Re: [RE-wrenches] APsmart and charge controllers

2023-10-26 Thread Peter Giroux via RE-wrenches
Brad We have used these products often, but in Hybrid applications Really need to use their device to activate them. Can be powered by the back up loads panel or main in an off grid panel, just need to have a disconnect in line. The key is all the negative wires have to go through their

Re: [RE-wrenches] Metal Truss Roofs

2023-10-26 Thread August Goers via RE-wrenches
Hi James, I haven't had an application exactly as you describe with a tile roof / plywood deck over metal trusses. However, we have installed systems with metal roof support structures many times. Metal self-drilling screws have impressive pullouts, so you might be able to use them with any sort

Re: [RE-wrenches] Metal Truss Roofs

2023-10-26 Thread James Rudolph via RE-wrenches
Mahalo for your response Sam. That makes me feel a little better. James B. Rudolph Independent Energy C-39784 ES #10816 NABCEP Certified PV Installer since 2009 #091209-155 C. 808.313.9701 On Thu, Oct 26, 2023 at 6:08 AM Sam Haraldson wrote: > James, > > I can think of one

Re: [RE-wrenches] Wattnode AC Coupling Monitoring on Insight Cloud

2023-10-26 Thread Howie Michaelson via RE-wrenches
Thanks for pointing that limitation out Dave. Would have been helpful if one of the many different techs i spoke and emailed with at Schneider support could have pointed that out to me before I spent too many hours chasing my tail on this one. Howie On Thu, Oct 26, 2023, 12:41 PM Dave Angelini

Re: [RE-wrenches] Wattnode AC Coupling Monitoring on Insight Cloud

2023-10-26 Thread Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar via RE-wrenches
Hi Howie ! I see the same thing except if you read the last line, they are saying soon on the cloud. Good that it is working local though! Version: v1.18 Build 041 [25 July 2023] Please clear your web browser cache before logging in to web GUI. Download the latest firmware (.epkg) from

[RE-wrenches] Wattnode AC Coupling Monitoring on Insight Cloud

2023-10-26 Thread Howie Michaelson via RE-wrenches
Hi All, Has anyone successfully implemented the new AC coupled monitoring function using a Wattnode meter (Gateway firmware V1.18) so that it shows up on Insight Cloud? I have been able to get it to display on Insight Local, but not on the Cloud. I have spent perhaps 20-30 hours on getting this

Re: [RE-wrenches] Metal Truss Roofs

2023-10-26 Thread Sam Haraldson via RE-wrenches
James, I can think of one install I performed in 2017 that was a metal roof over metal purlins and we opted to through-bolt the entire array using one installer on a ladder inside and another on the roof. We employed butyl mastic and large fender washers to attach a strut frame to the roof, and

Re: [RE-wrenches] Sol-Ark phantom loads

2023-10-26 Thread Mac Lewis via RE-wrenches
I had a similar issue once with a Sol-Ark 12k, triple stack. The issue ended up being that the phase relationship got reversed during the installation. AC out and AC in need to be carefully phased out. I don't really understand why, but it's an easy thing to check. Let us know what you find.

[RE-wrenches] Sol-Ark phantom loads

2023-10-26 Thread White, Will via RE-wrenches
Don, Your Fluke clamp meter should indicate the current flow by showing a negative or positive current reading unless you've got an old meter. On the top of the meter inside the jaw is an arrow that points in the direction of current flow if the reading is positive. If it's negative, the

[RE-wrenches] APsmart and charge controllers

2023-10-26 Thread Bradley Bassett via RE-wrenches
I had a talk with tech support at APS about using the APSmart RSD devices in my DC coupled system. I found it hard to understand him so I'm not completely clear on what he said. One thing was clear and that is they do not test these for use with charge controllers, so can't support that use. Other

Re: [RE-wrenches] XW Drop in replacement inverter

2023-10-26 Thread Michael Morningstar via RE-wrenches
Doh!, We ran into this several months ago and no one at Schneider could explain it. So we had to tell our client to pick their preferred generator as there apparently could only be one. Connected to AC 2. Now I know. On Wed, Oct 25, 2023 at 4:17 PM Kevin Pegg via RE-wrenches <

Re: [RE-wrenches] Off Grid, Cloudy Days, Solar Tilt Question

2023-10-26 Thread Bradley Bassett via RE-wrenches
Jay, I don't really remember, it was years ago that I had that setup, and did not have any way to keep records except on paper which I did not do. Brad On Wed, Oct 25, 2023 at 6:07 PM Jay via RE-wrenches < re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote: > Hi Brad > > Out of curiosity, what is the

Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback Radian Generator Charging

2023-10-26 Thread Dana Orzel via RE-wrenches
This may be far fetched but I have encountered good voltage & low amperage = no amperage from solar arrays that baffled me on T/S on others systems & ultimately: We had voltage & low output amperage to no amperage. Turns out there was a junction box that had been forgotten about in the crawl