[RE-wrenches] Vent fan for Conext MPPT 80-600

2022-09-30 Thread Dave Tedeyan via RE-wrenches
Hi All, I need to get some replacement vent fans for a Schneider CC. Tech support gave me the replacement part number as Sunon pf80251b1--a99. Looking around online, I cannot find anything with that exact part number, but I have found a bunch that is off by one digit - Sunon

Re: [RE-wrenches] heating pads for batteries

2022-09-30 Thread Chris Daum via RE-wrenches
Hello all you brilliant people: Does anyone have something new for lightly heating a battery bank in a cold climate? Something reliable and reasonably efficient? We’ve been selling LFP batteries for a while, but few to our northern customers who cannot keep them from freezing. I can give

Re: [RE-wrenches] sol ark reliability question

2022-09-30 Thread Jerry Shafer via RE-wrenches
Ray. Understand but loose connections can be any product and troubleshooting loose intermittent issues are the hardest to correct J Funtimes On Fri, Sep 30, 2022, 9:03 AM Ray Walters via RE-wrenches < re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote: > One thing I can say: trouble shooting problems

Re: [RE-wrenches] sol ark reliability question

2022-09-30 Thread Ray Walters via RE-wrenches
One thing I can say:  trouble shooting problems over the phone has its limitations.  I had a customer issue with a system we hadn't installed that was quite vexing.  Turned out to be a loose main DC connection to the inverter.  Bizarre behavior as the connection heated up and the resistance

Re: [RE-wrenches] sol ark reliability question

2022-09-30 Thread Jay via RE-wrenches
Hi all and thanks for the input. I guess he’s just been unlucky with the problems ( firmware upgrade switching to 50hz) and possibly just some random bad hardware. In regards to your thoughts of a install issue, he has spent a lot of time with sol ark reviewing everything. Loads, wiring,